Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Real Salt Lake

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sat 19 Jun 2021 · 02:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 3' Javain Brown

Marcelo Silva 12' Y

Justin Meram 85' Y

Aaron Herrera 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

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

Real Salt Lake 18 games · Avg 2.9 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-06-19 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020-10-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–1	W
30 May	Minnesota United FC	H	1–1	D
23 May	FC Dallas	A	2–2	D
16 May	Nashville SC	H	0–0	D
08 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–2	L
01 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–1	W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Jun	Real Salt Lake	A	1–3	L
23 May	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
16 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–3	L
13 May	Minnesota United FC	A	0–1	L
08 May	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–0	W
03 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Real Salt Lake launch into their encounter with Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
3' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
8' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
12' Real Salt Lake player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
17' 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.
22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
27' Damir Kreilach is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
32' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Freddy Juarez will be considering his options from the bench.
37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marc Dos Santos might look to freshen things up shortly.
42' With 0 assists to his name this season, Cristian Gutierrez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
43' Assisted by Albert Rusnak with the perfectly-timed delivery and Damir Kreilach makes no mistake. 1-0!
48' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
53' Cristian Dajome has been relatively quiet despite scoring 26 goals in his last 279 appearances.
54' The deadlock is broken! Brian White gets on the scoresheet on 54 minutes.
55' What composure from Brian White! The USA international strokes it home. 1-2.
60' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
61' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brian White is replaced by Lucas Cavallini.
66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andy Rose made 294 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
68' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Anderson Julio is withdrawn and Justin Meram gets his opportunity.
73' The 33-year-old Nick Besler has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
78' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
80' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Everton on, Ruiz off on 80 minutes.
83' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Russell Teibert on, Cristian Gutierrez off on 83 minutes.
85' Poor challenge from Justin Meram. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
86' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Deiber Caicedo trudges off to be replaced by Derek Cornelius on 86 minutes.
89' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Aaron Herrera.
Real Salt Lake celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Brian White ↓ Lucas Cavallini 61'
15
Andy Rose
55
Michael Baldisimo
22
Erik Godoy
19
Janio Bikel
16
Maxime Crepeau
8
Caio Alexandre
3
Cristian Gutierrez ↓ Russell Teibert 83'
11
Cristian Dajome
7
Deiber Caicedo ↓ Derek Cornelius 86'
23
Javain Brown

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-06-19 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-05-30 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2021-05-23 FC Dallas 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2021-05-16 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-05-08 Real Salt Lake 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-05-01 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-06-19 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-05-23 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-05-16 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-05-13 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-05-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-05-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.53 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 75% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake44% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC31%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

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

70%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

56%

Real Salt Lake or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake29% Draw45% Vancouver Whitecaps FC26%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.8%

1 – 0

7.1%

0 – 0

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 0

2 – 2

0 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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