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Major League Soccer | Gameweek 24
Aug 9, 2021 at 1am UK
The Home Depot Center
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LA Galaxy
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Vancouver

Cabral (32')
Araujo (5')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Preview: Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Vancouver Whitecaps - prediction, team news, lineups

:Headline: Preview: Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Vancouver Whitecaps - prediction, team news, lineups:
Sports Mole previews Monday's Major League Soccer clash between Los Angeles Galaxy and Vancouver Whitecaps, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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The Los Angeles Galaxy will look for their third consecutive victory when they host the Vancouver Whitecaps at Dignity Health Tennis Center on Sunday.

LA are coming off a 1-0 victory on Wednesday against Real Salt Lake, while the Whitecaps drew 2-2 with Minnesota United, their fourth straight game without a defeat.


Match preview

After going three games without a win, Greg Vanney and his team have steered their ship back on course with back-to-back victories as they sit only two points behind the Seattle Sounders and Sporting Kansas City for the top spot in the Western Conference.

The Galaxy controlled the tempo of their match on Wednesday from the start, putting Claret and Cobalt on their heels in an unusual 4-2-2-2 formation.

That win not only put them right in the thick of the race for first in the west, but it was also their third successive victory at home.

They seem to come alive offensively when they play at Dignity Health Tennis Center, scoring multiple goals in five of their home fixtures this year and losing only once.

The next little while will be filled with quick turnarounds for this team, so we will have to see what kind of impact that has, as LA have four days to rest heading into their match on Sunday before they play three games in nine days.

One of the most encouraging signs is that they have been able to find the back of the net without their star striker Chicharito lately, scoring five goals in their last two games.

After coming up empty-handed on so many occasions this season, the Caps are starting to earn some points and are currently on their longest unbeaten run of the season.

Last Saturday, they fought their way back from a 2-1 deficit to score late in injury time, salvaging a point against a solid Minnesota squad.

Even though they are at the bottom of the Western Conference with 15 points from 16 games, Marc Dos Santos will consider his side unlucky to be in the position they are.

It is hard to argue with him, as they have lost all but two of their games this year by a single goal while conceding five in injury time.

As bad as things have been at times for them, stringing together a couple of victories can get them out of their current predicament in a hurry, as they are only six points behind Real Salt Lake for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Three of their last four games have been against teams currently in a playoff position, so they will be feeling very good about their game heading into this weekend.

Los Angeles Galaxy Major League Soccer form:
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  • L
  • D
  • L
  • W
  • W

Vancouver Whitecaps Major League Soccer form:
  • D
  • L
  • W
  • D
  • D
  • D



Team News

Chicharito and Victor Vazquez are the only question marks for LA heading into this game, as both players missed their match earlier this week with undisclosed injuries.

Julian Araujo and Chicharito, were selected to play in the MLS All-Star game, while the club signed Serbian forward Dejan Joveljic from Wolfsberger AC in Austria to a four-year contract.

The Whitecaps could be missing Bruno Gaspar once again with a left ankle sprain, Andy Rose is still nursing a right hamstring issue and Maxime Crepeau could replace Thomas Hasal in goal after returning last week from the Gold Cup with Canada.

Cristian Dajome has three goals in his last two games, notching a brace against Minnesota last weekend, and he could be getting some help up front in the form of Lucas Cavallini.

The Caps made one move on the final day of the trade deadline on Thursday, signing 19-year-old midfielder Pedro Vite from Independiente del Valle, and he will be a part of this organization until 2025.

Los Angeles Galaxy possible starting lineup:
Bond; Araujo, Coulibaly, Steres, Villafana; Lletget, Aguirre; Alvarez, Dunbar; Acosta, Cabral

Vancouver Whitecaps possible starting lineup:
Crepeau; Brown, Veselinovic, Godoy, Gutierrez; Bikel, Metcalfe, Teibert; Dajome, Cavallini, Caicedo


We say: Los Angeles Galaxy 1-2 Vancouver Whitecaps

The Galaxy are an energetic team and an exciting one to watch who have been clinical in front of goal at home, but they have struggled against non-playoff teams this year, losing 4-0 to Dallas and losing once to the Caps.

Vancouver have shown a lot more poise near the end of their matches lately, and they have played the Galaxy tough all year, plus they will have had a whole week to rest and prepare for this game, and they should be getting some key contributors defensively and offensively back in the lineup.



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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
14New England RevolutionNew England3494213774-3731
15Chicago Fire3479184062-2230

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3463254178-3721
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