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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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

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
#24 Position #16
45 Points 64
34 Played 34
13 / 6 / 15 W / D / L 19 / 7 / 8
53 Scored 74
52 Conceded 34
+1 GD +40
1.32 PPG 1.88
38% Win % 56%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
74% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
9/7
16-30
5/7
31-45
6/6
46-60
8/7
61-75
7/7
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
10/4
16-30
11/4
31-45
9/9
46-60
7/7
61-75
10/2
76+
13/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 15 G 4 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 20 G 2 A
Thomas Muller 9 G 6 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Real Salt Lake face off against Vancouver Whitecaps FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Marcel de Jong, a Canada , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Jose Aja has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 296 appearances.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact .
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kendall Waston, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carl Robinson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 65' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 75' Efrain Juarez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
  • 80' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Demar Phillips suffering a number of foals already.
  • 85' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Yadaly Diaby scoring 1 goals.
  • Another three points for Real Salt Lake.

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
3 / 4
1.49 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake38% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC37%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
63%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
62%
Real Salt Lake or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake26% Draw43% Vancouver Whitecaps FC31%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6.2%
0 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.7%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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