Vancouver Whitecaps vs Real Salt Lake

Vancouver Whitecaps

1 - 0

Real Salt Lake

🕒 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:30 Europe/London 📍 BC Place 🧑‍⚖️ Drew Fischer 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Vancouver Whitecaps 2 · Real Salt Lake 21

Referee Stats

Drew Fischer

12 matches · 4.42 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.42
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	58%
Draws	25%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-10).
Vancouver Whitecaps controlled possession (59%).
Vancouver Whitecaps had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Vancouver Whitecaps (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-1-4

Goals For / Against

32 / 11

Avg: 2.29 / 0.79

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Real Salt Lake (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-3-8

Goals For / Against

13 / 22

Avg: 1.08 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 0.50

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

0.50

2.29

1.08

0.79

1.83

64%

O2.5

67%

36%

BTTS

83%

71%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Vancouver Whitecaps rank2nd

Real Salt Lake rank21st

Vancouver Whitecaps points46

Real Salt Lake points29

Vancouver Whitecaps: #2 · 46 pts · GD +30

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Real Salt Lake: #21 · 29 pts · GD -2

17 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Vancouver Whitecaps last 5 home

L W L W L

Points6/15

Weighted index40

Goals10-6

Record2-0-3

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.

Real Salt Lake last 5 away

L L L D L

Points1/15

Weighted index4

Goals4-8

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 2.564%

BTTS36%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.593%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 36% · 1H BTTS 21%

Real Salt Lake trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS83%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Vancouver Whitecaps score at home86%

Vancouver Whitecaps clean sheet at home50%

Real Salt Lake score away83%

Real Salt Lake clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Vancouver Whitecaps score first71%

Vancouver Whitecaps win after scoring first90%

Real Salt Lake score first42%

Real Salt Lake win after scoring first20%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Vancouver Whitecaps 25% · Real Salt Lake 0%

Avg first goal minute: Vancouver Whitecaps 18.1' · Real Salt Lake 28.8'

Vs league average

Vancouver Whitecaps score at home2.29 vs 1.83

Vancouver Whitecaps concede at home0.79 vs 1.37

Real Salt Lake score away1.08 vs 1.37

Real Salt Lake concede away1.83 vs 1.83

Vancouver Whitecaps score 25% above league average, while Real Salt Lake score 21% below league average.

Defensive side: Vancouver Whitecaps are 43% below league average at home, and Real Salt Lake are level with 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: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 8

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

16-30 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Real Salt Lake goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

31-45 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

528

371

Passes Accurate

468

300

Passes %

89%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

33'

33' Z. Gozo

50'

50' E. Sabbi

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Jackson

Normal Goal

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Chadwick Zachary Booth

1st substitution · For: S. Solans

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ E. Sabbi

1st substitution · For: É. Ocampo

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ A. Jackson

2nd substitution · For: K. Cabrera

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ L. Moisa

2nd substitution · For: P. Ruiz

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Hezarkhani

3rd substitution · For: D. Marczuk

75'

75' S. Junqua

76'

76' A. Katránis

82'

82' A. Cubas

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ D. Yedlin

4th substitution · For: P. Quinton

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ A. Piol

5th substitution · For: Jesús Rafael Barea Barroso

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ A. Cubas

3rd substitution · For: J. Badwal

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Real Salt Lake 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Vancouver Whitecaps beat Real Salt Lake 1-0 on Sunday, 22 February 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Drew Fischer. It was played at BC Place.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Z. Gozo received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 33'.

Second half: E. Sabbi received a yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps at 50'. Vancouver Whitecaps took the lead at 57' when A. Jackson scored, making the score 1-0. Real Salt Lake made their 1st substitution at 59', with Chadwick Zachary Booth replacing S. Solans. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 1st substitution at 68', with E. Sabbi replacing É. Ocampo. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 2nd substitution at 68', with A. Jackson replacing K. Cabrera. Real Salt Lake made their 2nd substitution at 72', with L. Moisa replacing P. Ruiz. Real Salt Lake made their 3rd substitution at 72', with A. Hezarkhani replacing D. Marczuk. S. Junqua received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 75'. A. Katránis received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 76'. A. Cubas received a yellow card for Vancouver Whitecaps at 82'. Real Salt Lake made their 4th substitution at 84', with D. Yedlin replacing P. Quinton. Real Salt Lake made their 5th substitution at 84', with A. Piol replacing Jesús Rafael Barea Barroso. Vancouver Whitecaps made their 3rd substitution at 87', with A. Cubas replacing J. Badwal.

Vancouver Whitecaps used 3 substitutions while Real Salt Lake used 5 substitutions. Vancouver Whitecaps got 2 yellow cards, while Real Salt Lake got 3 yellow cards.