LA Galaxy (5-9-7, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (7-7-7, ninth in the Western Conference)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Vancouver -130, Los Angeles +301, Draw +302; over/under is 3.5 goals
Cristian Espinoza scored on a first-half penalty kick and assisted on a second-half goal by Miguel Trauco to lead the San Jose Earthquakes to a 2-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders.
Pedro Vite scored in the first minute and Sergio Córdova accounted for the only goal of the second half to lead the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 2-1 victory over Austin FC.
Danny Musovski and Anderson Julio scored second-half goals as Real Salt Lake came from two scores down to earn a 2-2 draw with Sporting Kansas City, upping its unbeaten streak on the road to 11 in all competitions.
The Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids finished off a scoreless draw in a match that began on July 4 before being abandoned due to thunderstorms.
BOTTOM LINE: The LA Galaxy visit the Vancouver Whitecaps after playing to a draw in three straight road games.
The Whitecaps are 6-7-6 in conference games. Brian White leads the seventh-ranked scoring team in the MLS with seven goals. The Whitecaps have scored 34.
The Galaxy are 4-5-7 against Western Conference teams. The Galaxy are fifth in the Western Conference with 102 shots on goal, averaging 4.9 per game.
Saturday’s game is the second time these teams match up this season. The last meeting finished tied 1-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: White has seven goals and three assists for the Whitecaps. Ryan Gauld has scored five goals over the last 10 games.
Tyler Boyd has four goals and one assist for the Galaxy. Preston Judd has scored two goals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Whitecaps: 4-4-2, averaging 1.9 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 5.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.
Galaxy: 3-3-4, averaging 1.3 goals, 5.1 shots on goal and 4.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Whitecaps: Javain Brown (injured), Julian Gressel (injured), Ali Ahmed (injured), Mathias Laborda (injured).
Galaxy: Memo Rodriguez (injured), Chicharito (injured), Martin Caceres (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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