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 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

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
#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' Sega Coulibaly is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
10' Javier Hernandez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 15 cards already picked up this season.
12' Los Angeles Galaxy is taking the lead after the goal scored by Samuel Grandsir on 12.
17' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan Gauld, as he is very good at scoring at Dignity Health Sports Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
19' Brilliant from the ! Javier Hernandez makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 19.
20' Javier Hernandez does the damage! The net is bulging and Los Angeles Galaxy surge ahead!
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Cristian Dajome is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
30' Victor Vazquez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
38' The deadlock is broken! Ryan Gauld gets on the scoresheet on 38 minutes.
40' Samuel Grandsir makes no mistake. The score reads 5-1 and Los Angeles Galaxy are in front.
45' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
46' Easton Ongaro makes way for Tosaint Ricketts at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
56' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
59' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sega Coulibaly.
63' Poor challenge from Julian Araujo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
68' The referee calls foul for Ranko Veselinovic. He receives a Yellow card.
69' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Samuel Grandsir exits the field as Douglas Costa enters on 69.
70' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 70 minute. Julian Gressel leaves to be changed by Alessandro Schopf.
70' Brilliant from the ! Tosaint Ricketts makes it 5-2 with a superb finish on 70.
71' Raheem Edwards picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
72' The referee calls foul for Cristian Dajome. He receives a Yellow card.
75' Sacha Kljestan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gaston Brugman on 75 minute.
79' Cristian Dajome catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 79.
83' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Marcus Godinho on, Andres Cubas off on 83 minutes.
86' Kevin Cabral makes way for Daniel Aguirre at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
89' Against the run of play, Efrain Alvarez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' Efrain Alvarez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
The final score is 5-2.

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
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

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

1.77 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.9 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 Galaxy40% Draw24% Vancouver Whitecaps FC36%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.67

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

60%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy28% Draw40% Vancouver Whitecaps FC32%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.4%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 3

4.4%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

4.1%

2 – 0

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	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	18%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	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.