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Vancouver Whitecaps vs Los Angeles Galaxy – Lineups & Match Details

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1. Goals: S. Adekugbe (3'), Gabriel Pec (39'), B. White (87'). Vancouver Whitecaps had 51% possession against Los Angeles Galaxy's 49%. Shots on target: 4-2.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 2

Sunday, 2 March 2025

Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy

Referee: Drew Fischer, Canada

Lineups

Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps4-3-3
Y. Takaoka1Y. TakaokaG
M. Laborda2M. LabordaD
R. Veselinovic4R. VeselinovicD
T. Blackmon33T. BlackmonD
S. Adekugbe3S. AdekugbeD
P. Vite45P. ViteM
A. Cubas20A. CubasM
S. Berhalter16S. BerhalterM
J. Nelson7J. NelsonF
B. White24B. WhiteF
R. Gauld25R. GauldF

Substitutes

14D. RiosF
13R. Priso-MbongueM
32I. BoehmerG
22A. AhmedD
26J. NgandoM
28T. JohnsonD
12B. HalbouniD
52N. Fleuriau
18E. OcampoD
Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy4-4-2
N. Micovic1N. MicovicG
C. Garces25C. GarcesD
Zanka5ZankaD
M. Yoshida4M. YoshidaD
J. Nelson14J. NelsonD
Gabriel Pec11Gabriel PecM
E. Wynder22E. WynderM
E. Cerrillo6E. CerrilloM
D. Fagundez7D. FagundezM
L. Sanabria8L. SanabriaF
M. Berry27M. BerryF

Substitutes

16I. ParenteM
15E. ZavaletaD
77J. McCarthyG
17C. RamirezF
24R. RamosF
3J. AudeD
26H. MillerD
21T. LepleyF
18M. ReusM

Match Events

3'G

S. Adekugbe

18'Y

Gabriel Pec

32'S

S. Adekugbe

Substitution 1

35'Y

S. Berhalter

39'G

Gabriel Pec

Assist: Miguel Berry

41'Y

E. Cerrillo

46'S

C. Garcés

Substitution 1

52'Y

D. Fagundez

62'S

J. Nelson

Substitution 2

62'S

S. Berhalter

Substitution 3

71'S

Miguel Berry

Substitution 2

71'S

E. Wynder

Substitution 3

75'S

L. Sanabria

Substitution 4

78'Y

É. Ocampo

86'S

R. Gauld

Substitution 4

87'Y

B. White

87'G

B. White

Assist: P. Vite

90'+3S

J. Nelson

Substitution 5

Statistics

Vancouver Whitecaps
51%49%
Los Angeles Galaxy
1.89Expected Goals (xG)0.41
15Total Shots6
4Shots on Target2
6Corners1
8Fouls10
0Offsides1
87Pass Accuracy (%)86
3Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Vancouver Whitecaps host Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday, 2 March 2025. The kick-off time is 22:00 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Vancouver Whitecaps go into the match 2nd in the table; Los Angeles Galaxy sit 14th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Vancouver Whitecaps have taken 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Los Angeles Galaxy have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 22 Sept 2024: Vancouver Whitecaps 2-4 Los Angeles Galaxy; 14 Apr 2024: Vancouver Whitecaps 1-3 Los Angeles Galaxy; 16 Jul 2023: Vancouver Whitecaps 4-2 Los Angeles Galaxy. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1. Vancouver Whitecaps scored through S. Adekugbe 3', B. White 87'. Los Angeles Galaxy replied with Gabriel Pec 39'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 87 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Vancouver Whitecaps held 51% of the ball against 49% for Los Angeles Galaxy. Shots on target finished 4-2. Expected goals read 1.89 for Vancouver Whitecaps, 0.41 for Los Angeles Galaxy.

Verdict

The win nudges Vancouver Whitecaps forward and leaves Los Angeles Galaxy with work to do. Vancouver Whitecaps sat 2nd and Los Angeles Galaxy 14th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.