Only three points good enough for LA Galaxy in Vancouver Whitecaps game

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Date: Sun 29.September
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park (27000 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and 12th place in the table will show on the pitch.

The hosts LA Galaxy saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Major League Soccer.

Vancouver Whitecaps play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Vancouver Whitecaps when playing on grass are 10 wins, 10 draws and 15 defeats from 35 matches. They have scored 45 goals and conceded 67 times in these games. 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.

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LA Galaxy form and stats

LA Galaxy are steadily winning Major League Soccer games and points here at Dignity Health Sports Park. 11 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats is the summary from 16 games. Two home wins in a row for LA Galaxy bring valid hopes of a third.

Happy days for LA Galaxy in their previous game, a Major League Soccer match away at Real Salt Lake (placed 5th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Montreal Impact in a game that was won 2-1.

Goals decide football matches and LA Galaxy are scoring many of them at home; 33 on target from 16 league matches. LA Galaxy's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Vancouver Whitecaps form and stats

Vancouver Whitecaps, who have the fewest scored goals (33) in Major League Soccer, have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 2-5-9 (16 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on M. Dos Santos, the Vancouver Whitecaps manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

There were no winners in Vancouver Whitecaps's previous match, a Major League Soccer home game that ended 1-1 vs Columbus Crew. Before that, Vancouver Whitecaps secured a home win against Houston Dynamo with the score 2-1.

With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any point(s) for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Vancouver Whitecaps as the away team, we found two results. Statistics from these were 0 away wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. The outsiders lost 2 of these games by at least two goals.

Vancouver Whitecaps find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 17 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. For Vancouver Whitecaps, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Vancouver Whitecaps - LA Galaxy 0-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 LA Galaxy victories, 4 draws and 3 Vancouver Whitecaps wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 7 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Z. Ibrahimović
28 goals / 6 assists
F. Montero
8 goals / 2 assists
Y. Reyna
7 goals / 1 assists

LA Galaxy missing players

Vancouver Whitecaps missing players

LA Galaxy Vancouver Whitecaps
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
32 16 3 Played P 3 16 32
16 11 2 Won W 0 2 7
3 1 0 Drew D 1 5 10
13 4 1 Lost L 2 9 15
53 33 9 Scored S 1 17 33
51 21 4 Conceded C 7 33 55
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 94% 94%
91% 94% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 75% 72%
66% 69% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 62% 53%
31% 31% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 50% 38%
19% 19% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 19% 12%
56% 69% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 69% 62%
25% 19% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 6% 16%
22% 12% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 31% 28%
 
5.5 5.7 4.3 Corners For (avg) C F 4.7 4.5 4.1
5.9 5.8 4.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 8 7.2 6.9
2.1 1.9 1.7 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.9
3 1 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
Key stats This season:
  • LA Galaxy have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • LA Galaxy haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Vancouver Whitecaps have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

LA Galaxy
All US Open Cup Major League Soccer Club Friendlies
All Home Away
15-08-19 MLS LA Galaxy 2 - 0 Dallas
18-08-19 MLS LA Galaxy 2 - 2 Seattle Sounders
26-08-19 MLS Los Angeles FC 3 - 3 LA Galaxy
01-09-19 MLS Seattle Sounders 4 - 3 LA Galaxy
12-09-19 MLS Colorado Rapids 2 - 1 LA Galaxy
16-09-19 MLS LA Galaxy 7 - 2 Sporting KC
22-09-19 MLS LA Galaxy 2 - 1 Montreal Impact
26-09-19 MLS Real Salt Lake 1 - 2 LA Galaxy
29-09-19 MLS LA Galaxy 23:30 Vancouver Whitecaps
06-10-19 MLS Houston Dynamo 20:00 LA Galaxy
Vancouver Whitecaps
All Major League Soccer Championship Club Friendlies
All Home Away
04-08-19 MLS Cincinnati 1 - 2 Vancouver Whitecaps
11-08-19 MLS Portland Timbers 3 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps
18-08-19 MLS Vancouver Whitecaps 1 - 0 DC United
25-08-19 MLS SJ Earthquakes 3 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps
29-08-19 MLS Montreal Impact 2 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps
01-09-19 MLS Vancouver Whitecaps 1 - 3 New York City
15-09-19 MLS Vancouver Whitecaps 2 - 1 Houston Dynamo
21-09-19 MLS Vancouver Whitecaps 1 - 1 Columbus Crew
29-09-19 MLS LA Galaxy 23:30 Vancouver Whitecaps
06-10-19 MLS Vancouver Whitecaps 20:00 Real Salt Lake

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Los Angeles FC 32 20 8 4 81 35 16 12 3 1 45 19 16 8 5 3 36 16 46 68
2 Minnesota United 32 15 7 10 51 41 16 10 5 1 28 12 16 5 2 9 23 29 10 52
3 LA Galaxy 32 16 3 13 53 51 16 11 1 4 33 21 16 5 2 9 20 30 2 51
4 Seattle Sounders 32 14 8 10 50 49 16 10 4 2 33 21 16 4 4 8 17 28 1 50
5 Real Salt Lake 32 14 5 13 43 40 16 11 1 4 29 14 16 3 4 9 14 26 3 47
6 Dallas 32 12 9 11 48 43 16 9 6 1 32 16 16 3 3 10 16 27 5 45
7 Portland Timbers 32 13 6 13 47 46 16 7 4 5 26 19 16 6 2 8 21 27 1 45
8 SJ Earthquakes 32 13 5 14 51 51 16 10 2 4 32 19 16 3 3 10 19 32 0 44
9 Colorado Rapids 32 11 6 15 54 60 16 8 2 6 33 29 16 3 4 9 21 31 -6 39
10 Houston Dynamo 32 11 4 17 44 55 16 9 4 3 27 17 16 2 0 14 17 38 -11 37
11 Sporting KC 32 10 7 15 47 59 16 7 3 6 28 28 16 3 4 9 19 31 -12 37
12 Vancouver Whitecaps 32 7 10 15 33 55 16 5 5 6 16 22 16 2 5 9 17 33 -22 31

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