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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

MLS · 2018
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sat 28 Apr 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Jeff Hosking
  • Referee Chris Wattam

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

9
1
9
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake 2018-04-08 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Real Salt Lake H 2–0 W
21 Apr Sporting Kansas City A 0–6 L
14 Apr Los Angeles FC H 0–2 L
08 Apr Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
31 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 2–1 W
25 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–0 D
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–2 L
22 Apr Colorado Rapids SC H 3–0 W
11 Apr New York City FC A 0–4 L
08 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–1 W
31 Mar Toronto FC A 1–3 L
18 Mar New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Real Salt Lake
#16 Position #27
50 Points 32
26 Played 27
15 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
59 Scored 40
26 Conceded 44
+33 GD -4
1.92 PPG 1.19
58% Win % 33%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
74% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (50 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
8/3
16-30
10/4
31-45
6/8
46-60
4/5
61-75
6/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 17 G
Thomas Muller 9 G 5 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Vancouver Whitecaps FC face off against Real Salt Lake in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' The 36-year-old Brek Shea has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at . Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' Aly Ghazal has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 9 appearances.
  • 45' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 50' Vancouver Whitecaps FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 55' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
  • 70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' United States international Kyle Beckerman has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 85' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 90' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • Another three points for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brian White 7
Damir Kreilach 7
Anderson Julio 3
Diego Luna 3
Albert Rusnak 3
Ryan Gauld 3
Justin Meram 2
Ranko Veselinovic 2

Head to Head

2018-04-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake 2018-04-08 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2018-04-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake W 2018-04-21 Sporting Kansas City 6–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-04-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Los Angeles FC L 2018-04-08 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-03-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-03-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-04-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2018-04-22 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-04-11 New York City FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake L 2018-04-08 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-03-31 Toronto FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake L 2018-03-18 Real Salt Lake 1–0 New York Red Bulls W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC63% Draw22% Real Salt Lake15%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
37%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Real Salt Lake
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC49% Draw40% Real Salt Lake11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
10.5%
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
8.7%
3 – 1
6.9%
0 – 0
6.5%
4 – 0
4.8%
4 – 1
3.9%
2 – 2
3.6%
1 – 2
3.2%
0 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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