Reus leads the LA Galaxy against the Vancouver Whitecaps
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2:03 AM on Friday, May 1
By The Associated Press
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (8-1-0, second in the Western Conference) vs. LA Galaxy (3-4-3, 10th in the Western Conference)
Carson, California; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Vancouver +100, Los Angeles +225, Draw +285; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Marco Reus leads the LA Galaxy into a matchup with the Vancouver Whitecaps after a two-goal outing against Real Salt Lake.
The Galaxy are 2-3-2 against Western Conference opponents. Klauss leads the ninth-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with five. The Galaxy have scored 15 goals.
The Whitecaps are 6-1-0 against Western Conference opponents. Thomas Muller paces the top-scoring team in all of MLS play with four goals. The Whitecaps have a league-high 25 goals.
The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Klauss has five goals for the Galaxy. Reus has four goals and three assists.
Muller has four goals and one assist for the Whitecaps. Emmanuel Sabbi has two goals and two assists.
SEASON SO FAR: Galaxy: Averaging 1.5 goals, 6.0 shots on goal and 5.3 corner kicks through 10 games while allowing 1.6 goals per game.
Whitecaps: Averaging 2.8 goals, 7.2 shots on goal and 6.3 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 0.6 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Galaxy: Matheus Nascimento de Paula (injured), Julian Aude (injured), Erik Thommy (injured), Maya Yoshida (injured), Klauss (injured), Riqui Puig (injured).
Whitecaps: Belal Halbouni (injured), Ralph-William Johnson Priso-Mbongue (injured), Sam Adekugbe (injured), Sebastian Schonlau (injured), Ryan Gauld (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.