Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

MLS · 2022
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2 – 1
Full Time
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.

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 26 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 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
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

9
1
9
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #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' We are underway at BC Place. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Real Salt Lake 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.
  • 25' 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 Deiber Caicedo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 28' Aaron Herrera picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 31' Ranko Veselinovic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 32' The Serbia Ranko Veselinovic breaks the deadlock on 32 minutes. 2-0!
  • 37' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vanni Sartini will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 38' Deiber Caicedo was booked on 38.
  • 43' Bobby Wood has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 48' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 52' The deadlock is broken! Justin Meram gets on the scoresheet on 52 minutes.
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 60' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Maikel Chang Ramirez has done his job and it is now time for Jefferson Savarino to step up.
  • 62' Poor challenge from Justin Meram. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 63' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Sebastian Berhalter by Ryan Gauld on 63 minute.
  • 68' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jasper Loeffelsend on 68 minutes.
  • 71' Luis Martins gets the nod from Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He replaces Cristian Gutierrez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Deiber Caicedo is replaced by Tosaint Ricketts.
  • 76' That is a Yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Florian Jungwirth will be fuming at that decision.
  • 81' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Anderson Julio comes on to replace Justin Meram.
  • 87' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Real Salt Lake will have plenty to reflect on. Vancouver Whitecaps FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
2.27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC58% Draw22% Real Salt Lake20%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
42%
Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Real Salt Lake
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vancouver Whitecaps FC44% Draw39% Real Salt Lake17%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6.5%
3 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
4%
4 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 18% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 21% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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