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 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 games · 64 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	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

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
#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' The wait is over. Vancouver Whitecaps FC get us underway at Rio Tinto Stadium.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
8' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kyle Beckerman on 8 minutes.
13' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Janio Bikel has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 15.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' Maikel Chang has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 300 appearances.
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ranko Veselinovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
41' Poor challenge from Ali Adnan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
46' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
53' David Milinkovic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 53 minutes.
58' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
59' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. David Milinkovic trudges off to be replaced by Lucas Cavallini on 59 minutes.
63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Kyle Beckerman.
68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Donald Toia.
71' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Donald Toia is replaced by Corey Baird on 71 minute.
73' It is a substitution in Vancouver Whitecaps FC team. Russell Teibert is replaced by Leonard Owusu on 73 minute.
78' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
81' The deadlock is broken! Justin Meram gets on the scoresheet on 81 minutes.
84' Lucas Cavallini is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
87' The supporters are chanting for Andy Rose. He replaces Fredy Montero on 87 minute.
90' It’s a booking for Vancouver Whitecaps FC player. Thomas Hasal gets a Yellow card.
90' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram is replaced by Jeizon Ramirez.
Another three points for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

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

1.18 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.72 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: 2.9

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	33%	67%
± 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

12.1%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

8.7%

0 – 2

0 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

6.3%

1 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 3

5.3%

0 – 3

4.5%

2 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	15%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	22%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	15%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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