Vancouver Whitecaps vs Los Angeles FC Prediction: Both teams are in the mood for goals

Vancouver Whitecaps will be playing their final game against Los Angeles FC ahead of the playoffs. Vancouver qualified for the playoffs as they are currently in 6th place with 47 points, while Los Angeles FC are 2nd on the Western Conference table with 51 points. With no real ambitions for both sides, it will be down to who wants to finish with a positive result. The Whitecaps are coming off a goalless draw last week against Seattle Sounders, while Los Angeles beat Austin FC away from home in their last game.

Vancouver Whitecaps

The Whitecaps have done well to book their place in the forthcoming playoff tournament and now they face Los Angeles FC in the final game of the season. Their overall stats this season are 12 wins, 11 draws, and 10 defeats in 33 matches and they had 47 points in total.

The Whitecaps are unbeaten in their last 4 matches in a row after playing a goalless draw with Seattle Sounders in their last game.

Vancouver Whitecaps and Los Angeles FC played an exciting game in their last meeting, scoring 5 goals in total. Ranko Veselinovic, Brian White, and Ryan Gauld scored 3 goals for The Whitecaps, while Los Angeles FC only managed to get 2 goals before the end of 90 minutes.

Streaks

• No losses in 4 matches.
• More than 2.5 goals in 6/7 games.
• Both teams scored in 6/8 games.
• First to score in 4/5 games.
• More than 10.5 corners in 4/5 games.

Los Angeles FC

Los Angeles FC will be hoping to get a win over The Whitecaps after losing their previous meeting earlier in the season. They are coming off back-to-back wins against Minnesota United and Austin FC, which clearly proves they are not resting on their laurels despite qualifying for the playoffs.

Los Angeles FC ranks 2nd on the Western Conference table, with 51 points from 33 matches. Their overall stats were 14 wins, 9 draws, and 10 defeats, with a goal difference of 15 goals.

Los Angeles FC turned their poor form around by winning their last 2 games after going without a win in 3 games.

They played against Austin FC last week and won 4-2. Timothy Tillman, Denis Bouanga and Cristian Olivera were all on the scoresheet in that game.

Los Angeles FC will avoid losing this game after losing 3-2 to The Whitecaps in their previous meeting. The Whitecaps were 2-goals ahead in the 23rd minute before Denis Bouanga pulled a goal back and then Carlos Vela scored their second goal in the 68th minute, but they ultimately lost 3-2 at full time.

Streaks

• Without a clean sheet in 3 matches.
• Less than 4.5 cards in 7/8 matches.
• Less than 10.5 corners in 5/5 matches.

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps and Los Angeles FC have played 16 matches against each other in the past. Vancouver Whitecaps won 5 matches, while Los Angeles FC won 7 matches, and 4 matches ended in a draw.

Streaks

• Vancouver Whitecaps are without a clean sheet in 3 matches.
• More than 2.5 goals were scored in 8/10 matches.
• Less than 4.5 cards in 5/7 matches.

Analysis and Predictions

Los Angeles FC will be hoping to win this for ego's sake as they have already been beaten earlier in the season. Unfortunately, The Whitecaps are no pushover and we can expect them to fight back. The Whitecaps have scored and conceded in 7 of their last 8 games and 6 of those 8 games ended with more than 2 goals. Los Angeles FC have also been in the scoring mood lately after scoring a total of 9 goals in their last 2 matches.

• More than 3 Goals at 1.63 odds
• Draw FT at 3.70 Odds
• Correct Score 2-2 at 11.00 Odds