Los Angeles Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

Refresh

MLS · 2021

Los Angeles Galaxy

1 – 1

Full Time

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Mon 9 Aug 2021 · 00:00 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Julian Araujo 5' Y

Y 81' Ranko Veselinovic

Overview

Match Preview

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2021-07-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-06-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-11-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-10-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
05 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	1–0	W
31 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W
25 Jul	FC Dallas	A	0–4	L
22 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	2–2	D
18 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
01 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	2–2	D
25 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	2–2	D
21 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	0–0	D
18 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W
08 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	0–4	L

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#24	Position	#16
20	Points	32
15	Played	14
5 / 5 / 5	W / D / L	10 / 2 / 2
22	Scored	34
22	Conceded	12
+0	GD	+22
1.33	PPG	2.29
33%	Win %	71%

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

36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

4/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

6/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/–

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Dignity Health Sports Park as Los Angeles Galaxy face off against Vancouver Whitecaps FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Julian Araujo.
10' Rayan Raveloson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 27 goals in his last 445 appearances.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Angola international Bruno Gaspar has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
32' Brilliant from the ! Kevin Cabral makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 32.
37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jorge Villafana made 278 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
42' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Caio Alexandre by Russell Teibert on 46 minute.
50' Against the run of play, Ranko Veselinovic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
55' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Russell Teibert has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
60' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
65' The Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes a substitution. Jonathan dos Santos departs to be replaced by Adam Saldana.
70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sega Coulibaly, as he is very good at scoring at Dignity Health Sports Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
77' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Deiber Caicedo is withdrawn and Ryan Gauld gets his opportunity.
78' Patrick Metcalfe makes way for Leonard Owusu at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ranko Veselinovic on 81.
86' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
90' Bruno Gaspar is replacing Javain Brown for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jonathan Bond
3
Derrick Williams
11
Samuel Grandsir ↓ Augustine Williams 90'
6
Rayan Raveloson
9
Kevin Cabral
4
Sega Coulibaly
8
Jonathan dos Santos ↓ Adam Saldana 65'
17
Sebastian Lletget
26
Efrain Alvarez ↓ Sacha Kljestan 65'
2
Julian Araujo
19
Jorge Villafana ↓ Danilo Acosta 65'

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Bruno Gaspar ↑ 90'
26
Florian Jungwirth
87
Tosaint Ricketts
15
Andy Rose
31
Russell Teibert ↑ 46'
25
Ryan Gauld ↑ 77'
1
Thomas Hasal
17
Leonard Owusu ↑ 78'
27
Ryan Raposo ↑ 46'

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2021-08-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-08-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2021-07-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-07-25 FC Dallas 4–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-07-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-08-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-08-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2021-07-25 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-07-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2021-07-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.16 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.65 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy32% Draw27% Vancouver Whitecaps FC41%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

58%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

68%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy20% Draw45% Vancouver Whitecaps FC35%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 1

0 – 2

0 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

6.4%

1 – 0

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 3

0 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	22%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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