11th- against 8th position might not sound all that sexy. But: Here's the intelligence that makes Vancouver Whitecaps - Los Angeles FC (even) more interesting!
- Vancouver Whitecaps have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Major League Soccer
Vancouver have less rest than Los Angeles FC in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Major League Soccer game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Austin, so at least Vancouver Whitecaps are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
It should be mentioned that Los Angeles FC play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Los Angeles FC on artifical turf are 2 victories, 1 draw and 7 defeats from ten games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 10-18. You can compare this with overall results below.
These teams have little in common geographically as Los Angeles FC have to travel 2000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Vancouver Whitecaps form and stats
3-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Major League Soccer numbers at home for Vancouver Whitecaps so far this season. Vancouver have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Vancouver Whitecaps enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Austin's place. The match ended 2-1 with Jakob Nerwiński and Brian White scoring. Jakob Nerwiński was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.13 out of 10. The defender Nerwiński scored one goal and won 5 of 6 duels.
Preceding that game was the away draw at SJ Earthquakes that finished 0-0.Vancouver Whitecaps has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Los Angeles FC form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Los Angeles FC so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-6 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Angeles's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Angeles play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Atlanta United. Tomás Romero (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.65. Romero stopped the opponent with five saves.
A 1-2 defeat away at SJ Earthquakes before that.The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Angeles have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The former head to head match ended Los Angeles FC - Vancouver 2-2, earlier this season. Head to head statistics (for the last eight meetings): Vancouver won two games, two matches ended with a draw and Los Angeles FC managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / threeTop Goalscorers
  C. Dájome Arboleda 8 goals |  J. Cifuentes Charcopa 5 goals |  D. Rossi Marachlian 5 goals |
Vancouver Whitecaps missing players
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| Vancouver Whitecaps | Los Angeles FC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 21 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| 29 | 10 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 89% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 74% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 89% |
| 63% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 53% |
| 37% | 25% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 58% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 68% |
| 21% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 21% |
| 32% | 38% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 11% |
| 4.6 | 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| 4.7 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 6.2 | 4.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.6 | 10.4 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13.3 | 15.7 |
| 3.7 | 2.6 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 30% | 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 21% | 26% |
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Los Angeles FC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vancouver Whitecaps have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Major League Soccer
- Vancouver Whitecaps have the the worst goal difference (-2) at home in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 39 |
| 2 | Sporting KC | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 38 |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 35 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -1 | 27 |
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -10 | 24 |
| 8 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | SJ Earthquakes | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 23 |
| 10 | Dallas | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -5 | 21 |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -8 | 20 |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 18 |
| 13 | Austin | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 16 |