An important duel in the bottom section of the Major League Soccer, with both Vancouver Whitecaps and Real Salt Lake experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 11th and the visitors in 10th place.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
2 - 2 - 6 with 7-16. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Real Salt Lake when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Real Salt Lake play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
Real Salt Lake have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Vancouver Whitecaps form and stats
Vancouver Whitecaps's results here at Providence Park in the Major League Soccer have been very modest with 2 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats. It's trouble wherever Vancouver are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
Vancouver lost their last game at SJ Earthquakes (placed 7th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Heartbreak before that as Vancouver lost 1-3 at Seattle Sounders's place.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Vancouver as they have a new game in only four days, a Major League Soccer match thankfully also at home. Los Angeles FC are visiting.
The Vancouver manager M. Dos Santos has got the team scoring with 12 from 6 home games in the league. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Vancouver have allowed the opposition to score 15 goals here at Providence Park.
Real Salt Lake form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Real Salt Lake, who have the most clean sheets (6) in Major League Soccer, so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-2 (win-draw-lose).
It might be tough going out on the road again for Real Salt Lake, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Seattle Sounders (placed 1st). Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Los Angeles FC.
A quick return to home after this game, as Salt are hosting Portland Timbers in the Major League Soccer only four days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Salt's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. Real Salt Lake have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Vancouver Whitecaps and Real Salt Lake have met before this season: Real Salt Lake - Vancouver 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Vancouver won five games, zero matches ended with a draw and Real Salt Lake has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  D. Kreilach 7 goals |   F. Montero Muñoz 3 goals |  C. Dájome Arboleda 3 goals |
Vancouver Whitecaps missing players
Real Salt Lake missing players
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Real Salt Lake | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 11 | 23 |
| 37 | 15 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 16 | 31 |
| 94% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 71% | 82% |
| 76% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 71% | 82% |
| 65% | 83% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 71% | 59% |
| 41% | 83% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 57% | 41% |
| 24% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 43% | 24% |
| 41% | 83% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 47% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 35% |
| 47% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.6 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 130 | 56 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 80 | 204 |
| 50 | 22 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 30 | 67 |
| 36% | 55% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 37% | 34% |
- Real Salt Lake has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake has the most clean sheets (6) in Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vancouver Whitecaps has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Major League Soccer
- Vancouver Whitecaps has the fewest points (6) at home in Major League Soccer
- Vancouver Whitecaps has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Major League Soccer
- Vancouver Whitecaps has the fewest scored goals (18) in Major League Soccer
- Vancouver Whitecaps has the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Major League Soccer
- Vancouver Whitecaps has the the worst goal difference (-19) in Major League Soccer
- Vancouver Whitecaps have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Vancouver Whitecaps have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Vancouver Whitecaps have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vancouver Whitecaps haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 30 |
| 2 | Portland Timbers | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | Sporting KC | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | Minnesota United | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Los Angeles FC | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Dallas | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | SJ Earthquakes | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 24 | -16 | 20 |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Real Salt Lake | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -19 | 15 |
| 12 | LA Galaxy | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 15 |