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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Los Angeles FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sat 14 Apr 2018 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Philippe Briere
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Matthew Nelson

Head-to-Head

6
6
6
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 18 games · Avg 3.2 goals Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Los Angeles FC H 0–2 L
08 Apr Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
31 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 2–1 W
25 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–0 D
17 Mar Atlanta United FC A 1–4 L
10 Mar Houston Dynamo A 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–0 W
07 Apr Atlanta United FC A 0–5 L
31 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–4 L
10 Mar Real Salt Lake A 5–1 W
04 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Los Angeles FC
#16 Position #21
50 Points 41
26 Played 28
15 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 11 / 8 / 9
59 Scored 43
26 Conceded 30
+33 GD +13
1.92 PPG 1.46
58% Win % 39%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
6/5
31-45
9/4
46-60
4/5
61-75
4/5
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 17 G
Thomas Muller 9 G 5 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 14 G 5 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carl Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Erik Hurtado, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Russell Teibert needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Heung-min Son scoring 1 goals.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Laurent Ciman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 65' Dejan Jakovic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
  • 75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 80' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 85' Vancouver Whitecaps FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's shape.
  • It finishes all square. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Los Angeles FC share the spoils 0-2.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Los Angeles FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC32% Draw29% Los Angeles FC39%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
68%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Los Angeles FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC23% Draw48% Los Angeles FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.5%
0 – 1
9.4%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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