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

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MLS · 2024

Real Salt Lake

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

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

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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Real Salt Lake and Vancouver Whitecaps FC is underway.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
13' It’s a booking for Vancouver Whitecaps FC player. Fafa Picault gets a card.
18' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
22' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Philip Quinton is replaced by Nelson Palacio.
27' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
29' Real Salt Lake receives a card for a hard tackle on 29.
33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alexandros Katranis on 33.
38' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's shape.
43' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
48' Javain Brown has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Braian Ojeda, as he is very good at scoring at America First Field with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
57' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Ryan Gauld comes on to replace Deiber Caicedo.
58' Ryan Gauld doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
63' The 31-year-old Sam Adekugbe has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
66' Diogo Goncalves makes way for Dominik Marczuk at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tristan Blackmon on 70.
70' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Fafa Picault by Ali Ahmed on 70 minute.
72' That is a card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Sam Adekugbe will be fuming at that decision.
73' What a moment for Diego Luna! That strike on 73 puts his side firmly in control.
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 change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 81 minute. Alessandro Schopf leaves to be changed by Stuart Armstrong.
82' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Isaac Boehmer on 82.
85' It’s a booking for Vancouver Whitecaps FC player. Ali Ahmed gets a card.
87' Real Salt Lake make a change. Alexandros Katranis trudges off to be replaced by Andrew Brody on 87 minutes.
90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a card in front of him.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Real Salt Lake players.

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
Brian White	7
Damir Kreilach	7
Anderson Julio	3
Diego Luna	3
Albert Rusnak	3
Ryan Gauld	3
Lucas Cavallini	2
Justen Glad	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

1.6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake47% Draw23% Vancouver Whitecaps FC30%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

71%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

53%

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

11.2%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

5.7%

0 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

5.5%

2 – 0

5.2%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

4.2%

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%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

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.