Los Angeles Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Los Angeles Galaxy

DWWLLD ⚖

Los Angeles Galaxy enter this game coming off the back of a 0-0 MLS draw against Sporting Kansas City.

In that game, Los Angeles Galaxy had 53% possession and 8 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. For their opponents, Sporting Kansas City got 30 shots at goal with 11 on target.

Over their past 6 fixtures, Greg Vanney's Los Angeles Galaxy have scored a combined total of 8 times which gives them an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.33.

Vancouver Whitecaps

LLLWDL

After suffering a loss in their previous game against Real España in CONCACAF Champions League action, Vancouver Whitecaps will be hoping to turn things around here.

For Vancouver Whitecaps, goals were scored by Brian White (66') and Simon Becher (83').

Looking at their form, and Vancouver Whitecaps have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 10 goals in total. Defensively, Vancouver Whitecaps certainly have room for improvement.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 08/11/2020 tells us that Los Angeles Galaxy have won 2 of these & Vancouver Whitecaps 3, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.

An aggregate of 21 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 9 for The Galactics and 12 being from Caps. That is an average goals per game value of 3.5.

The previous league contest between these sides was MLS match day 44 on 15/09/2022 which finished with the scoreline of Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 Los Angeles Galaxy.

On that day, Vancouver Whitecaps managed 32% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The scorers were Ryan Gauld (57'), Pedro Vite (68') and Tosaint Ricketts (86').

On the other side, Los Angeles Galaxy got 12 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.

The referee was Fotis Bazakos.

ℹ️ Team News: Los Angeles Galaxy

Douglas Costa (Calf Injury) and Chicharito (Muscle Injury) will not be taking part for Los Angeles Galaxy manager Greg Vanney.

It’s our opinion that The Galactics may well line up in a 4-2-3-1 system for this one, handing starts to Jonathan Bond, Kelvin Leerdam, Martin Caceres, Jalen Neal, Raheem Edwards, Ricard Puig, Gaston Brugman, Tyler Boyd, Efrain Alvarez, Marco Delgado and Dejan Joveljic.

📰 Team News: Vancouver Whitecaps

With a completely injury-free group available to choose from, the Vancouver Whitecaps manager Vanni Sartini does not have any fitness worries to speak of ahead of this game.

It’s our belief that Caps will likely make use of a 4-3-3 system, giving starts to Yohei Takaoka, Javain Brown, Ranko Veselinovic, Tristan Blackmon, Ryan Raposo, Julian Gressel, Andres Cubas, Brian White, Cristian Dajome, Sergio Cordova and Ryan Gauld.

💡 Prediction

We’re of the view that Vancouver Whitecaps have the ability to get a goal against this Los Angeles Galaxy outfit, however it probably shouldn’t be enough to avoid defeat.

Our tip is for both teams to score in a 2-1 victory for Los Angeles Galaxy after 90 minutes. Definitely a tough call.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 03:13 15/03/2023