Week 6 MLS Preview: LA Galaxy host Vancouver Whitecaps, Chivas USA visit the Portland Timbers Posted on April 12, 2014 by Nick Green The weekly MLS game predictions by a Southern California panel of pundits is here. The key to the game from a Vancouver perspective? Defense. Crunch the numbers on this game here. Los Angeles News Group MLS beat writer Phil Collin has the capsule preview. Here’s the match-up by the numbers. Here’s the Portland perspective.