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

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Real Salt Lake

Mon 30 Aug 2021 · 02:00 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 34' Noah Powder

Javain Brown 40' Y

Javain Brown 41' Y

Y 53' Albert Rusnak

Y 55' Marcelo Silva

Overview

Match Preview

Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at BC Place.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 games · 50 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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	27	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	St. Louis City	27	47
18	FC Dallas	27	47
19	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	4–1	W
22 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
19 Aug	Austin FC	A	2–1	W
14 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–0	D
09 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
01 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	2–2	D

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–4	L
22 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–2	L
19 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
15 Aug	Austin FC	H	1–0	W
08 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	2–3	L
05 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–1	L

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is hosting Real Salt Lake for another epic battle.
5' 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.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bruno Gaspar, as he is very good at scoring at BC Place with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
30' Justen Glad has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 288 appearances.
33' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Javain Brown makes it 1-0.
34' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Noah Powder gets a Yellow card.
39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vancouver Whitecaps FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
40' Controversy at the stadium! Javain Brown argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
41' Controversy at the stadium! Javain Brown argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' USA international Nick Besler has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
51' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
53' Brilliant from the ! Brian White makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 53.
53' That is a Yellow card for Real Salt Lake. Albert Rusnak will be fuming at that decision.
55' Real Salt Lake player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
60' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Janio Bikel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
61' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Maikel Chang Ramirez is hanging Justin Meram on the field on 61 minute.
64' What a strike from Ryan Gauld! The score is 3-0.
67' The supporters are chanting for Anderson Julio. He replaces Nick Besler on 67 minute.
69' Florian Jungwirth does the damage! The net is bulging and Vancouver Whitecaps FC surge ahead!
72' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Patrick Metcalfe comes on to replace Javain Brown.
75' Tosaint Ricketts is replacing Brian White for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
76' Deiber Caicedo gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Ryan Gauld and will look to change the dynamic.
79' Everton is replacing Ruiz for the Real Salt Lake side.
84' A quiet spell here at BC Place. Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
85' The whistle greets Leonard Owusu as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Raposo.
90' Anderson Julio does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Bruno Gaspar
26
Florian Jungwirth
24
Brian White ↓ Tosaint Ricketts 75'
31
Russell Teibert
19
Janio Bikel
25
Ryan Gauld ↓ Deiber Caicedo 76'
16
Maxime Crepeau
17
Leonard Owusu ↓ Ryan Raposo 85'
11
Cristian Dajome
4
Ranko Veselinovic ↓ Marcus Godinho 85'
23
Javain Brown ↓ Patrick Metcalfe 72'

Bench

87
Tosaint Ricketts ↑ 75'
2
Marcus Godinho ↑ 85'
15
Andy Rose
55
Michael Baldisimo
22
Erik Godoy
1
Thomas Hasal
32
Patrick Metcalfe ↑ 72'
27
Ryan Raposo ↑ 85'
7
Deiber Caicedo ↑ 76'

Coach Marc Dos Santos

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

15
Justen Glad
11
Albert Rusnak
30
Marcelo Silva
13
Nick Besler ↓ Anderson Julio 67'
51
Andrew Putna
3
Ashtone Morgan
9
Justin Meram ↓ Maikel Chang Ramirez 61'
10
Jonathan Menendez
26
Noah Powder
14
Rubio Rubin
6
Ruiz ↓ Everton 79'

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brian White	7
Damir Kreilach	7
Anderson Julio	3
Diego Luna	3
Albert Rusnak	3
Ryan Gauld	3
Lucas Cavallini	2
Justen Glad	2

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-08-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-08-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-08-19 Austin FC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-08-14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-08-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-08-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Minnesota United FC D

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-08-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-08-19 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2021-08-15 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Austin FC W 2021-08-08 Portland Timbers 3–2 Real Salt Lake L 2021-08-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.57 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.2 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC64% Draw20% Real Salt Lake16%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.77

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

36%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Real Salt Lake

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC49% Draw36% Real Salt Lake15%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

7.9%

2 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

7.5%

3 – 0

6.4%

1 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.3%

4 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

4.5%

1 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

4.1%

0 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	19%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	21%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	9%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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