Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Thu 24 Jun 2021 · 02:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Erik Godoy 23' Y

Y 78' Nick DePuy

Overview

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

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

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

2021-06-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–2	L
19 Jun	Real Salt Lake	A	1–3	L
23 May	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
16 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–3	L
13 May	Minnesota United FC	A	0–1	L
08 May	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–0	W

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–1	W
20 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
29 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–0	W
22 May	Portland Timbers	A	0–3	L
15 May	Austin FC	H	2–0	W
09 May	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	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' Three points are at stake. Vancouver Whitecaps FC host Los Angeles Galaxy — let the battle begin!
5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles Galaxy backline.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Los Angeles Galaxy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cameron Dunbar, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sacha Kljestan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
23' Erik Godoy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 23.
28' Los Angeles Galaxy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
33' Janio Bikel, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
38' Brian White has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 5 goals to his name this season.
43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vancouver Whitecaps FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
47' Goal! Javier Hernandez scores his 57 goal in 341 matches.
52' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
53' Caio Alexandre is replacing Javain Brown for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
58' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Russell Teibert is replaced by Deiber Caicedo on 58 minute.
59' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Russell Teibert is replaced by Deiber Caicedo on 59 minute.
60' Jonathan dos Santos is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sacha Kljestan at the 60 minute mark.
65' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
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.
71' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Ryan Raposo on, Brian White off on 71 minutes.
76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vancouver Whitecaps FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
78' The referee has no hesitation. Nick DePuy is booked for Los Angeles Galaxy — Yellow card on 78.
82' The whistle greets Samuel Grandsir as he departs to be replaced by Cameron Dunbar.
87' Efrain Alvarez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles Galaxy take all three points.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Brian White ↓ Ryan Raposo 71'
15
Andy Rose
31
Russell Teibert ↓ Deiber Caicedo 58'
55
Michael Baldisimo ↓ Leonard Owusu 71'
22
Erik Godoy
19
Janio Bikel
16
Maxime Crepeau
3
Cristian Gutierrez
11
Cristian Dajome
9
Lucas Cavallini
23
Javain Brown ↓ Caio Alexandre 53'

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jonathan Bond
14
Javier Hernandez
11
Samuel Grandsir ↓ Cameron Dunbar 82'
9
Kevin Cabral ↓ Efrain Alvarez 60'
4
Sega Coulibaly
17
Sebastian Lletget
7
Victor Vazquez ↓ Adam Saldana 71'
16
Sacha Kljestan ↓ Jonathan dos Santos 59'
2
Julian Araujo
20
Nick DePuy
19
Jorge Villafana ↓ Oniel Fisher 71'

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

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

2021-06-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-06-19 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-05-23 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-05-16 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-05-13 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-05-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2021-06-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-06-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-05-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-05-22 Portland Timbers 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-05-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Austin FC W 2021-05-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC53% Draw25% Los Angeles Galaxy22%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.12

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

47%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC44% Draw41% Los Angeles Galaxy15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

8.7%

3 – 1

6.7%

3 – 0

6.6%

0 – 0

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.6%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	19%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	23%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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