Major League Soccer · Matchday 18

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:30:00 UTCBC PlaceMatchday 18

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Vancouver Whitecaps 39%Draw 34%Los Angeles FC 27%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Vancouver WhitecapsLos Angeles FC
62Possession38
2.19Expected goals (xG)0.26
20Shots5
5Shots on target1
7Shots off target3
8Blocked shots1
14Shots inside box1
6Shots outside box4
10Corners1
2Offsides3
14Fouls10
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
0Saves4
649Passes404
576Accurate passes326
89Pass accuracy81

Match events

  • 37'Heung-min Son (assist Denis Bouanga)
  • 48'Ryan Hollingshead
  • 56'Ryan Gauld
  • 71'Jacob Shaffelburg David Martínez
  • 72'Timothy Tillman Marky Delgado
  • 72'Andrés Cubas Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly
  • 72'Ryan Gauld Emmanuel Sabbi
  • 76'Thomas Müller · penalty
  • 82'Jeevan Badwal Ralph Priso

Vancouver Whitecaps · Los Angeles FC

Starting XI · as it playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Vancouver Whitecaps4-5-1
137.5Müller
336.5Blackmon
206.572'Cubas
16.5Takaoka
246.5White
86.5Larraz
256.272'Gauld
26.5Laborda
186.5Vidal
286.5Johnson
596.582'Badwal
Los Angeles FC5-2-3
16.5Lloris
77.5Son
246.2Hollingshead
336.5Long
56.5Porteous
46.5Segura
997.3Bouanga
116.572'Tillman
186.571'Shaffelburg
666.5Choinière
236.5Cheberko

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Vancouver Whitecaps

  • 13Thomas Müller7.5
  • 33Tristan Blackmon6.5
  • 20Andrés Cubas6.5
  • 1Yohei Takaoka6.5
  • 24Brian White6.5
  • 8Oliver Larraz6.5
  • 25Ryan Gauld6.2
  • 2Mathías Laborda6.5
  • 18Édier Ocampo Vidal6.5
  • 28Tate Johnson6.5
  • 59Jeevan Badwal6.5

Los Angeles FC

  • 1Hugo Lloris6.5
  • 7Heung-min Son7.5
  • 24Ryan Hollingshead6.2
  • 33Aaron Long6.5
  • 5Ryan Porteous6.5
  • 4Eddie Segura6.5
  • 99Denis Bouanga7.3
  • 11Timothy Tillman6.5
  • 18Jacob Shaffelburg6.5
  • 66Mathieu Choinière6.5
  • 23Yevhen Cheberko6.5
Vancouver WhitecapsTale of the tapeLos Angeles FC
4-5-1Formation5-2-3
34 ptsTable34 pts
+21Goal difference+15
1Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head4 previous meetings

Vancouver Whitecaps 1W3D0W Los Angeles FC

Goals 65

  • 2026-08-01Vancouver Whitecaps11Los Angeles FC
  • 2025-11-23Vancouver Whitecaps22Los Angeles FC
  • 2025-06-30Los Angeles FC01Vancouver Whitecaps

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

This seasonother meeting

Where they standIn a 30-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Vancouver Whitecaps171043+2134
Los Angeles FC201046+1534
Vancouver Whitecaps v Los Angeles FC — Major League Soccer | Factlen