Major League Soccer

Aug 14, 2022 at 3am UK

The Home Depot Center

LA Galaxy
5 - 2
Vancouver

Grandsir (12', 40'), Hernandez (20' pen.), Vazquez (30'), Alvarez (89')
Coulibaly (59'), Araujo (63'), Edwards (71'), DePuy (90+4')

FT(HT: 4-1)

Gauld (38'), Ricketts (70')
Veselinovic (68'), Dajome (72')
Dajome (79')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Los Angeles Galaxy and Vancouver Whitecaps, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy

Last Six:

Last Game: Kansas 4-2 LA Galaxy
Sunday, August 7 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
5	Colorado Rapids	23	1	30
6	Los Angeles Galaxy	23	-1	30
7	Vancouver Whitecaps	24	-5	30

We said: Los Angeles Galaxy 1-2 Vancouver Whitecaps

Both sides have endured inconsistent spells of form in recent weeks so a tight affair could be on the cards this weekend. However, considering Vancouver's recent record against LA Galaxy and the latter's defensive frailties, we can see the visitors coming away with all three points in California. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Los Angeles Galaxy win with a probability of 59.56%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for Vancouver Whitecaps had a probability of 18.71%.

The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles Galaxy win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.09%) and 2-1 (9.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.27%), while for a Vancouver Whitecaps win it was 0-1 (5.31%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Los Angeles Galaxy would win this match.

Result
Los Angeles Galaxy	Draw	Vancouver Whitecaps
59.56% ( -0.28)	21.73% ( 0.09)	18.71% ( 0.19)

Both teams to score 53.61% (

0.03)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

55.88% (

-0.12)

44.12% (

0.12)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

33.5% (

-0.12)

66.5% (

0.11)

Los Angeles Galaxy Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

85.57% (

-0.13)

14.43% (

0.13)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

57.63% (

-0.25)

42.36% (

0.24)

Vancouver Whitecaps Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.64% (

0.13)

37.35% (

-0.14)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.86% (

0.13)

74.14% (

-0.14)

Score Analysis

Los Angeles Galaxy 59.54%

Vancouver Whitecaps 18.71%

Draw 21.73%

Los Angeles Galaxy	Draw	Vancouver Whitecaps
1-0 @ 10.43% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 10.09% ( -0.04) 2-1 @ 9.95% ( -0) 3-0 @ 6.52% ( -0.06) 3-1 @ 6.42% ( -0.03) 3-2 @ 3.16% ( -0) 4-0 @ 3.15% ( -0.04) 4-1 @ 3.11% ( -0.03) 4-2 @ 1.53% ( -0.01) 5-0 @ 1.22% ( -0.02) 5-1 @ 1.2% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.77% Total : 59.54%	1-1 @ 10.27% ( 0.04) 0-0 @ 5.39% ( 0.03) 2-2 @ 4.9% ( 0.02) 3-3 @ 1.04% ( 0) Other @ 0.13% Total : 21.73%	0-1 @ 5.31% ( 0.05) 1-2 @ 5.06% ( 0.04) 0-2 @ 2.61% ( 0.03) 1-3 @ 1.66% ( 0.02) 2-3 @ 1.61% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.46% Total : 18.71%