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Los Angeles FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Los Angeles FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sun 21 Oct 2018 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Referee Mike Rottersman
4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

6
6
6
Los Angeles FC 18 games · Avg 3.2 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-21 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2018-04-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–2 D
13 Oct Houston Dynamo H 4–2 W
07 Oct Colorado Rapids SC A 3–0 W
29 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 1–3 L
22 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 2–0 W
16 Sep New England Revolution H 1–1 D
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Los Angeles FC A 2–2 D
18 Oct Sporting Kansas City H 1–4 L
06 Oct Toronto FC A 2–1 W
30 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–3 L
23 Sep FC Dallas H 1–2 L
16 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Los Angeles FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#17 Position #16
34 Points 34
19 Played 17
10 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 3
35 Scored 38
19 Conceded 17
+16 GD +21
1.79 PPG 2.00
53% Win % 59%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
5/2
31-45
7/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/–
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 8 G 2 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 10 G
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A
Thomas Muller 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Los Angeles FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Yordy Reyna has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Los Angeles FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 30' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' It looks surprising Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Tyler Miller has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' Jordon Mutch is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
  • 45' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brek Shea, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 60' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's shape.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles FC that had 289 games and scored 582 goals.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Diego Rossi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Dalrymple

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Vela 7
Diego Rossi 6
Brian White 4
Denis Bouanga 3
Cristian Dajome 3
Andy Rose 2
Ryan Gauld 2
Bradley Wright-Phillips 2

Head to Head

2018-10-21 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2018-04-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Los Angeles FC

Los Angeles FC Form

2018-10-21 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2018-10-13 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Houston Dynamo W 2018-10-07 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Los Angeles FC W 2018-09-29 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC L 2018-09-22 Los Angeles FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-09-16 Los Angeles FC 1–1 New England Revolution D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2018-10-21 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2018-10-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-10-06 Toronto FC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-09-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-09-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 FC Dallas L 2018-09-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.76 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC49% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
51%
Los Angeles FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC34% Draw43% Vancouver Whitecaps FC23%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
7.2%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 1
5.2%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.