Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2 – 1

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Real Salt Lake

Sat 4 Jun 2022 · 23:00 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 28' Aaron Herrera

Deiber Caicedo 38' Y

Y 62' Justin Meram

Y 68' Jasper Loeffelsend

Florian Jungwirth 76' Y

Caio Alexandre 90' Y

R 90' Aaron Herrera

Overview

Match Preview

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 games · 64 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jun	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
29 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–0	W
22 May	Charlotte FC	A	1–2	L
19 May	FC Dallas	H	2–1	W
14 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–3	D
08 May	Toronto FC	H	1–0	W

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
29 May	Houston Dynamo	H	3–0	W
22 May	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–1	W
15 May	Austin FC	H	2–1	W
08 May	Nashville SC	A	0–2	L
30 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	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' We are underway at BC Place. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The 29-year-old Justen Glad has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' 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.
28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aaron Herrera on 28.
31' What composure from Ranko Veselinovic! The Serbia international strokes it home. 1-0.
32' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ranko Veselinovic makes it 2-0.
37' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
38' The referee has no hesitation. Deiber Caicedo is booked for Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Yellow card on 38.
43' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vancouver Whitecaps FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
48' Maikel Chang Ramirez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
52' What a strike from Justin Meram! The score is 2-1.
57' Vancouver Whitecaps FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Yadaly Diaby scoring 1 goals.
60' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 60 minute. Maikel Chang Ramirez leaves to be changed by Jefferson Savarino.
62' Controversy at the stadium! Justin Meram argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
63' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Sebastian Berhalter by Ryan Gauld on 63 minute.
68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jasper Loeffelsend.
71' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes a substitution. Cristian Gutierrez departs to be replaced by Luis Martins.
74' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Deiber Caicedo by Tosaint Ricketts on 74 minute.
76' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
81' 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.
82' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Justin Meram is replaced by Anderson Julio on 82 minute.
87' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
90' The referee calls foul for Caio Alexandre. He receives a Yellow card.
With this win, Vancouver Whitecaps FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

10
Sergio Cordova
7
Bobby Wood
15
Justen Glad
30
Marcelo Silva
22
Aaron Herrera
2
Andrew Brody
18
Zac MacMath
9
Justin Meram ↓ Anderson Julio 82'
6
Ruiz
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez ↓ Jefferson Savarino 60'
28
Jasper Loeffelsend

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Damir Kreilach	7
Brian White	7
Anderson Julio	3
Diego Luna	3
Albert Rusnak	3
Ryan Gauld	3
Javain Brown	2
Justin Meram	2

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2022-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2022-05-29 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2022-05-22 Charlotte FC 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2022-05-19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 FC Dallas W 2022-05-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–3 San Jose Earthquakes D 2022-05-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Toronto FC W

Real Salt Lake Form

2022-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2022-05-29 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Houston Dynamo W 2022-05-22 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2022-05-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Austin FC W 2022-05-08 Nashville SC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2022-04-30 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC56% Draw23% Real Salt Lake21%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

44%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Real Salt Lake

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC42% Draw40% Real Salt Lake18%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.8%

1 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

5.4%

1 – 2

5.4%

0 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

3.6%

4 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	17%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	21%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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