LA Galaxy vs. Vancouver Whitecaps Prediction, Preview and Odds - 8/8/21
The Los Angeles Galaxy will be going for their third consecutive win when they face the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday night. The Galaxy are coming off a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake. The Whitecaps are coming off a 2-2 draw with Minnesota.
Vancouver is 5-1-4 in their last 10 games against Los Angeles.
Galaxy Trying To Move Into First Place In Conference Standings
The Galaxy are playing well at the moment and they’ve won two of their last three games, which has moved them within two points of Sporting Kansas City and the Seattle Sounders, who lead the Western Conference with 33 points. They will try to move into first place with a win over Vancouver, which will give them their third win in a row.
Los Angeles is one of the best offensive teams in the league, with 28 goals in 17 games. They scored a goal in their last game, with eight of their 14 shots on target.
Efrain Álvarez scored the lone goal for the Galaxy, while Sacha Kljestan picked up an assist.
Los Angeles isn’t as good defensively, with the team giving up 27 goals so far. They didn’t give up a goal in their last game and will need a similar effort if they want to get the win.
Whitecaps Going For Second Consecutive Win over Los Angeles
The Whitecaps picked up a surprising win over the Galaxy when they met last month, but they followed it up with three straight draws. They will try to put an end to their winless streak with a win over the Galaxy, which will give them their second straight win over the Galaxy and second win in three games against them.
Vancouver isn’t very good offensively, with 18 goals in 16 game. They scored two goals in their last game, with three of their 11 shots on target.
Cristián Dájome scored both goals for Vancouver, while Russell Teibert picked up an assist.
Vancouver has also struggled defensively, with the team giving up 27 goals so far. They gave up two goals in their last game and will need to do a better job if they want to win this game.
Side: Los Angeles Galaxy -155
Vancouver is the worst team in the conference and they haven’t won a game away from home. They aren’t good defensively and they’re going up against the team with the best home record in the league, which doesn’t bode well for them. The Galaxy have struggled defensively as well but they gave up only one goal in their last two games and won’t give the Whitecaps a lot of scoring opportunities in this game, so go with the Galaxy to pick up an easy win.
Total: Over 3
The Galaxy are averaging 1.64 goals per game and 1.88 goals per game at home. They averaged one goal per game in their last three games against the Whitecaps. With Vancouver giving up 2.12 goals per game on the road, the Galaxy will go over their average in this game. The Whitecaps are averaging 1.12 goals per game and 1.25 goals per game on the road. They averaged two goals per game in their last three games against the Galaxy. With Los Angeles giving up one goal per game at home, the Whitecaps will score enough goals to push the score over the total.
