Los Angeles Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Los Angeles Galaxy

1 – 1

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sun 3 May 2026 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park 19,429 HT 45' · FT 45'

Joseph Paintsil 46' 1–0

1–1 81' Mathias Laborda

Mauricio Cuevas 26' Y

Y 32' Andres Cubas

Lucas Sanabria 65' Y

Y 66' Edier Ocampo

Edwin Cerrillo 67' Y

Y 84' Sebastian Berhalter

Y 87' Tristan Blackmon

Jacob Glesnes 90' Y

Gabriel Pec 90' Y

Y 90' Oliver Larraz

Overview

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Los Angeles Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Alexis Da Silva (USA)
Assistant 1 Michael Nickerson (USA)
Assistant 2

6 games this season 🟨 4.7/game ⚽ 14.7 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

Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2025-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2025-03-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2024-09-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2024-04-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
26 Apr	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
23 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
19 Apr	FC Dallas	A	2–2	D
11 Apr	Austin FC	A	2–1	W
05 Apr	Minnesota United FC	H	1–2	L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
26 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–1	W
18 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–0	W
11 Apr	New York City FC	H	2–0	W
05 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	3–2	W
22 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#27	Position	#16
22	Points	34
19	Played	17
5 / 7 / 7	W / D / L	10 / 4 / 3
24	Scored	38
29	Conceded	17
-5	GD	+21
1.16	PPG	2.00
26%	Win %	59%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/8

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/4

76+

6/2

■ 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 Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	10 G
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A
Thomas Muller	4 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Los Angeles Galaxy kicks off things out of here…
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their 4-1-4-1 trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
10' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jesper Sørensen might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Mathias Laborda scoring 1 goals.
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tate Johnson made 276 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
26' A moment of madness from Mauricio Cuevas on 26 minutes earns him a card. Los Angeles Galaxy will be frustrated.
31' Harbor Miller has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
32' It’s a booking for Vancouver Whitecaps FC player. Andres Cubas gets a card.
37' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' The deadlock is broken! Joseph Paintsil gets on the scoresheet on 46 minutes.
51' Vancouver Whitecaps 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.
56' Norway international Jacob Glesnes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
61' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
65' Lucas Sanabria catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 65.
66' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a card on 66.
67' Los Angeles Galaxy player sees a card in front of him.
72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vancouver Whitecaps FC that had 276 games and scored 424 goals.
77' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a 4-1-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
81' What a strike from Mathias Laborda! The score is 1-1.
82' Mathias Laborda adds to his 2 season tally! Vancouver Whitecaps FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sebastian Berhalter on 84.
87' Tristan Blackmon picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Jacob Glesnes.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jesper Sørensen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joseph Paintsil	5
Ryan Gauld	5
Tosaint Ricketts	4
Brian White	4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	4
Javier Hernandez	3
Sam Adekugbe	2
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2026-05-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2026-04-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2026-04-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2026-04-19 FC Dallas 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-04-11 Austin FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-04-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Minnesota United FC L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2026-05-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2026-04-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2026-04-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-04-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 New York City FC W 2026-04-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2026-03-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.31 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.61 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy35% Draw27% Vancouver Whitecaps FC38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

62%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

65%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy23% Draw45% Vancouver Whitecaps FC32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 1

7.8%

0 – 0

7.2%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

6.9%

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.6%

0 – 3

3.6%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	21%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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