Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sun 20 Oct 2024 · 01:00 UTC America First Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 13' Fafa Picault

Javain Brown 29' Y

Alexandros Katranis 33' Y

Y 70' Tristan Blackmon

Y 72' Sam Adekugbe

Y 85' Ali Ahmed

Y 90' Sebastian Berhalter

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at America First Field.

Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2024-03-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2023-09-24 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2023-02-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2022-08-21 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–1	W
06 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–0	W
03 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	0–0	D
29 Sep	Austin FC	A	2–2	D
22 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	3–3	D
19 Sep	FC Dallas	H	3–2	W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L
13 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	1–2	L
05 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	0–1	L
03 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–3	L
29 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D
22 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–4	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' And we are off! Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Vancouver Whitecaps FC's compact .
13' Poor challenge from Fafa Picault. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
18' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
22' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Philip Quinton exits the field as Nelson Palacio enters on 22.
27' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
29' Controversy at the stadium! Javain Brown argues furiously but the card stands.
33' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a card on 33.
38' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
43' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning 100% of all matches.
48' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bjorn Utvik is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
57' The crowd applauds Deiber Caicedo as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Gauld steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
58' A stunning finish from Ryan Gauld — that came from absolutely nowhere!
63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
66' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 66 minute. Diogo Goncalves leaves to be changed by Dominik Marczuk.
70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tristan Blackmon on 70.
70' Vancouver Whitecaps FC make a change. Fafa Picault trudges off to be replaced by Ali Ahmed on 70 minutes.
72' A moment of madness from Sam Adekugbe on 72 minutes earns him a card. Vancouver Whitecaps FC will be frustrated.
73' What a strike from Diego Luna! The score is 1-1.
78' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
81' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Alessandro Schopf by Stuart Armstrong on 81 minute.
82' GOAL! Isaac Boehmer fires home to make it 1-2!
85' Ali Ahmed was booked on 85.
87' Andrew Brody is replacing Alexandros Katranis for the Real Salt Lake side.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Sebastian Berhalter.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Real Salt Lake take all three points.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

10
Diogo Goncalves ↓ Dominik Marczuk 66'
9
Cristian Arango ↓ Maikel Chang 87'
15
Justen Glad
98
Alexandros Katranis ↓ Andrew Brody 87'
18
Zac MacMath
6
Braian Ojeda
91
Javain Brown
26
Philip Quinton ↓ Nelson Palacio 22'
8
Diego Luna
14
Emeka Eneli
25
Matt Crooks ↓ Anderson Julio 66'

Bench

17
Lachlan Brook
30
Marcelo Silva
2
Andrew Brody ↑ 87'
16
Maikel Chang ↑ 87'
29
Anderson Julio ↑ 66'
35
Gavin Beavers
92
Noel Caliskan
13
Nelson Palacio ↑ 22'
11
Dominik Marczuk ↑ 66'

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Alessandro Schopf ↓ Stuart Armstrong 81'
24
Brian White
11
Fafa Picault ↓ Ali Ahmed 70'
15
Bjorn Utvik
6
Tristan Blackmon
16
Sebastian Berhalter
4
Ranko Veselinovic
32
Isaac Boehmer
13
Ralph Priso-Mbongue ↓ Andres Cubas 57'
23
Deiber Caicedo ↓ Ryan Gauld 57'
3
Sam Adekugbe ↓ Ryan Raposo 81'

Bench

26
Stuart Armstrong ↑ 81'
19
Damir Kreilach
1
Yohei Takaoka
20
Andres Cubas ↑ 57'
25
Ryan Gauld ↑ 57'
7
Ryan Raposo ↑ 81'
45
Pedro Vite
22
Ali Ahmed ↑ 70'
2
Mathias Laborda

Coach Vanni Sartini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Damir Kreilach	7
Brian White	6
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

2024-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-10-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2024-10-03 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2024-09-29 Austin FC 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2024-09-22 Real Salt Lake 3–3 Portland Timbers D 2024-09-19 Real Salt Lake 3–2 FC Dallas W

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2024-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2024-10-13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Los Angeles FC L 2024-10-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Minnesota United FC L 2024-10-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-09-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2024-09-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.63 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake48% Draw23% Vancouver Whitecaps FC29%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

71%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

52%

Real Salt Lake or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake29% Draw43% Vancouver Whitecaps FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

5.8%

0 – 0

5.6%

0 – 1

5.6%

2 – 0

5.4%

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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