Vancouver Whitecaps vs Real Salt Lake

Vancouver Whitecaps

2 - 1

Real Salt Lake

🕒 Sun, 04 May 2025 02:30 Europe/London 📍 BC Place 🧑‍⚖️ Malik Badawi 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 11

Regular Season Table

Vancouver Whitecaps 4 · Real Salt Lake 20

Referee Stats

Malik Badawi

16 matches · 3.63 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.63
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	31%
Home wins	44%
Draws	38%
Away wins	19%

How the match was won

Vancouver Whitecaps outshot their opponent (23-11).
Vancouver Whitecaps controlled possession (55%).
Vancouver Whitecaps had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Vancouver Whitecaps (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-5-3

Goals For / Against

47 / 22

Avg: 2.47 / 1.16

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Real Salt Lake (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-11

Goals For / Against

16 / 31

Avg: 0.89 / 1.72

Points

Avg: 0.72

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00

PPG

0.72

2.47

0.89

1.16

1.72

71%

O2.5

47%

65%

BTTS

59%

Score 1st

65%

League-position context

Vancouver Whitecaps rank4th

Real Salt Lake rank20th

Vancouver Whitecaps points63

Real Salt Lake points41

Vancouver Whitecaps: #4 · 63 pts · GD +28

2 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 35 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Real Salt Lake: #20 · 41 pts · GD -11

24 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Vancouver Whitecaps last 5 home

L W D W W

Points10/15

Weighted index53

Goals16-6

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Real Salt Lake last 5 away

D L L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index11

Goals4-10

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Vancouver Whitecaps trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 0%

Real Salt Lake trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Vancouver Whitecaps score at home94%

Vancouver Whitecaps clean sheet at home35%

Real Salt Lake score away65%

Real Salt Lake clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Vancouver Whitecaps score first59%

Vancouver Whitecaps win after scoring first90%

Real Salt Lake score first65%

Real Salt Lake win after scoring first27%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Vancouver Whitecaps 50% · Real Salt Lake 0%

Avg first goal minute: Vancouver Whitecaps 22.5' · Real Salt Lake 28.6'

Vs league average

Vancouver Whitecaps score at home2.47 vs 1.64

Vancouver Whitecaps concede at home1.16 vs 1.36

Real Salt Lake score away0.89 vs 1.36

Real Salt Lake concede away1.72 vs 1.64

Vancouver Whitecaps score 51% above league average, while Real Salt Lake score 35% below league average.

Defensive side: Vancouver Whitecaps are 15% below league average at home, and Real Salt Lake are 5% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Vancouver Whitecaps goal timing (home)

1H scored: 49% 2H scored: 51% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

31-45 10

16-30 7

61-75 6

0-15 4

46-60 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

0-15 3

46-60 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

Real Salt Lake goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 7

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

503

401

Passes Accurate

440

345

Passes %

87%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Nelson

Normal Goal

22'

22' B. Ojeda

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Piol

1st substitution · For: W. Agada

50'

50' J. Glad

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ VAR

Z. Gozo

Penalty cancelled

62'

62' D. Luna

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ R. Priso

1st substitution · For: S. Berhalter

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ J. Nelson

2nd substitution · For: A. Ahmed

64'

64' D. Ríos

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ B. Ojeda

2nd substitution · For: P. Ruiz

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

T. Blackmon

Normal Goal

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ A. Katránis

3rd substitution · For: N. Caliskan

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ T. Johnson

3rd substitution · For: S. Adekugbe

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ D. Ríos

4th substitution · For: E. Sabbi

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Diogo Gonçalves

4th substitution · For: L. Brook

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ P. Quinton

5th substitution · For: N. Palacio

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Luna

Penalty

90+3' ⚽

⚽

90+3' ⚽ VAR

J. Glad

Penalty confirmed

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ J. Ngando

5th substitution · For: J. Badwal

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Real Salt Lake 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Real Salt Lake 2-1 on Sunday, 04 May 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Malik Badawi. It was played at BC Place.

First half: Vancouver Whitecaps took the lead at 20' when J. Nelson scored, making the score 1-0. B. Ojeda received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 22'.

Second half: Real Salt Lake made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Piol replacing W. Agada. J. Glad received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 50'. VAR intervened at 59' for Real Salt Lake (Penalty cancelled). D. Luna received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 62'. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 1st substitution at 62', with R. Priso replacing S. Berhalter. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 2nd substitution at 62', with J. Nelson replacing A. Ahmed. D. Ríos received a yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps at 64'. Real Salt Lake made their 2nd substitution at 70', with B. Ojeda replacing P. Ruiz. Vancouver Whitecaps extended the lead at 70' when T. Blackmon scored, making the score 2-0. Real Salt Lake made their 3rd substitution at 70', with A. Katránis replacing N. Caliskan. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 3rd substitution at 77', with T. Johnson replacing S. Adekugbe. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 4th substitution at 77', with D. Ríos replacing E. Sabbi. Real Salt Lake made their 4th substitution at 77', with Diogo Gonçalves replacing L. Brook. Real Salt Lake made their 5th substitution at 87', with P. Quinton replacing N. Palacio. Real Salt Lake scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when D. Luna scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. VAR intervened at 90+3' for Real Salt Lake (Penalty confirmed). Vancouver Whitecaps made their 5th substitution at 90+7', with J. Ngando replacing J. Badwal.

Vancouver Whitecaps used 5 substitutions while Real Salt Lake used 5 substitutions. Vancouver Whitecaps got 1 yellow card, while Real Salt Lake got 3 yellow cards.