Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Los Angeles FC Prediction, 7/2/2022 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 6/29/2022

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Game: Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Los Angeles FC

Date: Saturday, July 2, 2022

Location: BC Place in Vancouver, BC

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Vancouver (+262) Los Angeles (-105)

BC Place is the venue where Carlos Vela and Los Angeles FC (10-3-3, 1st in Western Conference) will take on the Vancouver Whitecaps FC (6-3-8, 9th in Western Conference) on Saturday. The goaltenders protecting the net will be Thomas Hasal for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Maxime Crepeau for Los Angeles FC. The Whitecaps are priced at +262 while LAFC is at -105. The O/U is set at 2.75.

Vancouver played New England in their most recent match and walked away with a draw with a final of 0-0. The Whitecaps attempted 16 dribbles in this matchup and completed 7 of those attempts for a rate of 43.8%. When discussing the passing game, they earned a 92.3% passes received rate by connecting on 361 of the 391 passing attempts in their last match.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Vancouver walked away from the pitch at a 37.5% rate by putting 6 shots on target of 16 total shots. Vancouver sports an average of 1.06 goals per 90 min (18 goals in total) and are sitting with 6 assists in all games this season.

Brian White is a player who should impact this matchup for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He has 13 assists while tallying 6 yellow card warnings so far in his career. White has been a starter in 83 games so far in his pro soccer career and has 0.50 goals per 90 minutes. The forward representing the United States has racked up 39 goals in 7,062 mins played.

One more player who should impact this match is Cristian Dajome, the forward born in Colombia. Dajome has played 14,321 mins during 162 career starts and has been given 25 yellow cards. He has assisted on a goal 16 times so far in his career while he has scored 36 goals. He scores 0.23 goals per 90 so far in his career.

The guy protecting the net for Vancouver Whitecaps FC is Thomas Hasal. Hasal (8-4-12 record in his career) has tallied 5 shutouts, which leaves him with a 20.8% clean sheet percentage. The goalie hailing from Canada has had 122 shots sent in his direction in 24 career starts. His GA/90 is 1.91 (46 goals surrendered) and he has a save % of 64.8. Hasal has seen the pitch for 2,172 minutes and has earned 80 saves so far in his career.

For their last game, Los Angeles got the victory with a final of 2-0 against New York. They wrapped up this match by converting 311 of the 373 attempted passes earning a rate of 83.4%. LAFC ended the game with a 53.8% successful dribble percentage by completing 14 of the 26 dribbles they tried. Los Angeles connected on 5 shots on goal out of the team's 12 shots attempted which had them sitting at a 41.7% rate in their last game. Having earned a total of 32 goals and 16 assists for all their games, Los Angeles averages 2.00 goals and 1.00 assist per 90 min.

Carlos Vela will need to be on top of his game for Los Angeles FC. The forward representing Mexico has totaled 29,280 professional minutes while scoring 145 goals. He has accumulated 51 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 70 times. He scores 0.45 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 326 outings during his pro soccer career. Be sure to watch out for Cristian Arango, the forward hailing from Colombia. Arango has been handed 25 yellow cards in 10,819 minutes (116 starts). His goals per 90 min average during his pro soccer career is 0.39. He has tallied 47 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 9 times.

Maxime Crepeau will reside in front of the net for Los Angeles FC. During his pro soccer career, Crepeau has allowed 190 goals and has earned 437 saves in 134 starts. He has allowed 1.42 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 44-29-60. He has a save % of 71.3 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 25.4%. Crepeau has totaled 34 clean sheets while seeing 614 shots tried against him in 12,027 career minutes.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-105) and under the total goals

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