Match Report
20 points separated the sides: Vancouver Whitecaps 1st on 49, Real Salt Lake 12th on 29. On recent form Real Salt Lake sat only 28th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Real Salt Lake 1.48 scored and 1.68 conceded per game, Vancouver Whitecaps 2.24 and 0.92, with the league averaging 1.61.
Real Salt Lake had gone 10 games without a win.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Real Salt Lake 2, draws 0, Vancouver Whitecaps 4, at 2.83 goals per meeting. 67% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 67%.
America First Field, capacity 20,213, hosted the game. Vancouver Whitecaps led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Vancouver Whitecaps: Brian White (9'), Thomas Müller (29'), Yadaly Diaby (63')
Key stats
Possession: Real Salt Lake 47% · Vancouver Whitecaps 53% · Total shots: 12-21 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 5-8