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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 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

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 #24
64 Points 45
34 Played 34
19 / 7 / 8 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 15
74 Scored 53
34 Conceded 52
+40 GD +1
1.88 PPG 1.32
56% Win % 38%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
74% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 20 G 2 A
Thomas Muller 9 G 6 A
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 15 G 4 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Real Salt Lake has kicked off!
  • 5' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 464 goals from 296 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vancouver Whitecaps FC that had 296 games and scored 464 goals.
  • 35' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aly Ghazal, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' The 37-year-old Damir Kreilach has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 65' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 70' Sebastian Saucedo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 75' Kendall Waston is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
  • 80' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 85' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vancouver Whitecaps FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Vancouver Whitecaps FC take all three points.

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 7
Diego Luna 3
Albert Rusnak 3
Ryan Gauld 3
Anderson Julio 3
Javain Brown 2
Justin Meram 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
2.09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 60%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

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 FC47% Draw42% Real Salt Lake11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11%
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.5%
4 – 0
4.2%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 1
3.7%
1 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 24% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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