Los Angeles FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps: Analysis and Prediction

In MLS, on June 25 at 04:30 AM (CEST), Los Angeles FC and Vancouver Whitecaps will face each other at Gibbo Stadium. Los Angeles FC has the opportunity to take a considerable lead in the Western Conference, while Vancouver Whitecaps have never won away from home this season.

Los Angeles FC:
In the last match, Los Angeles FC defeated Seattle Sounders with a score of 1-0.
In the last 5 matches, they have won 2 times, lost 2 times, and drawn once. They have scored an average of 0.6 goals per match and conceded 1.2 goals.
In this MLS season, they have won 9 times, lost 3 times, and drawn 5 times. They have scored an average of 1.53 goals per match and conceded 0.94 goals.
In the last 4 league matches, at least 1 goal has been scored in the first half.
They have not lost and at least 1 goal has been scored in the first half in 11 of their last 12 home matches in the MLS.

Vancouver Whitecaps:
In the last match, Vancouver Whitecaps drew 1-1 against Cincinnati.
In the last 5 matches, they have won 2 times, lost once, and drawn twice. They have scored an average of 2.2 goals per match and conceded 1.4 goals.
This season, they have won 5 times, lost 5 times, and drawn 7 times. They have scored an average of 1.59 goals per match and conceded 1.24 goals.
In their last 7 away matches, both teams have scored.
They have not won in their last 15 away matches in the league, and in their last 10 away matches, at least one goal has been scored in the first half in 9 occasions.

Head-to-Head:
In the last match on July 3, 2022, Vancouver Whitecaps defeated Los Angeles FC at home with a score of 1-0.
In the last 5 matches between the two teams, Los Angeles FC has won once, Vancouver Whitecaps has won twice, and there have been 2 draws.
Los Angeles FC has scored an average of 1.4 goals per match, while Vancouver Whitecaps has also scored an average of 1.4 goals per match.

Possible Lineups:

Los Angeles FC
McCarthy; Hollingshead, Duenas, Chiellini, Palacios; Bogusz, Sanchez, Cifuentes; Biuk, Vela, Bouanga

Vancouver Whitecaps
Takaoka; Blackmon, Veselinovic, Laborda; Raposo, Cubas, Schopf, Martins; Gauld; White, Vite

Los Angeles FC is favored, considering their top position in the league standings and their good form shown in home matches. On the other hand, Vancouver Whitecaps will seek to break their negative streak away from home and achieve a positive result.

According to Betmines predictions, Los Angeles FC will win, and there will be at least 1 goal scored in the first half.