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

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MLS · 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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Los Angeles Galaxy

Sun 8 Nov 2020 · 23:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'

Y 39' Julian Araujo

R 41' Julian Araujo

Y 52' Perry Kitchen

Overview

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Providence Park.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Jeremy Hanson
Referee Jeremy Kieso
Referee Joe Dickerson
Referee Jorge Gonzalez
Referee Ismir Pekmic

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2020-11-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-10-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020-03-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-09-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-04-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W
02 Nov	Portland Timbers	A	0–1	L
28 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–2	L
25 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
19 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–1	L
15 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–3	L
05 Nov	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
02 Nov	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
29 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	2–5	L
25 Oct	Los Angeles FC	A	0–2	L
19 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC		Los Angeles Galaxy
#16	Position	#24
32	Points	20
14	Played	15
10 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	5 / 5 / 5
34	Scored	22
12	Conceded	22
+22	GD	+0
2.29	PPG	1.33
71%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Providence Park will turn into a battlefield for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Los Angeles Galaxy.
5' Erik Godoy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 278 games and scored 478 goals.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cristian Dajome made 276 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' Fredy Montero has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
24' GOAL! Lucas Cavallini scores on 24. Assisted by Cristian Gutierrez
29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
34' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
39' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Julian Araujo on 39 minutes.
41' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Julian Araujo.
43' Fredy Montero doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
44' The supporters are chanting for Rolf Feltscher. He replaces Yony Gonzalez on 44 minute.
46' Javier Hernandez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ethan Zubak at the 46 minute mark.
51' Canada international Cristian Gutierrez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
52' A moment of madness from Perry Kitchen on 52 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Los Angeles Galaxy will be frustrated.
55' Another change for Los Angeles Galaxy made on 55 minute. Joe Corona leaves to be changed by Sacha Kljestan.
60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Los Angeles Galaxy winning 0% of all matches.
65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
70' Daniel Steres has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
75' Los Angeles Galaxy looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Joseph Paintsil scoring 1 goals.
80' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is showing some good football. However, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
85' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 424 goals from 276 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
86' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Emiliano Insua is replaced by Emil Cuello on 86 minute.
87' The whistle greets Efrain Alvarez as he departs to be replaced by Kai Koreniuk.
90' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Fredy Montero is withdrawn and Damiano Pecile gets his opportunity.
With this win, Vancouver Whitecaps FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Javier Hernandez ↑ 46'
25
Rolf Feltscher ↑ 44'
18
Justin Vom Steeg
16
Sacha Kljestan ↑ 55'
67
Carlos Harvey
27
Emil Cuello ↑ 86'
20
Nick DePuy
60
Cameron Dunbar
28
Kai Koreniuk ↑ 87'

Coach Dominic Kinnear

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joseph Paintsil	5
Ryan Gauld	5
Tosaint Ricketts	4
Brian White	4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	4
Javier Hernandez	3
Cristian Dajome	2
Samuel Grandsir	2

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2020-11-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-11-02 Portland Timbers 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-10-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-10-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-10-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC W

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2020-11-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2020-11-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2020-11-02 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2020-10-29 Portland Timbers 5–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2020-10-25 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2020-10-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.39 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC65% Draw20% Los Angeles Galaxy15%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

35%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC51% Draw38% Los Angeles Galaxy11%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.2%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

9.1%

1 – 1

8.7%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

7.3%

0 – 0

5.4%

4 – 0

5.1%

4 – 1

4.4%

2 – 2

3.9%

1 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	21%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	22%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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