Vancouver Whitecaps vs Los Angeles FC Prediction

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48%
26%
26%
Home Win Draw Away Win

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Los Angeles FC prediction: Sportiko gives Vancouver Whitecaps a 48% chance of winning, Los Angeles FC 26% and the draw 26%. Last updated 2 Aug 2026, 01:38.

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Timeline

⚽ 0–1 37'
Son Heung-min assist: Denis Bouanga
HT 0–1
▮ 48'
Ryan Hollingshead Yellow Card
Ryan Gauld Yellow Card
56' ▮
⇄ 72'
Jacob Shaffelburg ⇄ David Martínez Morales
⇄ 72'
Timothy Tillman ⇄ Mark Delgado
Andrés Cubas ⇄ Cheick Tidiane Sabaly
72' ⇄
Ryan Gauld ⇄ Emmanuel Sabbi
72' ⇄
Thomas Müller Penalty
76' ⚽ 1–1
Jeevan Badwal ⇄ Ralph Priso
82' ⇄
FT 1–1
Vancouver Whitecaps

Match Stats

Los Angeles FC
63% Ball Possession 37%
2.19 Expected Goals (xG) 0.26
20 Total Shots 3
5 Shots on Goal 1
7 Shots off Goal 2
8 Blocked Shots 0
14 Shots insidebox 1
6 Shots outsidebox 2
10 Corner Kicks 1
2 Offsides 3
12 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
Red Cards
0 Goalkeeper Saves 4
640 Total passes 383
568 Passes accurate 305
89% Passes % 80%
0.45 goals_prevented 0.45
Vancouver Whitecaps
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
13 Thomas Müller M 7.9 92' 1 – 3 40 (30%) 1
18 Édier Ocampo D 7.7 92' – – 1 59 (49%) 3
20 Andrés Cubas M 7.5 72' – – 1 71 (62%) 3
2 Mathías Laborda D 7.3 92' – – 2 89 (82%) 1
8 Oliver Larraz M 7.3 92' – – – 79 (74%) 5
6 Ralph Priso M 7.0 10' – – – 12 (8%) –
1 Yohei Takaoka G 6.7 92' – – – 18 (18%) –
28 Tate Johnson D 6.7 92' – – – 69 (62%) –
25 Ryan Gauld M 6.7 72' – – – 48 (44%) 3
7 Cheick Tidiane Sabaly F 6.7 20' – – 1 10 (8%) 1
33 Tristan Blackmon D 6.3 92' – – – 86 (80%) –
59 Jeevan Badwal M 6.3 82' – – – 39 (35%) 2
11 Emmanuel Sabbi F 6.3 20' – – 1 6 (5%) –
24 Brian White F 5.9 92' – – 3 14 (11%) 1
Los Angeles FC
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
33 Aaron Long D 7.9 92' – – – 36 (33%) 2
7 Son Heung-min F 7.7 92' 1 – 1 21 (15%) –
1 Hugo Lloris G 7.5 92' – – – 26 (15%) –
5 Ryan Porteous D 7.2 92' – – – 53 (45%) 1
24 Ryan Hollingshead D 6.9 92' – – – 39 (31%) 3
18 Jacob Shaffelburg F 6.7 72' – – – 11 (6%) 1
30 David Martínez Morales F 6.7 20' – – – 1 (1%) –
4 Eddie Segura M 6.6 92' – – 1 48 (42%) 3
11 Timothy Tillman M 6.6 72' – – – 40 (32%) 1
66 Mathieu Choinière M 6.3 92' – – 1 38 (32%) 2
8 Mark Delgado M 6.3 20' – – – 8 (6%) 1
99 Denis Bouanga F 6.2 92' – 1 – 20 (13%) –
23 Yevhen Cheberko D 6.0 92' – – – 42 (34%) 3
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Vancouver Whitecaps
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Los Angeles FC
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Last 1 meetings Vancouver Whitecaps · 0W 1D 0L

Match summary

The upcoming match between Vancouver Whitecaps and Los Angeles FC presents an intriguing clash in Major League Soccer. Vancouver has shown a solid home record, with a focus on defensive stability, averaging 1.5 goals conceded per game this season. In contrast, LAFC boasts a potent offense, leading the league with an average of 2.1 goals per match, primarily driven by their dynamic attacking trio. The match will likely hinge on Vancouver's ability to stifle LAFC's attack while capitalizing on set pieces, as they rank among the top teams in set-piece goals. Expect a tightly contested game with both teams aiming to assert their tactical styles.
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Home
48%
45%
Draw
26%
45%
Away
26%
10%

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Players in form

Vancouver Whitecaps
B. White 20 gls
Los Angeles FC
D. Bouanga 18 gls

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Head to Head: Vancouver Whitecaps vs Los Angeles FC

0 Vancouver Whitecaps Wins
1 Draws
0 Los Angeles FC Wins
Date Home Score Away
11 Oct 2026 Los Angeles FC 1 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
07 Nov A CF Montreal W 0 - 2
01 Nov H Seattle Sounders W 5 - 1
29 Oct H San Diego W 4 - 1
25 Oct A Colorado Rapids L 1 - 0
18 Oct A Austin W 1 - 2

Los Angeles FC — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
08 Nov A Seattle Sounders L 2 - 1
02 Nov H Minnesota United FC L 1 - 3
26 Oct H Los Angeles Galaxy D 2 - 2
17 Oct A New York City FC D 1 - 1
15 Oct H Austin W 3 - 1

Major League Soccer Standings

Eastern Conference

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1
Nashville SC
34 23 8 3 +46 77
2
Inter Miami
34 16 12 6 +21 60
3
New England Revolution
34 18 4 12 +8 58
4
Chicago Fire
34 16 7 11 +10 55
5
Charlotte
34 15 9 10 +15 54
6
Philadelphia Union
34 14 8 12 +14 50
7
Columbus Crew
34 14 5 15 +7 47
8
Orlando City SC
34 13 7 14 -15 46
9
FC Cincinnati
34 12 10 12 -8 46
10
New York Red Bulls
34 12 6 16 -14 42
11
New York City FC
34 10 12 12 +4 42
12
Toronto FC
34 9 12 13 -15 39
13
Atlanta United FC
34 9 6 19 -17 33
14
DC United
34 7 12 15 -22 33
15
CF Montreal
34 6 8 20 -32 26

Western Conference

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1
Vancouver Whitecaps
34 19 7 8 +40 64
2
FC Dallas
34 16 10 8 +11 58
3
St. Louis City
34 15 9 10 +11 54
4
San Jose Earthquakes
34 14 10 10 +6 52
5
Houston Dynamo
34 14 9 11 0 51
6
Los Angeles FC
34 12 11 11 +12 47
7
Portland Timbers
34 13 7 14 +1 46
8
Seattle Sounders
34 12 10 12 -2 46
9
Real Salt Lake
34 13 6 15 +1 45
10
Minnesota United FC
34 11 11 12 -2 44
11
Los Angeles Galaxy
34 11 11 12 -7 44
12
Colorado Rapids
34 12 7 15 -3 43
13
San Diego
34 9 11 14 -6 38
14
Austin
34 8 10 16 -23 34
15
Sporting Kansas City
34 7 5 22 -41 26

Los Angeles FC

Formation: 4-3-3 Coach: M. Dos Santos
1 Lloris
23 Cheberko
33 Long
5 Porteous
24 Hollingshead
11 Tillman
4 Segura
66 Choinière
99 Bouanga
7 Heung-min
18 Shaffelburg

Starting XI

# Player Pos
1 Hugo Lloris G
24 Ryan Hollingshead D
5 Ryan Porteous D
33 Aaron Long D
23 Yevhen Cheberko D
66 Mathieu Choinière M
4 Eddie Segura M
11 Timothy Tillman M
18 Jacob Shaffelburg F
7 Son Heung-min F
99 Denis Bouanga F

Substitutes

12 Thomas Hasal G
45 Kenny Nielsen D
91 Nkosi Tafari D
21 Ryan Raposo M
22 Jude Terry M
8 Mark Delgado M
19 Tyler Boyd F
17 Jeremy Ebobisse F
30 David Martínez Morales F

Vancouver Whitecaps

Formation: 4-2-3-1 Coach: Jesper Sorensen
1 Takaoka
28 Johnson
2 Laborda
33 Blackmon
18 Ocampo
20 Cubas
8 Larraz
25 Gauld
13 Müller
59 Badwal
24 White

Starting XI

# Player Pos
1 Yohei Takaoka G
18 Édier Ocampo D
33 Tristan Blackmon D
2 Mathías Laborda D
28 Tate Johnson D
8 Oliver Larraz M
20 Andrés Cubas M
59 Jeevan Badwal M
13 Thomas Müller M
25 Ryan Gauld M
24 Brian White F

Substitutes

32 Isaac Boehmer G
3 Sam Adekugbe D
41 Nikola Djordjevic D
43 Trevor Wright D
6 Ralph Priso M
26 Jean-Claude Ngando M
11 Emmanuel Sabbi F
19 Rayan Elloumi F
7 Cheick Tidiane Sabaly F

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