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

Match Preview

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 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 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	#27
34	Points	22
17	Played	19
10 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	5 / 7 / 7
38	Scored	24
17	Conceded	29
+21	GD	-5
2.00	PPG	1.16
59%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 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 Galaxy

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/8

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/4

76+

6/2

■ 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 Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to score. At the same time, Los Angeles Galaxy does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Jonathan dos Santos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
15' Los Angeles Galaxy looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Joseph Paintsil scoring 1 goals.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
23' Erik Godoy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 23.
28' 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.
33' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sacha Kljestan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
38' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
43' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
47' Los Angeles Galaxy is taking the lead after the goal scored by Javier Hernandez on 47.
52' 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.
53' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Caio Alexandre is hanging Javain Brown on the field on 53 minute.
58' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Russell Teibert has done his job and it is now time for Deiber Caicedo to step up.
59' Deiber Caicedo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Russell Teibert on 59 minute.
60' The Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes a substitution. Sacha Kljestan departs to be replaced by Jonathan dos Santos.
65' Nick DePuy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 19 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
70' Vancouver Whitecaps 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.
71' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Brian White departs to be replaced by Ryan Raposo.
76' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles Galaxy's shape.
78' Poor challenge from Nick DePuy. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
82' Another change for Los Angeles Galaxy made on 82 minute. Samuel Grandsir leaves to be changed by Cameron Dunbar.
87' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles Galaxy backline.
The final score is 1-2.

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
Ryan Gauld	5
Joseph Paintsil	5
Brian White	4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	4
Tosaint Ricketts	4
Javier Hernandez	3
Samuel Grandsir	2
Fredy Montero	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

2.08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 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: 3.11

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	37%	63%
± 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 FC43% Draw41% Los Angeles Galaxy16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

9.6%

1 – 0

8.7%

3 – 1

6.6%

3 – 0

6.5%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

3.9%

4 – 1

3.5%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	23%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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