Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Real Salt Lake

Sun 4 May 2025 · 01:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 22' Braian Ojeda

Y 50' Justen Glad

Y 62' Diego Luna

Daniel Rios 64' Y

Overview

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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

2025-05-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2024-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 May	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
27 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	3–1	W
20 Apr	St. Louis City	A	0–0	D
12 Apr	Austin FC	H	5–1	W
06 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–0	W
29 Mar	Toronto FC	A	0–0	D

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
26 Apr	San Diego FC	A	3–1	W
20 Apr	Toronto FC	H	0–1	L
13 Apr	Nashville SC	A	1–2	L
05 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–0	W
30 Mar	Minnesota United FC	A	0–2	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' It’s Showtime! The match between Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Real Salt Lake is underway.
5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' GOAL! Jayden Nelson fires home to make it 1-0!
22' It’s gonna be a card for Braian Ojeda.
27' 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.
32' With 1 assists to his name this season, Braian Ojeda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
42' Rafael Cabral is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
46' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 46 minute. Ariath Piol leaves to be changed by Willy Agada.
50' Justen Glad catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 50.
55' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
62' Controversy at the stadium! Diego Luna argues furiously but the card stands.
62' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Ali Ahmed comes on to replace Jayden Nelson.
63' Sebastian Berhalter is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ralph Priso-Mbongue at the 63 minute mark.
64' Vancouver Whitecaps FC player sees a card in front of him.
69' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
70' Magnificent from Tristan Blackmon! That is 10 goals in 293 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
72' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Alexandros Katranis is replaced by Noel Caliskan on 72 minute.
77' The crowd applauds Daniel Rios as he leaves the pitch. Emmanuel Sabbi steps in for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
78' The whistle greets Diogo Goncalves as he departs to be replaced by Lachlan Brook.
83' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning 100% of all matches.
87' Nelson Palacio gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Philip Quinton and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Jean-Claude Ngando by Jeevan Badwal on 90 minute.
With this win, Vancouver Whitecaps FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Yohei Takaoka
20
Andres Cubas
15
Bjorn Utvik
33
Tristan Blackmon
14
Daniel Rios ↓ Emmanuel Sabbi 77'
7
Jayden Nelson ↓ Ali Ahmed 62'
13
Ralph Priso-Mbongue ↓ Sebastian Berhalter 63'
45
Pedro Vite
18
Edier Ocampo
26
Jean-Claude Ngando ↓ Jeevan Badwal 90'
28
Tate Johnson ↓ Sam Adekugbe 77'

Bench

Coach Jesper Sørensen

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

10
Diogo Goncalves ↓ Lachlan Brook 78'
15
Justen Glad
98
Alexandros Katranis ↓ Noel Caliskan 72'
29
Sam Junqua
6
Braian Ojeda ↓ Pablo Ruiz 72'
26
Philip Quinton ↓ Nelson Palacio 87'
8
Diego Luna
14
Emeka Eneli
1
Rafael Cabral
72
Zavier Gozo
23
Ariath Piol ↓ Willy Agada 46'

Bench

17
Lachlan Brook ↑ 78'
7
Pablo Ruiz ↑ 72'
31
Mason Stajduhar
16
Tyler Wolff
9
Willy Agada ↑ 46'
92
Noel Caliskan ↑ 72'
13
Nelson Palacio ↑ 87'
11
Dominik Marczuk
36
Jesus Barea

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2025-05-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2025-04-27 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2025-04-20 St. Louis City 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2025-04-12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–1 Austin FC W 2025-04-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2025-03-29 Toronto FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Real Salt Lake Form

2025-05-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2025-04-26 San Diego FC 1–3 Real Salt Lake W 2025-04-20 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Toronto FC L 2025-04-13 Nashville SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2025-04-05 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2025-03-30 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC59% Draw22% Real Salt Lake19%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

41%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Real Salt Lake

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC45% Draw39% Real Salt Lake16%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

8.4%

3 – 1

7.1%

1 – 0

6.9%

3 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 2

4.7%

0 – 0

4.6%

4 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

3.6%

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%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	10%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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