Wednesday , 2 September 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sat 1 Aug 2026 · 23:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 37' Heung-min Son
Thomas Muller pen 76' 1–1
Y 48' Ryan Hollingshead
Ryan Gauld 56' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 22 52
2 Internacional CF Miami 22 42
3 Chicago Fire FC 21 37
4 New England Revolution 22 37
5 Charlotte FC 22 35
6 FC Cincinnati 22 31
7 New York City FC 22 28
8 New York Red Bulls 22 26
9 Toronto FC 22 25
10 D.C. United SC 22 25
11 Orlando City SC 22 25
12 Philadelphia Union 22 24
13 Atlanta United FC 22 21
14 Montreal Impact FC 22 21
15 Columbus Crew SC 22 20
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 43
17 Houston Dynamo 22 39
18 Los Angeles FC 23 36
19 San Jose Earthquakes 22 34
20 FC Dallas 22 34
21 St. Louis City 22 34
22 Colorado Rapids SC 22 31
23 San Diego FC 22 30
24 Minnesota United FC 22 29
25 Real Salt Lake 21 28
26 Portland Timbers 22 28
27 Seattle Sounders FC 21 26
28 Los Angeles Galaxy 23 26
29 Austin FC 22 24
30 Sporting Kansas City 22 15

Head-to-Head

6
6
6
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 18 games · Avg 3.2 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC 2025-06-30 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2025-05-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC 2024-10-13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Los Angeles FC 2024-05-12 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug Los Angeles FC H 1–1 D
26 Jul Minnesota United FC A 0–0 D
22 Jul FC Cincinnati A 3–4 L
24 May San Diego FC A 4–2 W
17 May Houston Dynamo A 0–1 L
14 May FC Dallas A 3–2 W
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–1 D
26 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 4–0 W
23 Jul Real Salt Lake H 3–1 W
18 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–0 W
25 May Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
18 May Nashville SC A 2–3 L

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Los Angeles FC
#16 Position #18
43 Points 36
21 Played 23
13 / 4 / 4 W / D / L 10 / 6 / 7
48 Scored 36
18 Conceded 22
+30 GD +14
2.05 PPG 1.57
62% Win % 43%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
52% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (43 pts). Los Angeles FC are 18th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
8/1
31-45
5/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
4/–
76+
10/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
5/3
31-45
7/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/2
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 13 G
Thomas Muller 7 G 3 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 11 G 4 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Los Angeles FC gets underway.
  • 5' Los Angeles FC is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vancouver Whitecaps FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Thomas Muller, a Germany , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' The 28-year-old Yevgen Cheberko has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 37' Goal! Heung-min Son scores his 41 goal in 385 matches.
  • 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.
  • 47' It is a cagey affair so far. Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
  • 48' That is a card for Los Angeles FC. Ryan Hollingshead will be fuming at that decision.
  • 53' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' Ryan Gauld picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 61' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 66' Aaron Long is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
  • 71' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Jacob Shaffelburg is replaced by David Martinez.
  • 75' A goal from the Germany international Thomas Muller! He fires home on 75 to make it 1-1!
  • 76' GOAL! Thomas Muller scores on 76.
  • 81' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marc Dos Santos might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 82' Ralph Priso-Mbongue is replacing Jeevan Badwal for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
  • 87' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jesper Sørensen

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Vela 7
Diego Rossi 6
Brian White 4
Cristian Dajome 3
Denis Bouanga 3
Ranko Veselinovic 2
Tristan Blackmon 2
Lucas Cavallini 2

Head to Head

2026-08-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC 2025-06-30 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2025-05-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC 2024-10-13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Los Angeles FC 2024-05-12 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2026-08-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2026-07-26 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2026-07-22 FC Cincinnati 4–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-05-24 San Diego FC 2–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-05-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-05-14 FC Dallas 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Los Angeles FC Form

2026-08-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2026-07-26 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-07-23 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake W 2026-07-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–3 Los Angeles FC W 2026-05-25 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2026-05-18 Nashville SC 3–2 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Los Angeles FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC39% Draw29% Los Angeles FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
61%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Los Angeles FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC28% Draw49% Los Angeles FC23%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.3%
1 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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