Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Real Salt Lake

Sun 26 Feb 2023 · 03:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Javain Brown 24' 1–0

1–1 70' Justen Glad

1–2 73' Damir Kreilach

Y 15' Jasper Loffelsend

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	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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-02-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2022-08-21 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	Real Salt Lake	H	1–2	L
09 Oct	Minnesota United FC	A	0–2	L
02 Oct	Austin FC	H	2–0	W
18 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
15 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W
11 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–3	L

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–1	W
16 Oct	Austin FC	A	3–5	L
09 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	3–1	W
02 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
18 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	1–2	L
15 Sep	Austin FC	A	0–3	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' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Jasper Loeffelsend catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 15.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
24' A stunning finish from Javain Brown — that came from absolutely nowhere!
25' Javain Brown adds to his 0 season tally! Vancouver Whitecaps FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
30' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' USA international Bode Davis has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
40' It is a cagey affair so far. Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their 4-3-2-1 trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact 4-2-3-1.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vancouver Whitecaps FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
50' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are deployed in a 4-3-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's 4-2-3-1 shape.
55' A quiet spell here at BC Place. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' 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.
65' Damir Kreilach is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
66' Pedro Vite is replacing Cristian Dajome for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
70' The deadlock is broken! Justen Glad gets on the scoresheet on 70 minutes.
73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Damir Kreilach makes it 2-2.
76' Ryan Raposo is replacing Javain Brown for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
79' Daniel Musovski is ready to make an impact after coming on for Anderson Julio at the 79 minute mark.
84' 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.
86' Another change for Vancouver Whitecaps FC made on 86 minute. Luis Martins leaves to be changed by Ali Ahmed.
88' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Scott Caldwell on, Braian Ojeda off on 88 minutes.
90' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Bode Davis on, Andrew Brody off on 90 minutes.
Real Salt Lake celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vanni Sartini

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

3
Bryan Oviedo
8
Damir Kreilach
15
Justen Glad
30
Marcelo Silva
10
Jefferson Savarino ↓ Justin Meram 79'
2
Andrew Brody ↓ Bode Davis 90'
18
Zac MacMath
6
Braian Ojeda ↓ Scott Caldwell 88'
29
Anderson Julio ↓ Daniel Musovski 79'
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez
28
Jasper Loffelsend

Bench

12
Scott Caldwell ↑ 88'
9
Justin Meram ↑ 79'
20
Erik Holt
33
Moses Nyeman
17
Daniel Musovski ↑ 79'
19
Bode Davis ↑ 90'

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2023-02-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2022-10-09 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2022-10-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Austin FC W 2022-09-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-09-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2022-09-11 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-02-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2022-10-16 Austin FC 5–3 Real Salt Lake L 2022-10-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Portland Timbers W 2022-10-02 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2022-09-18 Real Salt Lake 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2022-09-15 Austin FC 3–0 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.33 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 68% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC54% Draw23% Real Salt Lake23%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.56

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

46%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Real Salt Lake

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC45% Draw38% Real Salt Lake17%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

2 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

7.1%

1 – 0

6.2%

3 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 2

Actual

3 – 2

4.4%

4 – 1

4.2%

0 – 0

4.2%

4 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	18%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	21%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	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.