Los Angeles Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Los Angeles Galaxy

5 – 2

Full Time

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sun 14 Aug 2022 · 02:00 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Sega Coulibaly 59' Y

Julian Araujo 63' Y

Y 68' Ranko Veselinovic

Raheem Edwards 71' Y

Y 72' Cristian Dajome

R 79' Cristian Dajome

Overview

Match Preview

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

2022-08-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 5–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	5–2	W
07 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–4	L
31 Jul	FC Dallas	A	0–1	L
25 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	2–0	W
17 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
14 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–3	L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–5	L
06 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
31 Jul	Nashville SC	A	1–1	D
24 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–3	L
18 Jul	Portland Timbers	A	1–1	D
14 Jul	FC Cincinnati	A	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' 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 has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' A quiet spell here at Dignity Health Sports Park. Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
12' Los Angeles Galaxy is taking the lead after the goal scored by Samuel Grandsir on 12.
17' Ryan Raposo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
19' The deadlock is broken! Javier Hernandez gets on the scoresheet on 19 minutes.
20' What a moment for Javier Hernandez! That strike on 20 puts his side firmly in control.
25' It’s high time Vanni Sartini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' Goal! Victor Vazquez scores his 22 goal in 284 matches.
35' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
38' Magnificent from Ryan Gauld! That is 47 goals in 298 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
40' A stunning finish from Samuel Grandsir — that came from absolutely nowhere!
45' 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.
46' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Easton Ongaro by Tosaint Ricketts on 46 minute.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pedro Vite, as he is very good at scoring at Dignity Health Sports Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Cristian Dajome is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
59' The referee shows Los Angeles Galaxy player a Yellow card on 59.
63' The referee shows Los Angeles Galaxy player a Yellow card on 63.
68' The referee calls foul for Ranko Veselinovic. He receives a Yellow card.
69' Fresh legs for Los Angeles Galaxy! Douglas Costa comes on to replace Samuel Grandsir.
70' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Julian Gressel is replaced by Alessandro Schopf.
70' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tosaint Ricketts makes no mistake. 5-2!
71' That is a Yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy. Raheem Edwards will be fuming at that decision.
72' A moment of madness from Cristian Dajome on 72 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be frustrated.
75' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sacha Kljestan is hanging Gaston Brugman on the field on 75 minute.
79' Cristian Dajome has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 79.
83' Andres Cubas makes way for Marcus Godinho at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
86' Daniel Aguirre has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin Cabral on 86 minute.
89' What a strike from Efrain Alvarez! The score is 6-2.
90' Against the run of play, Efrain Alvarez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
Another three points for Los Angeles Galaxy.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jonathan Bond
14
Javier Hernandez ↓ Dejan Joveljic 69'
11
Samuel Grandsir ↓ Douglas Costa 69'
9
Kevin Cabral ↓ Daniel Aguirre 86'
4
Sega Coulibaly
5
Gaston Brugman ↓ Sacha Kljestan 75'
8
Marky Delgado
7
Victor Vazquez ↓ Efrain Alvarez 69'
44
Raheem Edwards
2
Julian Araujo
20
Nick DePuy

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

55
Cody Cropper
31
Russell Teibert
20
Andres Cubas ↓ Marcus Godinho 83'
19
Julian Gressel ↓ Alessandro Schopf 69'
25
Ryan Gauld
4
Ranko Veselinovic
27
Ryan Raposo
28
Jakob Nerwinski ↓ Tristan Blackmon 46'
23
Javain Brown
45
Pedro Vite ↓ Cristian Dajome 46'
43
Easton Ongaro ↓ Tosaint Ricketts 46'

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

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

2022-08-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 5–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2022-08-07 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-07-31 FC Dallas 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-07-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Atlanta United FC W 2022-07-17 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-07-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2022-08-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 5–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2022-08-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2022-07-31 Nashville SC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2022-07-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Chicago Fire FC L 2022-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2022-07-14 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.78 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.88 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy41% Draw24% Vancouver Whitecaps FC35%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.66

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

64%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

59%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy29% Draw40% Vancouver Whitecaps FC31%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.5%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

4.9%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.4%

2 – 3

4.3%

0 – 1

4.3%

2 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

4.1%

1 – 0

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	17%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	18%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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