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Los Angeles Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Los Angeles Galaxy
3 – 0
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sun 30 Sep 2018 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee Mike Kampmeinert
  • Referee Eduardo Mariscal
  • Referee Victor Rivas

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

8
4
7
Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2018-03-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–0 W
23 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 3–0 W
15 Sep Toronto FC A 3–5 L
02 Sep Real Salt Lake A 2–6 L
25 Aug Los Angeles FC H 1–1 D
18 Aug Seattle Sounders FC A 0–5 L
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
02 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
26 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 3–2 W
18 Aug New York Red Bulls H 2–2 D

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 ball is rolling at . Los Angeles Galaxy are looking to make home advantage count against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's shape.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rolf Feltscher is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
  • 30' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 35' Los Angeles Galaxy is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles Galaxy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daniel Steres made 282 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 428 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 60' Russell Teibert, a Canada , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' Aly Ghazal has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 9 appearances.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 75' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 80' Romain Alessandrini has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Los Angeles Galaxy to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dominic Kinnear

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Dalrymple

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joseph Paintsil 5
Ryan Gauld 5
Brian White 4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 4
Tosaint Ricketts 4
Javier Hernandez 3
Samuel Grandsir 2
Fredy Montero 2

Head to Head

2018-09-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2018-03-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2018-09-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-09-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-09-15 Toronto FC 5–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-09-02 Real Salt Lake 6–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-08-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2018-08-18 Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

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 2018-09-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-08-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.58 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy48% Draw26% Vancouver Whitecaps FC26%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
74%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
52%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy32% Draw46% Vancouver Whitecaps FC22%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
7.9%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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