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

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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)

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

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
#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' And we are off! Los Angeles Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
12' Samuel Grandsir adds to his 0 season tally! Los Angeles Galaxy lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
17' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tristan Blackmon suffering a number of foals already.
19' Javier Hernandez makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Los Angeles Galaxy are in front.
20' Javier Hernandez with the second goal in the match!
25' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
30' GOAL! Victor Vazquez scores on 30.
35' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
38' Ryan Gauld has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 38 minutes.
40' GOAL! Samuel Grandsir scores on 40.
45' Ryan Raposo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
46' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Easton Ongaro trudges off to be replaced by Tosaint Ricketts on 46 minutes.
51' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
56' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Mathias Laborda scoring 1 goals.
59' A moment of madness from Sega Coulibaly on 59 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Los Angeles Galaxy will be frustrated.
63' Controversy at the stadium! Julian Araujo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ranko Veselinovic.
69' Los Angeles Galaxy ring the changes. Samuel Grandsir has done his job and it is now time for Douglas Costa to step up.
70' Alessandro Schopf gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Julian Gressel and will look to change the dynamic.
70' A goal from the Canada international Tosaint Ricketts! He fires home on 70 to make it 5-2!
71' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Raheem Edwards on 71 minutes.
72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Cristian Dajome.
75' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Gaston Brugman is replaced by Sacha Kljestan on 75 minute.
79' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a Red card on 79.
83' Marcus Godinho is replacing Andres Cubas for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
86' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Kevin Cabral by Daniel Aguirre on 86 minute.
89' GOAL! Efrain Alvarez scores on 89.
90' Efrain Alvarez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles Galaxy take all three points.

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	6
Joseph Paintsil	5
Brian White	5
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

1.8 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.93 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 76% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy40% Draw24% Vancouver Whitecaps FC36%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

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 Galaxy29% Draw39% Vancouver Whitecaps FC32%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.2%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

0 – 2

4.5%

2 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

4.1%

2 – 0

1 – 0

3.8%

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

15% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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