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%