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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 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

8
1
9
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 18 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 #21
34 Points 27
17 Played 17
10 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 8 / 3 / 6
38 Scored 29
17 Conceded 25
+21 GD +4
2.00 PPG 1.59
59% Win % 47%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 10 G
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A
Thomas Muller 4 G 1 A
Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Real Salt Lake.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Corey Baird has been relatively quiet despite scoring 38 goals in his last 283 appearances.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' Sebastian Saucedo, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Stefan Marinovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vancouver Whitecaps FC so far.
  • 65' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
  • 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vancouver Whitecaps FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Real Salt Lake (для сухой ничьи).

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
Damir Kreilach 7
Brian White 6
Anderson Julio 3
Diego Luna 3
Albert Rusnak 3
Ryan Gauld 3
Ranko Veselinovic 2
Lucas Cavallini 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
1 / 4
2.08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC60% Draw23% Real Salt Lake17%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
40%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Real Salt Lake
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC46% Draw42% Real Salt Lake12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
10.5%
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
9.5%
3 – 0
7.7%
0 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
4%
1 – 2
3.9%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 20% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 23% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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