Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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Los Angeles Galaxy

Sun 2 Mar 2025 · 22:00 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 18' Gabriel Pec

Sebastian Berhalter 35' Y

Y 42' Edwin Cerrillo

Y 52' Diego Fagundez

Edier Ocampo 78' Y

Brian White 88' 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

2025-03-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2024-09-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2024-04-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2023-07-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2023-03-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W
23 Feb	Portland Timbers	A	4–1	W
20 Oct	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L
13 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	1–2	L
05 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	0–1	L
03 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–3	L

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
24 Feb	San Diego FC	H	0–2	L
20 Oct	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
06 Oct	Austin FC	H	2–1	W
03 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	A	3–1	W
22 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	4–2	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' In just a few seconds BC Place will turn into a battlefield for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Los Angeles Galaxy.
3' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sam Adekugbe makes it 1-0.
8' Los Angeles Galaxy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
13' 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.
18' Gabriel Pec has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 18.
23' The 37-year-old Marco Reus has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
28' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles Galaxy backline.
32' Edier Ocampo gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Sam Adekugbe and will look to change the dynamic.
35' The referee calls foul for Sebastian Berhalter. He receives a card.
39' What an equalizer from Gabriel Pec!
42' That looks like a foul for a card for Edwin Cerrillo.
46' Julian Aude gets the nod from Los Angeles Galaxy. He replaces Carlos Garces and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Miguel Berry has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 284 appearances.
52' The referee shows Los Angeles Galaxy player a card on 52.
57' Los Angeles Galaxy come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
62' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Ali Ahmed on, Jayden Nelson off on 62 minutes.
63' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jean-Claude Ngando is hanging Sebastian Berhalter on the field on 63 minute.
68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
71' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marco Reus is hanging Elijah Wynder on the field on 71 minute.
75' Isaiah Parente is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lucas Sanabria at the 75 minute mark.
78' The referee has no hesitation. Edier Ocampo is booked for Vancouver Whitecaps FC — card on 78.
83' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vancouver Whitecaps FC that had 276 games and scored 424 goals.
86' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Daniel Rios on, Ryan Gauld off on 86 minutes.
87' GOAL! Brian White fires home to make it 2-1!
88' It’s gonna be a card for Brian White.
90' The crowd applauds John Nelson as he leaves the pitch. Harbor Miller steps in for Los Angeles Galaxy.
It finishes all square. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Los Angeles Galaxy share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Brian White
1
Yohei Takaoka
20
Andres Cubas
33
Tristan Blackmon
25
Ryan Gauld ↓ Daniel Rios 86'
16
Sebastian Berhalter ↓ Jean-Claude Ngando 63'
7
Jayden Nelson ↓ Ali Ahmed 62'
4
Ranko Veselinovic
45
Pedro Vite
3
Sam Adekugbe ↓ Edier Ocampo 32'
2
Mathias Laborda

Bench

Coach Jesper Sørensen

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

18
Marco Reus ↑ 71'
77
John McCarthy
15
Eriq Zavaleta
17
Christian Ramirez ↑ 71'
3
Julian Aude ↑ 46'
16
Isaiah Parente ↑ 75'
21
Tucker Lepley
24
Ruben Ramos
26
Harbor Miller ↑ 90'

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

2025-03-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2025-02-23 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2024-10-13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Los Angeles FC L 2024-10-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Minnesota United FC L 2024-10-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC L

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2025-03-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2025-02-24 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 San Diego FC L 2024-10-20 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-10-06 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Austin FC W 2024-10-03 Colorado Rapids SC 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2024-09-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.3 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC52% Draw24% Los Angeles Galaxy24%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.38

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

48%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC40% Draw41% Los Angeles Galaxy19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

0 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	21%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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