Los Angeles Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Los Angeles Galaxy

3 – 0

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sat 5 Jul 2025 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Matheus Nascimento 18' Y

Y 35' Mathias Laborda

Y 55' Jayden Nelson

Y 72' Edier Ocampo

Y 74' Ranko Veselinovic

Y 86' Bjorn Utvik

YR 90' Jayden Nelson

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

2025-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2025-03-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–0	W
29 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–1	D
26 Jun	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
14 Jun	St. Louis City	A	3–3	D
01 Jun	Real Salt Lake	H	2–0	W
29 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–1	L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–3	L
30 Jun	Los Angeles FC	A	1–0	W
26 Jun	San Diego FC	H	3–5	L
14 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
09 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–0	W
29 May	Minnesota United FC	H	0–0	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' We are underway at Dignity Health Sports Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
2' What a strike from Matheus Nascimento! The score is 1-0.
7' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
12' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
17' Joseph Paintsil needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
18' Matheus Nascimento was booked on 18.
23' The 30-year-old Bjorn Utvik has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
28' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jesper Sørensen will be considering his options from the bench.
33' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
35' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a card in front of him.
40' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
47' The supporters are chanting for Jayden Nelson. He replaces Mathias Laborda on 47 minute.
52' Edier Ocampo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jayden Nelson.
60' What composure from Joseph Paintsil! The Ghana international strokes it home. 2-0.
65' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
70' Jeevan Badwal has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
72' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a card on 72.
74' Ranko Veselinovic was booked on 74.
77' Joseph Paintsil has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 77 minutes.
78' Miki Yamane makes way for Mauricio Cuevas at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
79' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Daniel Rios is replaced by Nelson Pierre on 79 minute.
80' The Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes a substitution. Matheus Nascimento departs to be replaced by Lucas Sanabria.
84' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Jean-Claude Ngando trudges off to be replaced by Bjorn Utvik on 84 minutes.
86' The referee has no hesitation. Bjorn Utvik is booked for Vancouver Whitecaps FC — card on 86.
87' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Marco Reus trudges off to be replaced by Christian Ramirez on 87 minutes.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Jayden Nelson.
90' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Isaiah Parente on, Diego Fagundez off on 90 minutes.
Another three points for Los Angeles Galaxy.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

4
Maya Yoshida
18
Marco Reus ↓ Christian Ramirez 87'
7
Diego Fagundez ↓ Isaiah Parente 90'
28
Joseph Paintsil
2
Miki Yamane ↓ Mauricio Cuevas 78'
6
Edwin Cerrillo
1
Novak Micovic
9
Matheus Nascimento ↓ Lucas Sanabria 80'
3
Julian Aude ↓ John Nelson 78'
11
Gabriel Pec
25
Carlos Garces

Bench

12
J.T. Marcinkowski
17
Christian Ramirez ↑ 87'
14
John Nelson ↑ 78'
16
Isaiah Parente ↑ 90'
19
Mauricio Cuevas ↑ 78'
5
Zanka
21
Tucker Lepley
8
Lucas Sanabria ↑ 80'
22
Elijah Wynder

Coach Greg Vanney

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

30
Adrian Zendejas
19
Damir Kreilach ↑ 90'
15
Bjorn Utvik ↑ 84'
7
Jayden Nelson ↑ 47'
32
Isaac Boehmer
12
Belal Halbouni
42
Nelson Pierre ↑ 79'
44
Jackson Castro ↑ 90'

Coach Jesper Sørensen

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

2025-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2025-06-29 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2025-06-26 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2025-06-14 St. Louis City 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2025-06-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Real Salt Lake W 2025-05-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2025-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2025-06-30 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2025-06-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–5 San Diego FC L 2025-06-14 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2025-06-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2025-05-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Minnesota United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.56 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.53 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy43% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC32%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

68%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

57%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy29% Draw44% Vancouver Whitecaps FC27%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

1 – 0

6.3%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 0

5.5%

0 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

3.3%

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%	19%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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