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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
8 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

6
7
6
Los Angeles FC 19 games · Avg 3.1 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
#21 Position #16
47 Points 64
34 Played 34
12 / 11 / 11 W / D / L 19 / 7 / 8
52 Scored 74
40 Conceded 34
+12 GD +40
1.38 PPG 1.88
35% Win % 56%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/5
16-30
6/6
31-45
10/8
46-60
7/7
61-75
7/6
76+
8/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
10/4
16-30
11/4
31-45
9/9
46-60
7/7
61-75
10/2
76+
13/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 18 G 5 A
Heung-min Son 7 G 11 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 20 G 2 A
Thomas Muller 9 G 6 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Los Angeles FC gets underway.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Thomas Muller scoring 1 goals.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Brett Levis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at . Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact .
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Craig Dalrymple might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' The 38-year-old Kendall Waston has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Erik Hurtado, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' Los Angeles FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 60' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' Diego Rossi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
  • 70' With 1 assists to his name this season, Yordy Reyna is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 75' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 80' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 464 goals from 296 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 85' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Lee Nguyen suffering a number of foals already.
  • It finishes all square. Los Angeles FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC share the spoils 2-2.

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
Denis Bouanga 4
Brian White 4
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
1.64 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC46% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
54%
Los Angeles FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC31% Draw44% Vancouver Whitecaps FC25%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.5%
1 – 0
6.8%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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