Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#21 Position #16
27 Points 34
17 Played 17
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 3
29 Scored 38
25 Conceded 17
+4 GD +21
1.59 PPG 2.00
47% Win % 59%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/–
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 10 G
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A
Thomas Muller 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Rio Tinto Stadium!
  • 5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 8' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kyle Beckerman on 8.
  • 13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Janio Bikel has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 15.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact .
  • 35' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Marcelo Silva has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 41' The referee has no hesitation. Ali Adnan is booked for Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 51' Nedum Onuoha is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
  • 53' David Milinkovic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 58' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 59' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. David Milinkovic trudges off to be replaced by Lucas Cavallini on 59 minutes.
  • 63' Controversy at the stadium! Kyle Beckerman argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Donald Toia on 68.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Corey Baird comes on to replace Donald Toia.
  • 73' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Russell Teibert by Leonard Owusu on 73 minute.
  • 78' It’s high time Marc Dos Santos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 81' Brilliant from the ! Justin Meram makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 81.
  • 84' The Canada Lucas Cavallini breaks the deadlock on 84 minutes. 1-2!
  • 87' Andy Rose is replacing Fredy Montero for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Thomas Hasal on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Jeizon Ramirez is replacing Justin Meram for the Real Salt Lake side.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Anderson Julio 3
Diego Luna 3
Albert Rusnak 3
Ryan Gauld 3
Justen Glad 2
Javain Brown 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
1.23 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake30% Draw27% Vancouver Whitecaps FC43%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
57%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
70%
Real Salt Lake or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake21% Draw44% Vancouver Whitecaps FC35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
8.2%
0 – 2
7.6%
0 – 0
7%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
5.2%
0 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 21% 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
30% ✓

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