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

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MLS · 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

3 – 0

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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 34 games · 64 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 34 games · 44 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	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 20 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	#26
64	Points	44
34	Played	34
19 / 7 / 8	W / D / L	11 / 11 / 12
74	Scored	50
34	Conceded	57
+40	GD	-7
1.88	PPG	1.29
56%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

10/4

16-30

11/4

31-45

9/9

46-60

7/7

61-75

10/2

76+

13/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

6/9

16-30

5/6

31-45

9/12

46-60

6/8

61-75

4/6

76+

10/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	20 G	2 A
Thomas Muller	9 G	6 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Los Angeles Galaxy

Klauss	10 G
Marco Reus	8 G	11 A
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Providence Park. Vancouver Whitecaps FC are looking to make home advantage count against Los Angeles Galaxy.
5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Mathias Laborda scoring 1 goals.
10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' The 29-year-old Cristian Gutierrez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
24' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lucas Cavallini makes it 1-0.
29' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Javier Hernandez, as he is very good at scoring at Providence Park with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
39' That is a Yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy. Julian Araujo will be fuming at that decision.
41' Julian Araujo is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
43' The deadlock is broken! Fredy Montero gets on the scoresheet on 43 minutes.
44' The Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes a substitution. Yony Gonzalez departs to be replaced by Rolf Feltscher.
46' Ethan Zubak makes way for Javier Hernandez at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
52' The referee calls foul for Perry Kitchen. He receives a Yellow card.
55' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Joe Corona is replaced by Sacha Kljestan on 55 minute.
60' Los Angeles Galaxy come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
65' Evan Bush is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
70' 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.
75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vancouver Whitecaps FC that had 296 games and scored 464 goals.
85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
86' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Emiliano Insua exits the field as Emil Cuello enters on 86.
87' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Efrain Alvarez by Kai Koreniuk on 87 minute.
90' The supporters are chanting for Damiano Pecile. He replaces Fredy Montero on 90 minute.
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
Ryan Gauld	6
Joseph Paintsil	5
Brian White	5
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	4
Tosaint Ricketts	4
Javier Hernandez	3
Samuel Grandsir	2
Fredy Montero	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

2.44 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.91 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC65% Draw20% Los Angeles Galaxy15%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

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

10.4%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

8.5%

1 – 0

8.2%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

7.4%

4 – 0

0 – 0

4.9%

4 – 1

4.6%

2 – 2

4.2%

1 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	20%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	22%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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