Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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Los Angeles FC

Sun 22 Oct 2023 · 01:00 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 34' Denis Bouanga

Ali Ahmed 58' 1–1

Y 44' Diego Palacios

Y 45' Denis Bouanga

Y 51' Timothy Tillman

Y 57' Mateusz Bogusz

Y 68' Ilie Sanchez

Sam Adekugbe 71' Y

Y 73' Giorgio Chiellini

Y 74' Maxime Crepeau

Sebastian Berhalter 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at BC Place.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 19 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC 2023-06-25 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-07-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Los Angeles FC 2022-03-21 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2021-11-03 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
08 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–0	D
05 Oct	St. Louis City	H	3–0	W
01 Oct	D.C. United SC	H	2–2	D
28 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–2	D
24 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–1	D
08 Oct	Austin FC	A	4–2	W
05 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	5–1	W
02 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	0–1	L
23 Sep	Philadelphia Union	A	0–0	D
21 Sep	St. Louis City	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC		Los Angeles FC
#16	Position	#17
34	Points	34
17	Played	19
10 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	10 / 4 / 5
38	Scored	35
17	Conceded	19
+21	GD	+16
2.00	PPG	1.79
59%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

7/1

31-45

2/5

46-60

1/4

61-75

3/–

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

5/2

31-45

7/2

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/2

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	10 G
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A
Thomas Muller	4 G	1 A

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	8 G	2 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is hosting Los Angeles FC for another epic battle.
5' Ryan Raposo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vanni Sartini might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ranko Veselinovic made 279 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' Pedro Vite has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
34' Assisted by Ilie Sanchez with the perfectly-timed delivery and Denis Bouanga makes no mistake. 0-1!
39' Javain Brown needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
44' A meaty challenge results in booking for Diego Palacios on 44.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Denis Bouanga is booked for Los Angeles FC — card on 45.
50' It’s high time Vanni Sartini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
51' It’s a booking for Los Angeles FC player. Timothy Tillman gets a card.
56' Los Angeles 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.
57' Mateusz Bogusz was booked on 57.
58' A goal from the Canada international Ali Ahmed! He fires home on 58 to make it 1-1!
63' The 24-year-old Mateusz Bogusz has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
67' Luis Martins gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Javain Brown and will look to change the dynamic.
68' Ilie Sanchez is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
71' Sam Adekugbe was booked on 71.
73' The referee has no hesitation. Giorgio Chiellini is booked for Los Angeles FC — card on 73.
74' Poor challenge from Maxime Crepeau. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
76' That looks like a foul for a card for Sebastian Berhalter.
78' The crowd applauds Diego Palacios as he leaves the pitch. Sergi Palencia steps in for Los Angeles FC.
79' Junior Hoilett gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Ali Ahmed and will look to change the dynamic.
84' The travelling Los Angeles FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
85' A change in the Los Angeles FC ranks — Carlos Vela exits the field as Nathan Ordaz enters on 85.
87' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Brian White trudges off to be replaced by Simon Becher on 87 minutes.
88' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Timothy Tillman is replaced by Filip Krastev.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios ↓ Sergi Palencia 78'
99
Denis Bouanga
11
Timothy Tillman ↓ Filip Krastev 88'
14
Giorgio Chiellini
6
Ilie Sanchez
24
Ryan Hollingshead
10
Carlos Vela ↓ Nathan Ordaz 85'
16
Maxime Crepeau
19
Mateusz Bogusz ↓ Kellyn Acosta 67'
3
Jesus Murillo
25
Cristian Olivera ↓ Mario Gonzalez 67'

Bench

30
Sergi Palencia ↑ 78'
9
Mario Gonzalez ↑ 67'
33
Aaron Long
77
John McCarthy
23
Kellyn Acosta ↑ 67'
50
Filip Krastev ↑ 88'
2
Denil Maldonado
27
Nathan Ordaz ↑ 85'
7
Stipe Biuk

Coach Steven Cherundolo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Carlos Vela	7
Diego Rossi	6
Brian White	4
Denis Bouanga	3
Cristian Dajome	3
Cristian Olivera	2
Andy Rose	2
Ryan Gauld	2

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2023-10-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2023-10-08 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-10-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 St. Louis City W 2023-10-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2023-09-28 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-09-24 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Los Angeles FC Form

2023-10-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2023-10-08 Austin FC 2–4 Los Angeles FC W 2023-10-05 Los Angeles FC 5–1 Minnesota United FC W 2023-10-02 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake L 2023-09-23 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2023-09-21 St. Louis City 0–0 Los Angeles FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.53 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Los Angeles FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC44% Draw27% Los Angeles FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

56%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Los Angeles FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC31% Draw46% Los Angeles FC23%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

8.7%

0 – 0

8.2%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

0 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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