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Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps: result 1-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 13Kick-off on September 20, 2020 at 01:30 AM (UTC)America First Field, Sandy, Utah

Real Salt Lake
1-2
Vancouver Whitecaps

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What was the result of Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps?

Vancouver Whitecaps won 1-2 on September 20, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 53′Manuel David MilinkovićVancouver Whitecaps
  • 81′Justin MeramReal Salt Lake
  • 84′L. CavalliniVancouver Whitecaps

Official lineup for Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Real Salt Lake

4-2-3-1
  1. 9Justin Meram
  1. 6P. Ruiz
  2. 16M. Chang
  3. 11A. Rusnák
  1. 8D. Kreilach
  2. 5K. Beckerman
  1. 22A. Herrera
  2. 4D. Toia
  3. 30M. Silva
  4. 14N. Onuoha
  1. 51Andrew Putna

Vancouver Whitecaps

4-2-3-1
  1. 11C. Dájome
  1. 12F. Montero
  2. 7Manuel David Milinković
  3. 19Janio Bikel
  1. 31R. Teibert
  2. 28J. Nerwinski
  1. 4R. Veselinović
  2. 3C. Gutiérrez
  3. 13D. Cornelius
  4. 53Ali Adnan
  1. 51T. Hasal
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Vancouver Whitecaps have 5, 2 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 13, 2020Colorado Rapids(home)0-5Major League Soccer
Sep 10, 2020Los Angeles FC(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Sep 7, 2020Minnesota United FC(away)0-4Major League Soccer
Sep 3, 2020Seattle Sounders(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Aug 30, 2020Portland Timbers(away)4-4Major League Soccer
Vancouver Whitecaps
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 17, 2020CF Montreal(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Sep 14, 2020CF Montreal(home)2-4Major League Soccer
Sep 6, 2020Toronto FC(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Aug 26, 2020CF Montreal(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Aug 22, 2020Toronto FC(away)0-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Real Salt Lake wins, 0 draws, 2 Vancouver Whitecaps wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2019Vancouver Whitecaps 0-1 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Mar 9, 2019Real Salt Lake 1-0 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer
Apr 28, 2018Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Apr 8, 2018Real Salt Lake 2-1 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer
Sep 10, 2017Vancouver Whitecaps 3-2 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Apr 9, 2017Real Salt Lake 3-0 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Vancouver Whitecaps vs Real Salt Lake on Oct 6, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Real Salt Lake score 1.4 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Vancouver Whitecaps score 1.3 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Real Salt Lake1.41.856/158/15
Vancouver Whitecaps1.31.937/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Real Salt Lake sit 9th in Major League Soccer (45 points from 34 matches) and Vancouver Whitecaps sit 1st (64 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Vancouver Whitecaps341978743464
9Real Salt Lake3413615535245

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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