Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sun 20 Sep 2020 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+9'

Kyle Beckerman 8' Y

Y 15' Janio Bikel

Y 41' Ali Adnan

Kyle Beckerman 63' R

Donald Toia 68' Y

Y 90' Thomas Hasal

Corey Baird 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 games · 50 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Eric Weisbrod
Referee Kevin Stott
Referee Younes Marrakchi
Referee Chris Elliott
Referee

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

Real Salt Lake 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-20 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-10-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake 2019-03-09 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2018-04-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake 2018-04-08 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–2	L
13 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–5	L
10 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	3–0	W
07 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	0–4	L
03 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–2	D
30 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	4–4	D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	2–1	W
17 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–1	W
14 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–4	L
06 Sep	Toronto FC	H	3–2	W
26 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–2	L
22 Aug	Toronto FC	A	0–1	L

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' The wait is over. Real Salt Lake get us underway at Rio Tinto Stadium.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
8' Kyle Beckerman catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 8.
13' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact .
15' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
20' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
41' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
46' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
53' What composure from David Milinkovic! The Serbia international strokes it home. 0-1.
58' Damir Kreilach needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 23 Yellow cards this season.
59' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 59 minute. David Milinkovic leaves to be changed by Lucas Cavallini.
63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Kyle Beckerman.
68' Donald Toia was booked on 68.
71' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Donald Toia exits the field as Corey Baird enters on 71.
73' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Russell Teibert by Leonard Owusu on 73 minute.
78' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
81' Brilliant from the ! Justin Meram makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 81.
84' Lucas Cavallini makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are in front.
87' A change in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranks — Fredy Montero exits the field as Andy Rose enters on 87.
90' Thomas Hasal has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
90' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram is replaced by Jeizon Ramirez.
With this win, Vancouver Whitecaps FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

14
Nedum Onuoha
6
Pablo Ruiz
8
Damir Kreilach
5
Kyle Beckerman C
11
Albert Rusnak
30
Marcelo Silva
22
Aaron Herrera
51
Andrew Putna
9
Justin Meram ↓ Jeizon Ramirez 90'
4
Donald Toia ↓ Corey Baird 71'
16
Maikel Chang ↓ Christopher Garcia 90'

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
David Milinkovic ↓ Lucas Cavallini 59'
53
Ali Adnan
12
Fredy Montero ↓ Andy Rose 87'
28
Jake Nerwinski
31
Russell Teibert C ↓ Leonard Owusu 73'
19
Janio Bikel ↓ Michael Baldisimo 59'
13
Derek Cornelius
51
Thomas Hasal
3
Cristian Gutierrez
11
Cristian Dajome
4
Ranko Veselinovic

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2020-09-20 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-09-13 Real Salt Lake 0–5 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-09-10 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Los Angeles FC W 2020-09-07 Minnesota United FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake L 2020-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D 2020-08-30 Portland Timbers 4–4 Real Salt Lake D

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2020-09-20 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-09-17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2020-09-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–4 Montreal Impact FC L 2020-09-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Toronto FC W 2020-08-26 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-08-22 Toronto FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.15 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.84 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake27% Draw26% Vancouver Whitecaps FC47%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

54%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

73%

Real Salt Lake or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake19% Draw44% Vancouver Whitecaps FC37%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

8.5%

0 – 2

8.4%

0 – 0

6.8%

2 – 1

5.9%

1 – 3

5.8%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 3

1 – 0

2 – 3

3.4%

2 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	13%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	22%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	16%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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