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Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Real Salt Lake
2 – 1
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sun 8 Apr 2018 · 01:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Frank Anderson
  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

9
1
9
Real Salt Lake 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-08 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–1 W
31 Mar Toronto FC A 1–3 L
18 Mar New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
10 Mar Los Angeles FC H 1–5 L
04 Mar FC Dallas A 1–1 D
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Apr Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
31 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 2–1 W
25 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–0 D
17 Mar Atlanta United FC A 1–4 L
10 Mar Houston Dynamo A 2–1 W
04 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#27 Position #16
32 Points 50
27 Played 26
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 15 / 5 / 6
40 Scored 59
44 Conceded 26
-4 GD +33
1.19 PPG 1.92
33% Win % 58%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
74% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
8/3
16-30
10/4
31-45
6/8
46-60
4/5
61-75
6/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 17 G
Thomas Muller 9 G 5 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Real Salt Lake and Vancouver Whitecaps FC is underway.
  • 5' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Real Salt Lake have won 425 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Cristian Techera is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
  • 35' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is showing some good football. However, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' Kei Kamara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' Anthony Blondell has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 283 appearances.
  • 65' Real Salt Lake seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 75' A quiet spell here at . Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 90' Slovakia international Albert Rusnak has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 6 assists in the Array this season.
  • 2-1 the final result. Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brian White 7
Damir Kreilach 7
Anderson Julio 3
Diego Luna 3
Albert Rusnak 3
Ryan Gauld 3
Javain Brown 2
Justin Meram 2

Head to Head

2018-04-08 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-04-08 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-03-31 Toronto FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake L 2018-03-18 Real Salt Lake 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2018-03-10 Real Salt Lake 1–5 Los Angeles FC L 2018-03-04 FC Dallas 1–1 Real Salt Lake D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2018-04-08 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-03-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-03-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2018-03-17 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-03-10 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-03-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.47 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake37% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC38%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
61%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
63%
Real Salt Lake or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake24% Draw42% Vancouver Whitecaps FC34%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
8.7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
6.2%
0 – 1
6.1%
0 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
5.3%
1 – 0
4.8%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 20% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.