Pick details
| MATCHUP | Los Angeles FC | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 7-3-5 | 10-3-3 |
| Where | BC Place, Vancouver | |
| When | Saturday, August 1, 2026 | |
| Time | 07:30 PM EDT | |
| TV | Apple TV | |
Vancouver Whitecaps Preview
Vancouver has 33 points this season with a 10-3-3 record, and sits in 1st place of the Western Conference. They have a 7-1-0 home record and a 3-2-2 away record. Vancouver is coming off a 0-0 draw against Minnesota on the road, where they had 64% possession of the ball and 11 total shots, 5 of them on target. They had 88% completed passes, and fewer expected goals, with 0.46 compared to Minnesota’s 0.97.
Vancouver is scoring 2.31 goals per game, which ranks 3rd in MLS, while allowing 1.00 goals per game, which ranks 1st in MLS. Brian White is Vancouver’s top scorer with 10 goals, followed by Sebastian Berhalter with 6 goals and Thomas Müller with 4 goals. Sebastian Berhalter is Vancouver’s top passer, with 5 assists.
Los Angeles FC Preview
LAFC has 33 points this season with a 10-5-3 record, and sits in 2nd place of the Western Conference. They have a 6-2-1 home record and a 3-2-3 away record. LAFC is coming off a 4-0 win against Sporting KC at home, where they had 46% possession of the ball and 8 total shots, 5 of them on target. They had 92% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 1.38 compared to Sporting KC’s 0.56.
LAFC is scoring 1.89 goals per game, which ranks 6th in MLS, while allowing 1.00 goals per game, which ranks 2nd in MLS. Denis Bouanga is LAFC’s top scorer with 10 goals, followed by David Martínez with 6 goals and Heung-Min Son with 3 goals. Heung-Min Son is LAFC’s top passer, with 8 assists.
LAFC vs Vancouver Whitecaps Prediction
Both teams are tied 2-2-2 in their last six overall meetings and LAFC is 3-1-3 in its last 7 visits in Vancouver. Over is 7-2 in their last 9 overall meetings and 4-0 in their last 4 meetings in Vancouver.
In this LAFC vs Vancouver Whitecaps Prediction, Vancouver is coming as -145 home favorites. Both teams have the exact same number of points this season but we still get the team that has been winless in its last three games as -145 favorites, while the other team has four straight wins and is a +320 underdog. Those two teams have the best defenses in the MLS this season and LAFC has lost only once in its last 7 visits in Vancouver. Take LAFC by +0.5 goals in this one.
