Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 23 Mar 2024 · 23:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 47' Alexandros Katranis

Y 90' Brayan Vera

Y 90' Zac MacMath

Overview

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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

2024-03-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2023-09-24 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Mar	Real Salt Lake	H	1–2	L
17 Mar	FC Dallas	A	3–1	W
10 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–0	W
03 Mar	Charlotte FC	H	1–1	D
22 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
08 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–0	D

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–1	W
10 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–2	L
02 Mar	Los Angeles FC	H	3–0	W
25 Feb	St. Louis City	A	1–1	D
22 Feb	Internacional CF Miami	A	0–2	L
22 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	A	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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Real Salt Lake has kicked off!
5' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Nelson Palacio is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vancouver Whitecaps FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Ryan Gauld is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vancouver Whitecaps FC so far.
25' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
30' Serbia international Ranko Veselinovic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
33' What a strike from Damir Kreilach! The score is 1-0.
38' A quiet spell here at BC Place. Vancouver Whitecaps FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vanni Sartini will be considering his options from the bench.
47' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Alexandros Katranis gets a card.
52' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Brian White is withdrawn and Ali Ahmed gets his opportunity.
61' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
66' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Alessandro Schopf has done his job and it is now time for Sebastian Berhalter to step up.
70' Anderson Julio does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
74' The crowd applauds Damir Kreilach as he leaves the pitch. Levonte Johnson steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
76' A goal from the Greece international Alexandros Katranis! He fires home on 76 to make it 1-2!
81' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
84' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Anderson Julio exits the field as Maikel Chang enters on 84.
85' Real Salt Lake make a change. Alexandros Katranis trudges off to be replaced by Bryan Oviedo on 85 minutes.
86' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Matt Crooks on, Bode Davis off on 86 minutes.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Brayan Vera on 90 minutes.
90' Nelson Palacio is replacing Fidel Barajas for the Real Salt Lake side.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Real Salt Lake take all three points.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Alessandro Schopf ↓ Sebastian Berhalter 66'
19
Damir Kreilach ↓ Levonte Johnson 74'
24
Brian White ↓ Ali Ahmed 56'
18
Yohei Takaoka
6
Tristan Blackmon
25
Ryan Gauld
4
Ranko Veselinovic
27
Ryan Raposo ↓ Bjorn Utvik 86'
23
Javain Brown ↓ Luis Martins 66'
45
Pedro Vite
2
Mathias Laborda

Bench

14
Luis Martins ↑ 66'
15
Bjorn Utvik ↑ 86'
–
Joe Bendik
16
Sebastian Berhalter ↑ 66'
32
Isaac Boehmer
13
Ralph Priso-Mbongue
12
Belal Halbouni
22
Ali Ahmed ↑ 56'
28
Levonte Johnson ↑ 74'

Coach Vanni Sartini

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

9
Cristian Arango
15
Justen Glad ↓ Marcelo Silva 90'
2
Andrew Brody
98
Alexandros Katranis ↓ Bryan Oviedo 85'
18
Zac MacMath
6
Braian Ojeda
4
Brayan Vera
29
Anderson Julio ↓ Maikel Chang 84'
19
Bode Davis ↓ Matt Crooks 86'
25
Emeka Eneli
17
Fidel Barajas ↓ Nelson Palacio 90'

Bench

3
Bryan Oviedo ↑ 85'
30
Marcelo Silva ↑ 90'
20
Erik Holt
16
Maikel Chang ↑ 84'
24
Tomas Gomez
13
Nelson Palacio ↑ 90'
25
Matt Crooks ↑ 86'
72
Zavier Gozo

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
Javain Brown	2
Justin Meram	2

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2024-03-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2024-03-17 FC Dallas 1–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-03-10 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-03-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2023-10-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2023-10-08 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Real Salt Lake Form

2024-03-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2024-03-10 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2024-03-02 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Los Angeles FC W 2024-02-25 St. Louis City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2024-02-22 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2023-10-22 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.74 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Real Salt Lake 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC44% Draw27% Real Salt Lake29%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

56%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Real Salt Lake

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC35% Draw44% Real Salt Lake21%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

8.4%

2 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

5.4%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	22%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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