Sunday , 16 August 2026

Los Angeles FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Los Angeles FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sun 25 Jun 2023 · 02:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 2' Ranko Veselinovic
0–2 23' Brian White
Denis Bouanga 45' 1–2
1–3 63' Ryan Gauld
Carlos Vela 68' 2–3
Daniel Crisostomo 25' Y
Y 31' Ryan Raposo
Y 85' Pedro Vite
Ryan Hollingshead 86' Y
Y 90' Luis Martins

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at Banc of California Stadium.

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
2023-06-25 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-07-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Los Angeles FC 2022-03-21 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2021-11-03 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2021-08-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–3 L
22 Jun Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
18 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 2–1 W
15 Jun Houston Dynamo H 0–1 L
11 Jun Houston Dynamo A 0–4 L
08 Jun Atlanta United FC H 0–0 D
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jun Los Angeles FC A 3–2 W
11 Jun FC Cincinnati H 1–1 D
04 Jun Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D
01 Jun Houston Dynamo H 6–2 W
28 May St. Louis City A 1–3 L
21 May Seattle Sounders FC H 2–0 W

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Los Angeles FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC get this one started.
  • 2' Ranko Veselinovic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 7' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 12' 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 Ryan Raposo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 17' USA international Simon Becher has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 3 assists in the Array this season.
  • 22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Carlos Vela made 289 appearances and scored 94 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 23' Brian White adds to his 5 season tally! Vancouver Whitecaps FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 25' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Daniel Crisostomo.
  • 30' Alessandro Schopf has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 31' Controversy at the stadium! Ryan Raposo argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 36' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 41' Ilie Sanchez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' The deadlock is broken! Denis Bouanga gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 50' Los Angeles FC have won 582 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 60' It looks like no one’s ball. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 63' What composure from Ryan Gauld! The Scotland international strokes it home. 1-3.
  • 67' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Sergio Cordova departs to be replaced by Simon Becher.
  • 68' What a strike from Carlos Vela! The score is 2-3.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Mateusz Bogusz is replaced by Giorgio Chiellini.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Ryan Raposo is replaced by Sebastian Berhalter.
  • 81' Los Angeles FC make a change. Ilie Sanchez trudges off to be replaced by Timothy Tillman on 81 minutes.
  • 85' Poor challenge from Pedro Vite. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 86' It’s a booking for Los Angeles FC player. Ryan Hollingshead gets a card.
  • 88' Deiber Caicedo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryan Gauld at the 88 minute mark.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Luis Martins.
  • Full Time. Vancouver Whitecaps FC beats Los Angeles FC

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Vela 7
Diego Rossi 6
Brian White 4
Cristian Dajome 3
Denis Bouanga 3
Jose Cifuentes 2
Yordy Reyna 2
Mateusz Bogusz 2

Head to Head

2023-06-25 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-07-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Los Angeles FC 2022-03-21 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2021-11-03 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2021-08-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC

Los Angeles FC Form

2023-06-25 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-06-22 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-06-18 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Los Angeles FC W 2023-06-15 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo L 2023-06-11 Houston Dynamo 4–0 Los Angeles FC L 2023-06-08 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2023-06-25 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-06-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2023-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-06-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–2 Houston Dynamo W 2023-05-28 St. Louis City 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-05-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.47 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC34% Draw27% Vancouver Whitecaps FC39%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
66%
Los Angeles FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC27% Draw44% Vancouver Whitecaps FC29%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.9%
0 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 19% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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