Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Real Salt Lake

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Sun 20 Sep 2026 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 9' Brian White

0–2 29' Thomas Muller

0–3 64' Yadaly Diaby

Y 49' Tate Johnson

Y 53' Jeevan Badwal

Noel Caliskan 60' Y

Y 66' Tristan Blackmon

Morgan Guilavogui 72' Y

Y 81' Yadaly Diaby

Y 90' Edier Ocampo

Overview

Match Preview

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

Real Salt Lake 29 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 29 games · 52 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	29	66
2	Internacional CF Miami	29	52
3	New England Revolution	29	49
4	Chicago Fire FC	29	48
5	Charlotte FC	29	46
6	Philadelphia Union	29	45
7	Orlando City SC	29	38
8	FC Cincinnati	28	36
9	New York Red Bulls	29	36
10	New York City FC	29	33
11	Toronto FC	29	33
12	D.C. United SC	28	33
13	Columbus Crew SC	29	32
14	Atlanta United FC	29	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	29	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	29	52
17	St. Louis City	29	51
18	FC Dallas	29	50
19	San Jose Earthquakes	29	47
20	Houston Dynamo	29	46
21	Los Angeles FC	30	45
22	Seattle Sounders FC	29	41
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	39
24	Colorado Rapids SC	29	38
25	San Diego FC	29	33
26	Portland Timbers	29	33
27	Real Salt Lake	29	33
28	Minnesota United FC	29	31
29	Austin FC	29	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	29	22

Head-to-Head

Real Salt Lake 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-20 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2026-02-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake 2025-05-25 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2025-05-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2024-10-20 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	0–3	L
13 Sep	New York City FC	H	0–2	L
10 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
06 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–2	D
30 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–1	L
22 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	1–2	L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	3–0	W
13 Sep	Austin FC	H	1–2	L
10 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W
06 Sep	St. Louis City	H	1–3	L
29 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	3–0	W
23 Aug	FC Dallas	H	5–0	W

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake		Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#27	Position	#16
33	Points	52
29	Played	29
9 / 6 / 14	W / D / L	15 / 7 / 7
42	Scored	61
47	Conceded	30
-5	GD	+31
1.14	PPG	1.79
31%	Win %	52%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

74% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

10% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

41% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 27th (33 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (52 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

0-15

5/6

16-30

4/5

31-45

5/6

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/7

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

8/4

16-30

10/4

31-45

7/8

46-60

4/7

61-75

7/1

76+

11/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	11 G	3 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	17 G
Thomas Muller	9 G	5 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Vancouver Whitecaps FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
9' GOAL! Brian White fires home to make it 0-1!
14' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 14 minutes.
19' The 33-year-old DeAndre Yedlin has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
24' 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.
29' What a moment for Thomas Muller! That strike on 29 puts his side firmly in control.
34' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
39' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 291 games and scored 428 goals.
46' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Mathias Laborda on, Ralph Priso-Mbongue off on 46 minutes.
49' The referee has no hesitation. Tate Johnson is booked for Vancouver Whitecaps FC — card on 49.
53' Jeevan Badwal is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
58' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
59' Sam Junqua has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kobi Henry on 59 minute.
60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Noel Caliskan.
62' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Emmanuel Sabbi is replaced by Ryan Gauld.
64' GOAL! Yadaly Diaby scores on 64.
66' Taylor Booth has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aiden Hezarkhani on 66 minute.
66' Poor challenge from Tristan Blackmon. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
69' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emeka Eneli is hanging Colin Guske on the field on 69 minute.
72' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Morgan Guilavogui.
73' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Sergi Solans is replaced by Jason Shokalook.
78' Aiden Hezarkhani is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
80' Rayan Elloumi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brian White at the 80 minute mark.
81' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a card in front of him.
86' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning 100% of all matches.
88' The crowd applauds Yadaly Diaby as he leaves the pitch. Bruno Caicedo steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
90' The referee calls foul for Edier Ocampo. He receives a card.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

2
DeAndre Yedlin
9
Morgan Guilavogui
8
Juan Sanabria
26
Philip Quinton
1
Rafael Cabral
92
Noel Caliskan
12
Saba Lobzhanidze ↓ Dominik Marczuk 59'
25
Colin Guske ↓ Emeka Eneli 69'
3
Kobi Henry ↓ Sam Junqua 59'
39
Aiden Hezarkhani ↓ Taylor Booth 66'
22
Sergi Solans ↓ Jason Shokalook 73'

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

13
Thomas Muller
24
Brian White ↓ Rayan Elloumi 80'
1
Yohei Takaoka
33
Tristan Blackmon
6
Ralph Priso-Mbongue ↓ Mathias Laborda 46'
8
Oliver Larraz
77
Yadaly Diaby ↓ Bruno Caicedo 88'
18
Edier Ocampo
11
Emmanuel Sabbi ↓ Ryan Gauld 62'
59
Jeevan Badwal
28
Tate Johnson ↓ Sam Adekugbe 80'

Bench

25
Ryan Gauld ↑ 62'
32
Isaac Boehmer
3
Sam Adekugbe ↑ 80'
2
Mathias Laborda ↑ 46'
70
Rui Modesto
7
Cheikh Sabaly
19
Rayan Elloumi ↑ 80'
14
Bruno Caicedo ↑ 88'
23
Aleksa Cvetkovic

Coach Jesper Sørensen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2026-09-20 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-09-13 Real Salt Lake 0–2 New York City FC L 2026-09-10 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2026-09-06 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2026-08-30 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2026-08-22 Orlando City SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2026-09-20 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-09-13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Austin FC L 2026-09-10 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-09-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 St. Louis City L 2026-08-29 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2026-08-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–0 FC Dallas W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.81 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

2.27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake16% Draw22% Vancouver Whitecaps FC62%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

38%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

84%

Real Salt Lake or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake11% Draw40% Vancouver Whitecaps FC49%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

11.7%

0 – 1

10%

1 – 2

9.3%

1 – 1

9.2%

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 3

0 – 0

6.1%

0 – 4

4.9%

1 – 4

2 – 2

3.7%

2 – 1

3.3%

1 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	8%	89%
-0.5	11%	—	89%
+0.5	31%	—	69%
+1	31%	23%	46%
+1.5	54%	—	46%
+2	54%	21%	25%
+2.5	75%	—	25%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

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