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

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MLS · 2022

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

3 – 0

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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 34 games · 64 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

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

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	#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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Los Angeles Galaxy has kicked off!
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
7' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Leonard Owusu.
12' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vanni Sartini will be considering his options from the bench.
17' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Los Angeles Galaxy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
22' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
27' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
32' Los Angeles Galaxy have won 504 goals from 296 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
37' Over 37 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
38' That is a Yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Luis Martins will be fuming at that decision.
39' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a Yellow card on 39.
44' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
54' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
57' What a strike from Ryan Gauld! The score is 1-0.
58' What composure from Ryan Gauld! The Scotland international strokes it home. 2-0.
62' The referee shows Vancouver Whitecaps FC player a Yellow card on 62.
63' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Victor Vazquez on 63 minutes.
64' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Raposo is withdrawn and Julian Gressel gets his opportunity.
65' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Victor Vazquez by Dejan Joveljic on 65 minute.
68' What a moment for Pedro Vite! That strike on 68 puts his side firmly in control.
69' What a strike from Pedro Vite! The score is 4-0.
70' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 70 minute. Leonard Owusu leaves to be changed by Sebastian Berhalter.
75' The 27-year-old Ryan Raposo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
80' The whistle greets Brian White as he departs to be replaced by Tosaint Ricketts.
82' Sebastian Berhalter picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
86' A stunning finish from Tosaint Ricketts — that came from absolutely nowhere!
86' Sacha Kljestan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Riqui Puig on 86 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Los Angeles Galaxy.

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
Ryan Gauld	6
Joseph Paintsil	5
Brian White	5
Tosaint Ricketts	4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	4
Javier Hernandez	3
Fredy Montero	2
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	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

2.25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC57% Draw22% Los Angeles Galaxy21%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.4

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

43%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC45% Draw39% Los Angeles Galaxy16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.5%

1 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 2

4.8%

0 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4 – 1

4 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	18%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	22%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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