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

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

Julian Araujo 5' Y

Y 81' Ranko Veselinovic

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)

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

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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Los Angeles Galaxy welcome Vancouver Whitecaps FC for this crunch clash at Dignity Health Sports Park.
5' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Julian Araujo on 5 minutes.
10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Mathias Laborda scoring 1 goals.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
32' Brilliant from the ! Kevin Cabral makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 32.
37' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
46' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Caio Alexandre is replaced by Russell Teibert on 46 minute.
50' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ranko Veselinovic makes no mistake. 1-1!
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Leonard Owusu is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
65' Jonathan dos Santos makes way for Adam Saldana at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
70' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
75' 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.
77' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Deiber Caicedo is withdrawn and Ryan Gauld gets his opportunity.
78' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leonard Owusu is hanging Patrick Metcalfe on the field on 78 minute.
81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ranko Veselinovic.
86' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Greg Vanney will be considering his options from the bench.
90' The whistle greets Javain Brown as he departs to be replaced by Bruno Gaspar.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
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

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

1.18 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.63 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

59%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

68%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy21% Draw46% Vancouver Whitecaps FC33%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 1

8.9%

0 – 0

7.9%

0 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

6.5%

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 3

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	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%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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