Vancouver Whitecaps vs Los Angeles FC Prediction

BC Place, Vancouver· E. Arreguin 02/08/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
74%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.30
SignalSOLIDModel57%RiskMediumGap-2.6%
Value Analysis
58%Trust
1X2
Home Win
1.95
SignalGOODModel54%RiskMediumGap+9.9%
Vancouver Whitecaps Rest
6 days
Los Angeles FC Rest
6 days

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
54%1.95
X
20%3.90
2
26%3.42
Double Chance
1X
74%1.30
X2
46%1.82
Both Teams to Score
Yes
61%1.50
No
39%2.46
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.6 + 1.17 = 2.77
Over 1.5
81%1.16
Over 2.5
63%1.53
Over 3.5
36%2.36
Under 1.5
19%5.05
Under 2.5
37%2.48
Under 3.5
64%1.59
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.5 + 4.2 = 9.8
Over 8.5
60%1.43
Over 9.5
47%1.70
Over 10.5
36%2.15
Under 8.5
40%2.59
Under 9.5
53%2.01
Under 10.5
64%1.62
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.2 + 2.6 = 4.8
Over 3.5
69%1.39
Over 4.5
51%1.92
Under 3.5
31%2.71
Under 4.5
49%1.80

Match Events

37'Son Heung-MinAssist: D. Bouanga
48'R. Hollingshead
56'R. Gauld
72'J. Shaffelburg IND. Martinez out
72'T. Tillman INM. Delgado out
72'A. Cubas INC. Sabaly out
72'R. Gauld INE. Sabbi out
76'T. Muller(Penalty)
82'J. Badwal INR. Priso out

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps
4-2-3-1Coach: Jesper Sorensen
Los Angeles FC
4-3-3Coach: Marc Dos Santos
Yohei Takaoka1Y. TakaokaYohei Takaoka
Édier Ocampo18É. OcampoÉdier Ocampo
Tristan Blackmon33T. BlackmonTristan Blackmon
Mathías Laborda2M. LabordaMathías Laborda
Tate Johnson28T. JohnsonTate Johnson
Oliver Larraz8O. LarrazOliver Larraz
Andrés Cubas20A. CubasAndrés Cubas
Jeevan Badwal59J. BadwalJeevan Badwal
Thomas Müller13T. MüllerThomas Müller
Ryan Gauld25R. GauldRyan Gauld
Brian White24B. WhiteBrian White
Hugo Lloris1H. LlorisHugo Lloris
Ryan Hollingshead24R. HollingsheadRyan Hollingshead
Ryan Porteous5R. PorteousRyan Porteous
Aaron Long33A. LongAaron Long
Yevhen Cheberko23Y. CheberkoYevhen Cheberko
Mathieu Choinière66M. ChoinièreMathieu Choinière
Eddie Segura4E. SeguraEddie Segura
Timothy Tillman11T. TillmanTimothy Tillman
Jacob Shaffelburg18J. ShaffelburgJacob Shaffelburg
Son Heung-min7S. Heung-minSon Heung-min
Denis Bouanga99D. BouangaDenis Bouanga

Vancouver Whitecaps Substitutes

32Isaac BoehmerG
3Sam AdekugbeD
41Nikola DjordjevicD
43Trevor WrightD
6Ralph PrisoM
26Jean-Claude NgandoM
11Emmanuel SabbiF
19Rayan ElloumiF
7Cheick Tidiane SabalyF

Los Angeles FC Substitutes

12Thomas HasalG
45Kenny NielsenD
91Nkosi TafariD
21Ryan RaposoM
22Jude TerryM
8Mark DelgadoM
19Tyler BoydF
17Jeremy EbobisseF
30David Martínez MoralesF

Match Stats

Vancouver WhitecapsLos Angeles FC
63%Ball Possession37%
10Corner Kicks1
1Yellow Cards1
20Total Shots3
5Shots on Goal1
7Shots off Goal2
14Shots Inside Box1
6Shots Outside Box2
8Blocked Shots0
12Fouls10
2Offsides3
0Goalkeeper Saves4
640Total Passes383
568Passes Accurate305
89%Pass Accuracy80%

Team Comparison

Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps
Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC
1653Elo Rating 1656
1.39Attack 1.26
1.36Defense 1.66
19%Hit Rate 23%
17.5Shots per Game 20.2
6.1Shots on Target 7.1
6.7Corners per Game 9.9
2.2Cards per Game 1.5

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend46% in H2H
📉Home Underperforming
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1 vs 0.4 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Based on 5 historical meetings

Vancouver Whitecaps 37%Draw 46%17% Los Angeles FC
2.67Avg Goals
46%BTTS Rate
61%Over 2.5

Recent Form

Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps
2W2D1L
26/07/2026
Minnesota United FCVancouver Whitecaps
00
D
23/07/2026
FC CincinnatiVancouver Whitecaps
43
L
14/07/2026
Cavalry FCVancouver Whitecaps
11
D
09/07/2026
Vancouver WhitecapsCavalry FC
41
W
24/05/2026
San DiegoVancouver Whitecaps
24
W
Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC
4W0D1L

Referee Profile

E. Arreguin · 10 matches analysed

4.2Avg Yellows
4.4Avg Cards
25.5Avg Fouls
Stricter than 39% of referees analysed

League Table

Major League Soccer 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps25154656:23+3349WLWLW
2Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo26135834:30+444DLWDD
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City26128645:36+944WWDWD
4FC DallasFC Dallas26128649:42+744DWWWD
5San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes26126846:38+842DWWDD
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC27118843:29+1441DLWDD
7Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids261131236:35+136DWDLW
8Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy27891034:42-833WDLWL
9Portland TimbersPortland Timbers26951247:48-132LLDWL
10San DiegoSan Diego26871144:44031DLLLW
11AustinAustin26791032:44-1230DWDDW
12Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake25851237:42-529LLLDL
13Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders2478928:33-529DDDDD
14Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC26781139:46-729LLLLD
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City25531729:63-3418LWLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps2556:2349
2Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo2634:3044
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City2645:3644
4FC DallasFC Dallas2649:4244
5San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes2646:3842
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC2743:2941
7Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids2636:3536
8Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy2734:4233
9Portland TimbersPortland Timbers2647:4832
10San DiegoSan Diego2644:4431
11AustinAustin2632:4430
12Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake2537:4229
13Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders2428:3329
14Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC2639:4629
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City2529:6318
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Vancouver Whitecaps vs Los Angeles FC Prediction

Our AI model has analysed this Major League Soccer fixture using team Elo ratings, recent form, projected goals and head-to-head history. The forecasts cover six independent markets - each probability is a separate model calculation, not derived from the match winner result.

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Vancouver Whitecaps and Los Angeles FC have met 5 times recently, averaging 2.67 goals per game in those meetings. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

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