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

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 #18
32 Points 26
14 Played 14
10 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
34 Scored 26
12 Conceded 19
+22 GD +7
2.29 PPG 1.86
71% Win % 57%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
6/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Real Salt Lake get this one started.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' It’s high time Mike Petke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brek Shea is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Bernie Ibini-Isei suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won 424 goals from 276 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carl Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' United States international Ricky Lopez-Espin has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 50' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is showing some good football. However, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' Kendall Waston, a Costa Rica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' Anthony Blondell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' 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.
  • Vancouver Whitecaps FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Albert Rusnak 3
Ryan Gauld 3
Anderson Julio 3
Diego Luna 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
2.06 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: 2.87
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 32%
68%
± 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 FC46% Draw42% Real Salt Lake12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11.2%
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
6.5%
4 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
3.9%
2 – 2
3.8%
1 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
3.4%

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% 24% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+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
45% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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