Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Real Salt Lake
1 – 2
Full Time
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.

Match Details

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

9
1
8
Real Salt Lake 18 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#18 Position #16
26 Points 32
14 Played 14
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 2
26 Scored 34
19 Conceded 12
+7 GD +22
1.86 PPG 2.29
57% Win % 71%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
6/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Vancouver Whitecaps FC gets underway.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 8' Kyle Beckerman picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 13' The 31-year-old Jake Nerwinski has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Janio Bikel.
  • 20' Vancouver Whitecaps FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' 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 Ranko Veselinovic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 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' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 46' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 51' 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.
  • 53' David Milinkovic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 53 minutes.
  • 58' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 59' The whistle greets David Milinkovic as he departs to be replaced by Lucas Cavallini.
  • 63' Real Salt Lake receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 63.
  • 68' Donald Toia catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 68.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Donald Toia as he leaves the pitch. Corey Baird steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 73' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Russell Teibert by Leonard Owusu on 73 minute.
  • 78' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 81' GOAL! Justin Meram fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 84' Brilliant from the ! Lucas Cavallini makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 84.
  • 87' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Fredy Montero by Andy Rose on 87 minute.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Vancouver Whitecaps FC player. Thomas Hasal gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Justin Meram exits the field as Jeizon Ramirez enters on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Real Salt Lake 1-2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Damir Kreilach 7
Brian White 6
Albert Rusnak 3
Ryan Gauld 3
Anderson Julio 3
Diego Luna 3
Javain Brown 2
Justin Meram 2

Head to Head

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

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
1.18 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake29% Draw27% Vancouver Whitecaps FC44%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
56%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
71%
Real Salt Lake or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake20% Draw45% Vancouver Whitecaps FC35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
8.7%
0 – 2
8%
0 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
6.4%
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 3
5.2%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 22% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 15% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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