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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Los Angeles FC Prediction, 11/5/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 10/30/2023

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Game: Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Los Angeles FC

Date: Sunday, November 5, 2023

Location: BC Place in Vancouver, BC

TV: MLS Season Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Vancouver (+144) Los Angeles (+154)

The Whitecaps (12-12-10) will play Los Angeles FC (14-10-10) at BC Place on Sunday. LAFC is priced at +154 while the Whitecaps are at +144. The total is set at 2.5. The expected starting goalies are Yohei Takaoka for Vancouver and Maxime Crepeau for Los Angeles.

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The Whitecaps have given up 48 goals while relinquishing 1.41 goals per 90 minutes, and the opposition have a total of 147 SoT on them. They have amassed 8 clean sheets, giving them a rate of 23.5% over the course of the season. Vancouver is sitting with 66 yellow card warnings on the campaign in addition to 1 red card. The Whitecaps sit at 4th when it comes to goals expected with 54.6, and the squad's expected goals against are sitting at 43.1. This year, the squad averages 1.41 points per fixture (48 points) and are 13th in MLS with 34 assists. The team's goal differential is 7 with the help of 55 goals put in the net and 48 goals allowed. Vancouver Whitecaps FC has a total of 99 saves and they also hold a SV percentage of 67.3 so far this year.

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the year, LAFC has a save percentage of 70.5 (122 SoTA), and they also have a ranking of 8th in the league with 52 points. The LA Football Club sport an average of 1.53 pts per match while tallying 32 assists and 1 red card. Los Angeles FC has tallied 54 goals and their xG the year sits at 55.6. LAFC has earned a shut out % of 32.4% so far this season in addition to 73 yellow cards. This team's goals against/90 min is at 1.15 in addition to 83 saves, and they have earned 11 clean sheets. Los Angeles is 6th in the category of goals relinquished having 39, and the team's goal differential is sitting at 15.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Vancouver will be Yohei Takaoka. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.45 (107 total goals conceded) and his save percentage is .689. Takaoka (29-22-23 mark in his professional soccer career) has accumulated 16 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 21.6% clean sheet rate. Takaoka has defended the goal a total of 6,660 minutes and has 173 saves during his pro soccer career. The goalkeeper born in Japan has seen 251 shots sent his way in 74 starts.

Maxime Crepeau is expected to look after the net for Los Angeles. In his pro soccer career, Crepeau has surrendered 219 goals and has 511 saves in 161 starts. He has allowed 1.36 goals per 90 while earning a mark of 59-34-67. He has earned a save percentage of .709 and his clean sheet rate sits at 25.5%. Crepeau has racked up 41 shutouts while seeing 721 shots tried against him in 14,457 mins throughout his career.

Sergio Cordova is one player to keep an eye out for Vancouver. He has accounted for 4 assists while earning 10 yellow card warnings in his career. The forward hailing from Venezuela has 21 goals scored in 6,590 professional minutes. Cordova has started 65 matches thus far in his career and he accounts for 0.29 goals per 90 minutes.

Los Angeles features an attacker in Carlos Vela, who has been known to frustrate defenses. The forward representing Mexico has been on the field for 32,645 professional minutes and has scored 160 goals. He scores 0.44 goals per 90 mins and has started 365 matches so far in his pro soccer career. He has accumulated 52 yellow card warnings during his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 84 times.

Who will win tonight's MLS game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Vancouver (+144)

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