September 14, 2022 Sports Betting
It will be do-or-die time for the Vancouver Whitecaps , on Wednesday when they host the Los Angeles Galaxy to BC Place Stadium for their second MLS match of the year. The team is nine points out of the Western Conference playoff picture.
Los Angeles is still playing below the playoff line and is three points behind Real Salt Lake for seventh place, while Vancouver has lost its last three games, including its most recent defeat by the Colorado Rapids.
Betting Sites Vancouver Whitecaps vs Los Angeles Galaxy
Betting odds
| Team | Bet365 | Betway | 1xbet |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2.75 | 2.50 | 2.74 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2.40 | 2.49 | 2.35 |
Tips and Prediction
Although there are still four games left, the chances of Vancouver making the playoffs are minimal because the team has four teams to catch and will need to win at least three of those games.
Though they have less victories than the four teams above them and have the lowest goal differential of any MLS team this season, three wins in a row are unlikely to be enough to move them into a postseason position.
Vancouver took the lead after nine minutes on Saturday, giving coach Vanni Sartini the perfect start for his team. However, the Caps were unable to maintain that lead as the game went on because of the high altitude in Commerce City.
This squad lost that game for the seventh time in 2022 after scoring the first goal, and all of those lost points are now looming huge.
Home field advantage for the Whitecaps in 2021 proved to be a significant benefit, but so far this year, BC Place has had mixed results, with Vancouver winning three of their previous five domestic games there while losing both of those games by scores of three goals.
After being outscored 8-1 in their previous three games combined, this team has struggled to find quality in the final third due to their leading goal scorer’s maddening moment and a lack of discipline.
The Galaxy have not significantly improved or worsened their prospects of making the postseason after going undefeated for six games while drawing four of their previous five games. In each of their last three games, Greg Vanney’s team had to come back from a deficit late to avoid losing, and in the process, they were awarded three penalties.
This season, they have scored five times beyond the 90th minute while adding countless other goals in the final few seconds before stoppage time.
Los Angeles has scored eight times this season from the penalty spot, but a missed opportunity there could mean the difference between them making the playoffs or not. Chicharito’s Panenka penalty against Sporting Kansas City cost them two points, but John Pulskamp saved it with ease.
As his second season in command draws to a close, Vanney is still experimenting with a variety of systems in an effort to find the ideal recipe for this team’s success because LA doesn’t seem to have a distinct identity.
Even though LA has scored in seven straight MLS games, they haven’t looked secure defensively since the beginning of the year, giving up goals in eight straight regular-season games.
Conclusion
Los Angeles should have a clear advantage in the assault without Cavallini because they have many more match-winners available than the visiting team.
The Galaxy’s backline is missing several essential pieces, therefore we anticipate Vancouver to expose their defensive shortcomings on Wednesday and come away with a point, which will ultimately be of little use to either team.