On the 15th of September, Vancouver Whitecaps and LA Galaxy will play a match in Vancouver in a Major League Soccer match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. Vancouver Whitecaps sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Colorado Rapids. Brian White struck first for Vancouver Whitecaps in the 9th minute, but Gyasi Zardes got the equalizer for Colorado Rapids in the 21st minute Finally they completed the comback in the 33rd minute on a penalty goal by Rubio Kostner to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 8th placed LA Galaxy is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Nashville SC. Hany Mukhtar scored the first goal for Nashville SC in the 29th minute on a penalty, but Riqui Puig got the equalizer for LA Galaxy in the 9th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty earning LA Galaxy at least a draw. LA Galaxy is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Dignity Health Sports Park, LA Galaxy won by a score of 5 to 2. Samuel Grandsir scored the first goal for LA Galaxy in the 12th minute, then Javier Hernández added another in the 20th minute from the penalty spot.
LA Galaxy is fortunate enough to have Javier Hernández in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Vancouver Whitecaps’s most prolific scorer has been Ryan Gauld. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.