After the first game it's LA Galaxy - Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 in points. Who will triumph in this second Major League Soccer game of the season?
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
It should be mentioned that Vancouver Whitecaps play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Vancouver Whitecaps on grass are 9 victories, 9 draws and 15 defeats from 33 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 42-68. You can compare this with overall results below.
Vancouver Whitecaps have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
LA Galaxy form and stats
LA Galaxy drew their last game, 1-1 away at Houston Dynamo (placed 8th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Los Angeles FC (3-5).
Last season, LA Galaxy's league statistics were 16 wins, 3 draws and 15 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the Major League Soccer. Over these 34 matches they scored 58 goals and conceded 59. Playing at home last season LA Galaxy managed 11-1-5 (win-draw-lost) with 36 goals and 25 conceded.
Vancouver Whitecaps form and stats
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Major League Soccer home defeat versus Sporting KC with 1-3 on the scoreboard. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Real Salt Lake.
You'll want to know how Vancouver Whitecaps managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found five similar matches resulting in zero away wins, one draw and four home wins.
Let's have a look at how Vancouver Whitecaps performed last season in the Major League Soccer: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 10 draws and 16 defeats. In total they scored 37 and conceded 59 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 5 and lost 9 with 21/36 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three LA Galaxy victories, three draws and four Vancouver Whitecaps wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 C. Pavón 1 goals |  J. Nerwinski 1 goals |
LA Galaxy missing players
Vancouver Whitecaps missing players
| LA Galaxy | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| LA Galaxy | Last season | Vancouver Whitecaps | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 16 | 5 | Lost | L | 9 | 16 | ||
| 63 | 36 | Scored | S | 21 | 37 | ||
| 65 | 25 | Conceded | C | 36 | 59 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 94% | ||
| 92% | 94% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 71% | ||
| 69% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 65% | 53% | ||
| 36% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 53% | 38% | ||
| 25% | 24% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 15% | ||
| 61% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 62% | ||
| 22% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 6% | 15% | ||
| 19% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 29% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.7 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 499 | 229 | Total Shots | T S | 183 | 369 | ||
| 185 | 91 | Shots on Target | S O | 71 | 138 | ||
| 34% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 27% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Minnesota United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Sporting KC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Dallas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Seattle Sounders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Los Angeles FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | SJ Earthquakes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | LA Galaxy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Real Salt Lake | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Nashville SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |