Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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Los Angeles Galaxy

Thu 15 Sep 2022 · 02:00 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Leonard Owusu 7' Y

Luis Martins 38' Y

Luis Martins 39' Y

Pedro Vite 62' Y

Y 63' Victor Vazquez

Sebastian Berhalter 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

2022-09-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-08-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 5–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2021-08-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2021-07-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-06-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W
11 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–3	L
05 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–2	L
28 Aug	Nashville SC	H	0–3	L
21 Aug	Real Salt Lake	A	1–1	D
18 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–1	W

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–3	L
10 Sep	Nashville SC	A	1–1	D
05 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–2	D
31 Aug	Toronto FC	A	2–2	D
29 Aug	New England Revolution	A	2–1	W
20 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–3	D

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' That's the starting whistle at BC Place. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Los Angeles Galaxy.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jonathan Bond made 377 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
7' Poor challenge from Leonard Owusu. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
12' Brian White is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
17' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Los Angeles Galaxy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
22' 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.
27' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Gaston Brugman has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
32' Douglas Costa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vancouver Whitecaps FC so far.
37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
38' Luis Martins has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 38.
39' Luis Martins was booked on 39.
44' Canada international Thomas Hasal has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
49' Los Angeles Galaxy come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
54' 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.
57' What a moment for Ryan Gauld! That strike on 57 puts his side firmly in control.
58' GOAL! Ryan Gauld scores on 58.
62' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a Yellow card on 62.
63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Victor Vazquez on 63.
64' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Ryan Raposo exits the field as Julian Gressel enters on 64.
65' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Dejan Joveljic on, Victor Vazquez off on 65 minutes.
68' Goal! Pedro Vite scores his 12 goal in 276 matches.
69' Pedro Vite doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
70' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Leonard Owusu exits the field as Sebastian Berhalter enters on 70.
75' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
80' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Tosaint Ricketts on, Brian White off on 80 minutes.
82' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
86' Tosaint Ricketts makes no mistake. The score reads 5-0 and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are in front.
86' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Riqui Puig is replaced by Sacha Kljestan.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Vancouver Whitecaps FC players.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

14
Luis Martins ↓ Marcus Godinho 70'
24
Brian White ↓ Tosaint Ricketts 80'
20
Andres Cubas
6
Tristan Blackmon
25
Ryan Gauld
1
Thomas Hasal
17
Leonard Owusu ↓ Sebastian Berhalter 70'
4
Ranko Veselinovic
27
Ryan Raposo ↓ Julian Gressel 64'
28
Jakob Nerwinski
45
Pedro Vite ↓ Russell Teibert 80'

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jonathan Bond
14
Javier Hernandez ↓ Efrain Alvarez 80'
3
Derrick Williams
9
Kevin Cabral ↓ Samuel Grandsir 65'
22
Martin Caceres
5
Gaston Brugman ↓ Douglas Costa 80'
6
Riqui Puig ↓ Sacha Kljestan 86'
8
Marky Delgado
7
Victor Vazquez ↓ Dejan Joveljic 65'
77
Chase Gasper
2
Julian Araujo

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joseph Paintsil	5
Ryan Gauld	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

2022-09-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2022-09-11 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2022-09-05 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2022-08-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–3 Nashville SC L 2022-08-21 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2022-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2022-09-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-09-10 Nashville SC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2022-09-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-08-31 Toronto FC 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2022-08-29 New England Revolution 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2022-08-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Seattle Sounders FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC58% Draw23% Los Angeles Galaxy19%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.28

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

42%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC45% Draw40% Los Angeles Galaxy15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

9.1%

1 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

6.9%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

3.9%

3 – 2

3.8%

4 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	19%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	22%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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