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

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sun 8 Mar 2020 · 03:00 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+9'

Aleksandar Katai 34' Y

Joe Corona 68' Y

Joe Corona 75' R

David Bingham 88' Y

Overview

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 games · 50 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ismail Elfath
Referee Corey Parker
Referee Alex Chilowicz
Referee Kyle Atkins
Referee Timothy Ford

14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles Galaxy 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-03-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-09-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-04-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–1	L
29 Feb	Houston Dynamo	A	1–1	D
21 Oct	Minnesota United FC	A	2–1	W
06 Oct	Houston Dynamo	A	2–4	L
29 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–4	L
26 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	2–1	W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–0	W
01 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–3	L
06 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	0–1	L
29 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	4–3	W
21 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
15 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#23	Position	#16
36	Points	50
28	Played	26
9 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	15 / 5 / 6
37	Scored	59
44	Conceded	26
-7	GD	+33
1.29	PPG	1.92
32%	Win %	58%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

6/9

46-60

4/5

61-75

2/5

76+

9/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

8/3

16-30

10/4

31-45

6/8

46-60

4/5

61-75

6/1

76+

11/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

Marco Reus	7 G	7 A
Klauss	7 G
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	17 G
Thomas Muller	9 G	5 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Los Angeles Galaxy launch into their encounter with Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
5' The 36-year-old Joe Corona has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Ali Adnan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
25' Russell Teibert needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
34' Poor challenge from Aleksandar Katai. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
39' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' The whistle greets Jonathan dos Santos as he departs to be replaced by Perry Kitchen.
51' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
59' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Aleksandar Katai by Sebastian Lletget on 59 minute.
64' Los Angeles Galaxy 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.
67' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Cristian Dajome is replaced by Ryan Raposo.
68' The referee calls foul for Joe Corona. He receives a Yellow card.
73' It’s high time Guillermo Schelotto made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
74' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tosaint Ricketts makes it 0-1.
75' The referee has no hesitation. Joe Corona is booked for Los Angeles Galaxy — Red card on 75.
80' USA international Sacha Kljestan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
83' The whistle greets Sacha Kljestan as he departs to be replaced by Ethan Zubak.
84' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Leonard Owusu on, Manuel Milinkovic off on 84 minutes.
88' The referee shows Los Angeles Galaxy player a Yellow card on 88.
89' The crowd applauds Tosaint Ricketts as he leaves the pitch. Fredy Montero steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
With this win, Vancouver Whitecaps FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

14
Javier Hernandez
3
Emiliano Insua
21
Giancarlo Gonzalez
25
Rolf Feltscher
8
Jonathan dos Santos C ↓ Perry Kitchen 46'
1
David Bingham
10
Cristian Pavon
7
Aleksandar Katai ↓ Sebastian Lletget 59'
16
Sacha Kljestan ↓ Ethan Zubak 83'
15
Joe Corona
20
Nick DePuy

Bench

Coach Guillermo Schelotto

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ryan Gauld	6
Joseph Paintsil	5
Brian White	5
Tosaint Ricketts	4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	4
Javier Hernandez	3
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	2
Efrain Alvarez	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2020-03-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-02-29 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2019-10-21 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2019-10-06 Houston Dynamo 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-09-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2019-09-26 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2020-03-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-03-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-10-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake L 2019-09-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2019-09-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2019-09-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.15 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.94 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy25% Draw26% Vancouver Whitecaps FC49%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: No — clean sheet

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	20%	80%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

51%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

75%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy18% Draw42% Vancouver Whitecaps FC40%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 2

8.5%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

6.2%

1 – 3

6.1%

2 – 1

5.6%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 3

5.4%

1 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

3.6%

1 – 4

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	13%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	22%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	17%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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