Vancouver Whitecaps vs LA Galaxy

10 September 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Brian White 8’
  • Ryan Gauld 57’
  • Bruno Quiñonez 90’ (pen)

Match summary

Vancouver Whitecaps won comfortably, 3-0 at home to LA Galaxy. Vancouver Whitecaps led 1-0 at half-time.

Brian White put Vancouver Whitecaps ahead in the 8th minute, Ryan Gauld made it 2-0 in the 57th minute, and Bruno Quiñonez made it 3-0 from the penalty spot in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: Vancouver Whitecaps created 2.23 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to LA Galaxy's 0.66 from 10.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
18 Shots 10
9 Shots on target 5
7 Corners 5
105 Attacks 90
66 Dangerous attacks 40
473 Passes 495
88.4% Pass accuracy 88.9%
26 Tackles 16
11 Fouls 13
1 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Vancouver Whitecaps LA Galaxy
Kick-off
Corner
4’
Brian WhiteShot on target
6’
Emmanuel SabbiShot on target
7’
Brian WhiteRight foot shot1-0 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
8’
Corner
14’
15’
Robert TaylorShot on target
18’
Pablo RuízShot on target
18’
Kyogo FuruhashiShot on target
Corner
20’
Cheick Tidiane SabalyThomas Müller
27’
27’
Corner
Ryan GauldShot on target
29’
Cheick Tidiane SabalyShot on target
31’
32’
Kyogo FuruhashiShot on target
Corner
43’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Ryan GauldShot on target
49’
Ryan GauldShot on target
50’
Corner
53’
55’
Marco ReusKyogo Furuhashi
55’
Erik ThommyLucas Sanabria
55’
Sergi RobertoIsaiah Parente
Ryan GauldLeft foot shot2-0 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
57’
Corner
65’
Corner
68’
69’
John NelsonJulián Aude
70’
Corner
Aleksa CvetkovićRyan Gauld
72’
Bruno QuiñonezEmmanuel Sabbi
72’
74’
Sergi RobertoArgument
74’
Justin HaakFoul
84’
Harbor MillerShot on target
84’
Corner
84’
Corner
87’
Carlos GarcésRobert Taylor
87’
Corner
Yadaly DiabyOliver Larraz
88’
Rayan ElloumiBrian White
88’
89’
Carlos GarcésFoul
Bruno QuiñonezPenalty3-0 (Vancouver Whitecaps)
90’
Yadaly DiabyFoul
90+2’
Full-time3-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.23 0.66 8’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), 1-0 8’ 57’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), 2-0 57’ 90’ Bruno Quiñonez (Vancouver Whitecaps), 3-0 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.23 0.66 8’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), 1-0 White 8’ 57’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), 2-0 Gauld 57’ 90’ Bruno Quiñonez (Vancouver Whitecaps), 3-0 Quiñonez 90’
Vancouver Whitecaps 2.23 xGLA Galaxy 0.66 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 LA Galaxy attacking Vancouver Whitecaps attacking 
90’ Bruno Quiñonez (Vancouver Whitecaps), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 6’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 15’ Robert Taylor (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 49’ Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 49’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 18’ Kyogo Furuhashi (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 64’ Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 50’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 84’ Harbor Miller (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 68’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.07 xG, goal 29’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 57’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 2’ Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Pablo Ruíz (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Kyogo Furuhashi (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 7’ Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 84’ John Nelson (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Hirving Lozano (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Pablo Ruíz (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Pablo Ruíz (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Hirving Lozano (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Bruno Quiñonez (Vancouver Whitecaps), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 6’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 15’ Robert Taylor (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 49’ Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.21 xG, off target 49’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 18’ Kyogo Furuhashi (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 64’ Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 50’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 84’ Harbor Miller (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 68’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), set piece, 0.07 xG, goal 29’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 57’ Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 2’ Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Pablo Ruíz (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Kyogo Furuhashi (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ John Nelson (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Emmanuel Sabbi (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Tristan Blackmon (Vancouver Whitecaps), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (Vancouver Whitecaps), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Hirving Lozano (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Pablo Ruíz (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Pablo Ruíz (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Hirving Lozano (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Takaoka
Johnson
Laborda
Blackmon
Ocampo
Larraz 88’
Cubas
Gauld 72’
Müller 27’
Sabbi 72’
White 88’
LA Galaxy 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Marcinkowski
Aude 69’
Glesnes
Haak
Miller
Parente 55’
Ruíz
Taylor 87’
Lozano
Sanabria 55’
Furuhashi 55’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Yohei Takaoka
90′ 4 0 35 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Édier Ocampo
90′ 1 4 – 5 1 42 1 – – –
Mathías Laborda
90′ 1 – – 3 1 59 1 – – –
Tristan Blackmon
90′ 2 1 – 7 2 79 1 – – –
Tate Johnson
90′ 2 1 – 8 1 62 1 – – –
Midfielders9 players
Oliver Larraz Taken off
88′ – – 34 1 0.05 4 – 5 – 1 –
Andrés Cubas
90′ – – 46 1 0.01 7 2 8 2 – –
Ryan Gauld Taken off
72′ 1 – 43 5 0.39 3 – 5 – 1 –
Thomas Müller Taken off
27′ – 1 10 1 0.10 – – 1 – 1 –
Emmanuel Sabbi Taken off
72′ – – 22 2 0.16 1 – 6 3 2 –
Cheick Tidiane Sabaly Came on as a substitute
63′ – – 13 1 0.01 2 – 3 1 1 –
Bruno Quiñonez Came on as a substitute
18′ 1 – 3 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Aleksa Cvetković Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 3 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Yadaly Diaby Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – 1 – 1 – –
Forwards2 players
Brian White Taken off
88′ 1 – 3 2 0.42 0.12 1 – – 14 –
Rayan Elloumi Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – 0.00 – 1 1 1 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.