The LA Galaxy hosts the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. LA Galaxy is ninth in the conference table at 9-3-11 on 30 points with a goal difference of 0. LA Galaxy was defeated on the road 4-2 by Sporting Kansas City last Saturday. Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored a brace for LA Galaxy with goals in the 83rd' minute and in second-half stoppage time (90'+2') but LA gave up a winner to Sporting Kansas City three minutes after Hernandez's second goal and lost by the minimum.
LA Galaxy has lost six of its most recent eight matches with just two wins over that span. The Galaxy have lost six consecutive matches versus opponents in the Western Conference. Dejan Joveljic and Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez are the leading goal scorers for LA Galaxy with nine each. Samuel Grandsir, Raheem Edwards and Efrain Alvarez are the leaders in assists with three each.
The Vancouver Whitecaps are 11th in the conference table at 8-6-10 on 30 points with a goal difference of -12. Vancouver took all three points at home last Friday when defeating the Houston Dynamo 2-1.' Vancouver fell behind early when Houston scored in the sixth minute. Simon Becher scored an equalizer for the white caps in the 88th and Lucas Cavallini scored the winner in second-half stoppage time (90'+2').
Vancouver's come from behind victory last Friday was the first time the Whitecaps had won a match when trailing in the 88th minute or later. Lucas Cavallini is the leading goal scorer for Vancouver with eight, while Ryan Gauld and Brian White have scored three apiece. Cristian Dajom is the leader in assists with three while Deiber Caicedo and Gauld each have two.
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