LA Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC Prediction, 9/21/2024 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: LA Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024
Location: Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA
TV: AppleTV
The Whitecaps (13-7-8) are traveling to Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Galaxy (16-7-7). The expected starting goalies will be John McCarthy for LA and Yohei Takaoka for Vancouver.
LA has given up 44 goals while conceding 1.47 G/90, and the other team have earned 162 SoT against them. They have 7 clean sheets, which gives them a rate of 23.3% the year. LA has tallied 53 yellow cards so far this season and 3 red cards. The Galaxy have a rank of 1st in the category of goals expected with 55.3, and their xGA are 48.8. On the year, this club has an average of 1.83 points per contest (55 points) and also have a rank of 4th in the league with 44 assists. This team's goal differential is 15 because of 59 goals put in the net and also 44 goals conceded. The LA Galaxy have compiled 118 saves and hold a SV percentage of 75.3 the season.
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The Whitecaps average 1.64 pts per match while tallying 33 assists and 2 red cards. The Whitecaps have a shut out % of 25.0% on the year and 51 yellow cards. Vancouver ranks 8th when talking about goals surrendered having 36, and the goal difference is 11. the year, the Whitecaps have a save rate of 68.9 (106 shots on target against), and they also are ranked 9th in soccer with 46 points. Their goals against per 90 is currently at 1.29 in addition to 69 saves, and they have accumulated 7 clean sheets. Vancouver Whitecaps FC has tallied 47 goals and their xG on the campaign is currently at 43.1.
The guy protecting the net for LA is John McCarthy. McCarthy (71-46-51 record in his career) has accounted for 51 shutouts, which gives him a 30.4% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from the United States has seen 717 shots attempted against him in 168 starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.23 (208 total goals given up) and he has a save percentage of 73.6. McCarthy has seen the pitch a total of 15,181 mins and is sitting with 515 stops so far in his career.
Yohei Takaoka will look after the goal for Vancouver. Thus far in his career, Takaoka has allowed 208 goals and has 452 stops in 213 starting assignments. He has allowed 1.21 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 93-56-64. He sports a save % of 69.7 and his clean sheet rate sits at 29.1%. Takaoka has recorded 62 shutouts while defending 656 shots against him in 19,119 career minutes.
Marco Delgado is one man who can be a difference maker for LA. Delgado has had a starting assignment in 269 matchups in his career while he scores 0.08 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder from the United States has earned 22 goals scored in 23,699 professional minutes played. He has totaled 23 assists while tallying 2 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career.
Vancouver has playmaker in Levonte Johnson, who has been known to frustrate defenses. He currently averages 0.00 G/90 and has been a starter in 6 games so far in his career. The forward who is from Canada has played 631 professional minutes and he has scored 0 goals. He has accumulated 0 yellow card warnings in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 0 times.
Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Vancouver
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