Sunday , 16 August 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0 – 4
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Thu 8 Jul 2021 · 02:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Ruiz
Y 81' Donny Toia

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake 2021-06-19 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020-10-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2020-09-20 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-10-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jul Real Salt Lake H 0–4 L
05 Jul FC Dallas A 2–2 D
27 Jun Seattle Sounders FC A 2–2 D
24 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–2 L
19 Jun Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L
23 May Houston Dynamo A 1–2 L
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 4–0 W
04 Jul Los Angeles FC H 0–1 L
27 Jun Houston Dynamo H 1–1 D
24 Jun Seattle Sounders FC A 1–2 L
19 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–1 W
30 May Minnesota United FC H 1–1 D

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' And we are off! Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Real Salt Lake — let the football do the talking.
  • 1' A goal from the Croatia international Damir Kreilach! He fires home on 1 to make it 0-1!
  • 2' Damir Kreilach is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 7' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 12' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' It is a cagey affair so far. Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
  • 24' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Ruiz gets a Yellow card.
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 39' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vancouver Whitecaps FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 49' David Ochoa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 57' Damir Kreilach doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 58' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 58 minute. Bobby Wood leaves to be changed by Rubio Rubin.
  • 63' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 65' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Russell Teibert is withdrawn and Ryan Raposo gets his opportunity.
  • 70' Janio Bikel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
  • 71' A stunning finish from Albert Rusnak — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 74' What composure from Albert Rusnak! The Slovakia international strokes it home. 0-5.
  • 78' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Everton exits the field as Justin Portillo enters on 78.
  • 79' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Caio Alexandre by Leonard Owusu on 79 minute.
  • 81' A moment of madness from Donny Toia on 81 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Albert Rusnak is replaced by Maikel Chang Ramirez.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nick Besler made 283 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Salt Lake to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Damir Kreilach 7
Brian White 6
Anderson Julio 3
Diego Luna 3
Albert Rusnak 3
Ryan Gauld 3
Justen Glad 2
Javain Brown 2

Head to Head

2021-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake 2021-06-19 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020-10-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2020-09-20 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019-10-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake L 2021-07-05 FC Dallas 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-06-27 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-06-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-06-19 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-05-23 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake W 2021-07-04 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-06-27 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-06-19 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-05-30 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.88 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Real Salt Lake 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC32% Draw26% Real Salt Lake42%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
68%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Real Salt Lake
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vancouver Whitecaps FC25% Draw41% Real Salt Lake34%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.7%
0 – 1
5.4%
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 0
4.6%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4%
3 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 19% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

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