LA Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps Prediction, 7/4/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 6/30/2025

Game: LA Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps

Date: Friday, July 4, 2025

Location: Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA

TV: MLS Season Pass

Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA is the location where the Whitecaps (11-5-3) will try to defeat the Galaxy (1-6-13) on Friday. The Galaxy are priced at +220 and the Whitecaps are at -275. The total is 3. The goalies expected to start will be Novak Micovic for LA and Yohei Takaoka for Vancouver.

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The Galaxy rank 23rd in relation to expected goals with 24.3, and their expected goals against are 34.4. LA has conceded 42 goals while allowing 2.10 goals per 90 min, and their oppositition have accounted for 95 shots on target on them. Their goal differential is at -23 by way of 19 goals earned and 42 goals surrendered. They have 1 clean sheet, which has them sitting at a % of 5.0% on the season. The LA Galaxy have a total of 54 saves and they have a save percentage of 55.8% so far this year. LA has tallied 45 yellow cards for the season as well as 1 red card. Over the course of the season, the club has put together an average of 0.45 pts per match (9 pts) and sit at 25th in MLS with 13 assists.

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The Whitecaps have an average of 2.0 points per match while recording 27 assists. The Whitecaps have earned a shut out rate of 47.4% for the year and 34 yellow cards. Vancouver W'caps is 1st when it comes to goals allowed with 19, and their goal differential sits at 16. For the year, the Whitecaps have a save % of 66.7% (57 SoT against), and also rank 4th in the league with 38 pts. Their goals against per 90 is currently at 1.00 with 38 saves, and they have compiled 9 clean sheets. Vancouver Whitecaps FC has recorded 35 goals and the team's expected goals for the season is sitting at 31.4.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for LA will be Novak Micovic. Micovic has seen the pitch for a total of 1,170 minutes and has tallied 33 stops in his career. The goalkeeper hailing from Serbia has had 57 shots tried at him in 13 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.85 (24 total goals surrendered) and he holds a save percentage of 57.9%. Micovic (1-4-8 mark during his career) has earned 2 shutouts, which leaves him with a 15.4%% shutout percentage.

Yohei Takaoka will reside in front of the goal for Vancouver. During his pro soccer career, Takaoka has conceded 111 goals and has accounted for 217 saves in 85 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.31 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 36-25-24. He sports a save percentage of 66.0% and his clean sheet rate sits at 28.2%%. Takaoka has accumulated 24 shutouts and has seen 329 shots tried against him in 7,650 mins throughout his career.

Gabriel Chaves is a man who can make a noticable difference for LA. The forward representing Brazil has 19 goals scored in 4,239 mins. Chaves has been a starter in 47 outings in his pro soccer career and he accounts for 0.40 goals per 90. He has totaled 12 assists while accumulating 50 points during his career.

Vancouver has a player in Brian White, who is a thorn in the side of defenses. He has accumulated 157 points during his soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 15 times. The forward who is from the United States has accumulated 12,207 mins while scoring 71 goals. He scores 0.52 goals per 90 and has been in the starting lineup in 143 matches during his career.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Vancouver Whitecaps (+220)

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