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 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

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
#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' Three points are at stake. Los Angeles Galaxy host Vancouver Whitecaps FC — let the battle begin!
5' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
7' Vancouver Whitecaps FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 7.
12' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vanni Sartini might look to freshen things up shortly.
17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. John McCarthy made 293 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
22' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vanni Sartini will be considering his options from the bench.
27' Japan international Miki Yamane has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
32' Gabriel Pec puts Los Angeles Galaxy on the lead.
37' Marco Reus, a Germany , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
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' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Mathias Laborda departs to be replaced by Ryan Gauld.
50' Sebastian Berhalter makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are in front.
55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ralph Priso-Mbongue is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
63' Brian White puts Vancouver Whitecaps FC on the lead.
66' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Marco Reus is replaced by Marky Delgado on 66 minute.
68' The whistle greets Levonte Johnson as he departs to be replaced by Stuart Armstrong.
69' A stunning finish from Joseph Paintsil — that came from absolutely nowhere!
74' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
77' Fafa Picault is replacing Brian White for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
82' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Edwin Cerrillo exits the field as Gaston Brugman enters on 82.
83' The crowd applauds John Nelson as he leaves the pitch. Mauricio Cuevas steps in for Los Angeles Galaxy.
85' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Stuart Armstrong.
88' Pedro Vite has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 88.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

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
Ryan Gauld	6
Joseph Paintsil	5
Brian White	5
Tosaint Ricketts	4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	4
Javier Hernandez	3
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	2
Efrain Alvarez	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

1.74 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.98 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 77% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy40% Draw23% Vancouver Whitecaps FC37%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.72

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

63%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

60%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy27% Draw39% Vancouver Whitecaps FC34%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.2%

1 – 2

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

5.2%

0 – 2

4.8%

2 – 3

4.6%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

2 – 0

3.7%

0 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	16%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	19%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	13%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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