Major League Soccer · 2026Sat, 1 Aug 2026, 23:30 UTCScheduledBC PlacePre-match analysis

Vancouver Whitecaps

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Los Angeles FC

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Vancouver Whitecaps's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. A second useful context is: Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Vancouver Whitecaps show a distinct attacking-volume record

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Vancouver Whitecaps's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

17.5 shots/match▲ShotsVancouver Whitecaps · Los Angeles FC13.9 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Vancouver Whitecaps	Los Angeles FC	Baseline
Shots	17.5 shots/match	13.9 shots/match	13 shots/match
Shots against	8.33 shots/match	12.5 shots/match	12.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Both teams have elevated corners records

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Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.33 corners/match▲CornersVancouver Whitecaps · Los Angeles FC5.82 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	Vancouver Whitecaps	Los Angeles FC	Baseline
Corners	5.33 corners/match	5.82 corners/match	4.78 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Vancouver Whitecaps have recorded the higher season possession share.

54.9%▲PossessionVancouver Whitecaps · Los Angeles FC46.4%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.5 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Vancouver Whitecaps	Los Angeles FC	Baseline
Possession	54.9%	46.4%	50%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Vancouver Whitecaps favored in 8 of 14 directional metrics · Los Angeles FC in 1 · 5 too close

2.47 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 15/171.76 goals/match

1.07 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 15/171.06 goals/match

2.4 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 12/141.25 xG/match

0.97 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 12/141.24 xG/match

17.5 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 15/1713.9 shots/match

8.33 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 15/1712.5 shots/match

6.8 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 15/174.76 shots/match

3 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 15/173.94 shots/match

54.9%Possessionseason · 15/1746.4%

5.33 corners/matchCornersseason · 15/175.82 corners/match

3.27 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 15/175.24 corners/match

2.8 cards/matchCardsseason · 5/32 cards/match

15.4 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 15/1711.5 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

33%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 15/17▲59%

87%Scoring frequencyseason · 15/1788%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Vancouver Whitecaps81.7

Los Angeles FC21.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Vancouver Whitecaps95

Los Angeles FC66.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Vancouver Whitecaps96.1

Los Angeles FC75

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Vancouver Whitecaps95

Los Angeles FC85

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Vancouver Whitecaps81.7

Los Angeles FC30

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 59%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Vancouver Whitecaps70

Los Angeles FC81.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Vancouver Whitecaps90.4

Los Angeles FC62.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

2.2 goals/match▲Goals scored5/52 goals/match

2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲1.2 goals/match

1.6 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲1.74 xG/match

16.2 shots/matchShots5/515.6 shots/match

6.4 shots/match▲Shots on target5/54.8 shots/match

55.6%Possession5/545.8%

4 corners/matchCorners5/57 corners/match

—Cards2/0—

13.4 fouls/matchFouls5/59 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

2.3 goals/match▲Goals scored10/101.5 goals/match

1.4 goals/match▲Goals allowed10/101.6 goals/match

2.38 xG/match▲Expected goals10/101.25 xG/match

19.2 shots/match▲Shots10/1013.4 shots/match

7.1 shots/match▲Shots on target10/104.5 shots/match

53.8%Possession10/1045.7%

5.5 corners/matchCorners10/105.9 corners/match

—Cards2/0—

15.5 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

15 / 17 matches

2.47 goals/match▲Goals scored15/171.76 goals/match

1.07 goals/matchGoals allowed15/171.06 goals/match

2.4 xG/match▲Expected goals12/141.25 xG/match

17.5 shots/match▲Shots15/1713.9 shots/match

6.8 shots/match▲Shots on target15/174.76 shots/match

54.9%Possession15/1746.4%

5.33 corners/matchCorners15/175.82 corners/match

2.8 cards/matchCards5/32 cards/match

15.4 fouls/matchFouls15/1711.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

8 / 8 matches

2.63 goals/match▲Goals scored8/81.5 goals/match

0.5 goals/match▲Goals allowed8/81.13 goals/match

3.02 xG/match▲Expected goals6/71.31 xG/match

18.4 shots/match▲Shots8/814 shots/match

7 shots/match▲Shots on target8/85.13 shots/match

53.5%Possession8/847.9%

6.38 corners/matchCorners8/85.63 corners/match

—Cards2/1—

16.6 fouls/matchFouls8/810.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

10 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/19.88 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples15 / 17home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

Freshness10 daysfrom nearest prior match

Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 1 Aug 2026, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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What the record shows

Vancouver Whitecaps show a distinct attacking-volume record

Both teams have elevated corners records

The teams have contrasting possession records

Values, percentiles and samples

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Last 5

Last 10

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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