Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 22 Feb 2026 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Drew Fischer

16 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 18 games · Avg 2.9 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2026-02-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake 2025-05-25 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 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

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Real Salt Lake	H	1–0	W
19 Oct	FC Dallas	H	1–2	L
11 Oct	Orlando City SC	A	2–1	W
05 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	4–1	W
28 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–2	D
25 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–1	L
19 Oct	St. Louis City	A	2–2	D
12 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L
05 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–0	W
28 Sep	Austin FC	H	3–1	W
22 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	1–4	L

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC		Real Salt Lake
#16	Position	#18
32	Points	26
14	Played	14
10 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	8 / 2 / 4
34	Scored	26
12	Conceded	19
+22	GD	+7
2.29	PPG	1.86
71%	Win %	57%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

6/–

31-45

2/3

46-60

–/3

61-75

3/–

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/1

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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.
Another three points for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Damir Kreilach	7
Brian White	6
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

2026-02-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2025-10-19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 FC Dallas L 2025-10-11 Orlando City SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2025-10-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2025-09-28 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2025-09-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D

Real Salt Lake Form

2026-02-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2025-10-19 St. Louis City 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2025-10-12 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2025-10-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2025-09-28 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Austin FC W 2025-09-22 Los Angeles FC 4–1 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC59% Draw23% Real Salt Lake18%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

41%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Real Salt Lake

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC43% Draw42% Real Salt Lake15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

6.4%

3 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

3.3%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	23%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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