Los Angeles Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Los Angeles Galaxy

4 – 2

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sun 22 Sep 2024 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 7' Sebastian Berhalter

Y 85' Stuart Armstrong

Y 88' Pedro Vite

Overview

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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

2024-09-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2024-04-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2023-07-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2023-03-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-09-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	4–2	W
19 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	2–4	L
15 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	4–2	W
01 Sep	St. Louis City	A	1–2	L
25 Aug	Atlanta United FC	H	2–0	W
21 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	3–2	W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–4	L
19 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	1–1	D
15 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–0	W
08 Sep	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D
01 Sep	Austin FC	A	1–0	W
21 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	3–4	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' 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 tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Greg Vanney will be considering his options from the bench.
7' That looks like a foul for a card for Sebastian Berhalter.
12' Canada international Ralph Priso-Mbongue has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
17' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vanni Sartini might look to freshen things up shortly.
22' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
27' Belal Halbouni, a Syria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
32' Brilliant from the ! Gabriel Pec makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 32.
37' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles Galaxy must find a spark to ignite this game.
42' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
46' Ryan Gauld gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Mathias Laborda and will look to change the dynamic.
50' Sebastian Berhalter adds to his 5 season tally! Vancouver Whitecaps FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vancouver Whitecaps FC that had 276 games and scored 424 goals.
63' What a moment for Brian White! That strike on 63 puts his side firmly in control.
66' Los Angeles Galaxy ring the changes. Marco Reus has done his job and it is now time for Marky Delgado to step up.
68' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Stuart Armstrong comes on to replace Levonte Johnson.
69' GOAL! Joseph Paintsil fires home to make it 2-2!
74' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
77' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian White is replaced by Fafa Picault.
82' The supporters are chanting for Gaston Brugman. He replaces Edwin Cerrillo on 82 minute.
83' The crowd applauds John Nelson as he leaves the pitch. Mauricio Cuevas steps in for Los Angeles Galaxy.
85' That is a card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Stuart Armstrong will be fuming at that decision.
88' Pedro Vite has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 88.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Los Angeles Galaxy players.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Gaston Brugman ↑ 82'
7
Diego Fagundez ↑ 77'
15
Eriq Zavaleta
8
Marky Delgado ↑ 66'
35
Novak Micovic
27
Miguel Berry ↑ 83'
3
Julian Aude
24
Jalen Neal
19
Mauricio Cuevas ↑ 83'

Coach Greg Vanney

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Alessandro Schopf
24
Brian White ↓ Fafa Picault 77'
1
Yohei Takaoka
6
Tristan Blackmon
16
Sebastian Berhalter
4
Ranko Veselinovic
13
Ralph Priso-Mbongue ↓ Pedro Vite 46'
12
Belal Halbouni
2
Mathias Laborda ↓ Ryan Gauld 46'
18
Edier Ocampo
28
Levonte Johnson ↓ Stuart Armstrong 68'

Bench

26
Stuart Armstrong ↑ 68'
19
Damir Kreilach
11
Fafa Picault ↑ 77'
15
Bjorn Utvik
25
Ryan Gauld ↑ 46'
7
Ryan Raposo
32
Isaac Boehmer
45
Pedro Vite ↑ 46'
3
Sam Adekugbe

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

2024-09-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-09-19 Portland Timbers 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-09-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Los Angeles FC W 2024-09-01 St. Louis City 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-08-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Atlanta United FC W 2024-07-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Portland Timbers W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2024-09-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2024-09-19 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2024-09-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-09-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 FC Dallas D 2024-09-01 Austin FC 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-07-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–4 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.71 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.96 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 77% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy40% Draw23% Vancouver Whitecaps FC37%

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

63%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

60%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy27% Draw40% Vancouver Whitecaps FC33%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.4%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

5.2%

0 – 2

2 – 3

4.5%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 1

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 0

3.8%

1 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	16%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	19%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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