Vancouver Whitecaps v Real Salt Lake result

Full-time · Vancouver Whitecaps 1–2 Real Salt Lake

Major League Soccer · Sat, 23 Mar 2024 23:30 GMT · BC Place

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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Vancouver Whitecaps 1–2 Real Salt Lake — Real Salt Lake won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Real Salt Lake won 2–1 at BC Place in Major League Soccer on Saturday 23 March.

The goals

Real Salt Lake came from behind: Vancouver Whitecaps led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Vancouver Whitecaps: D. Kreilach (33’, assisted by Brian White); Real Salt Lake: A. A. Julio Santos (70’, assisted by F. Barajas) and A. Katranis (76’, assisted by F. Barajas).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Vancouver Whitecaps 0.62, Real Salt Lake 0.93, from 8 shots to 23 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Real Salt Lake: A. Katranis (47’), Brayan Vera (90+6’) and Zac MacMath (90+9’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, F. Barajas (Real Salt Lake) 6.7, A. A. Julio Santos (Real Salt Lake) 5.9 and R. Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps) 5.3 led the match.

Next up

Vancouver Whitecaps next travel to Colorado Rapids on 25 October 2026.

Real Salt Lake next host St. Louis City on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Vancouver Whitecaps: Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Real Salt Lake: Real Salt Lake v St. Louis City, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Vancouver Whitecaps 1–2 Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer
Venue: BC Place · Vancouver, British Columbia
Referee: C. Grabas
Head-to-head (last 6): Vancouver Whitecaps 2 · draws 1 · Real Salt Lake 3 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Vancouver Whitecaps 2W 2D 1L · Real Salt Lake 1W 2D 2L

Vancouver Whitecaps 1–2 Real Salt Lake (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 4.75

Corners

against 6.4 / 5.38 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4 / 3.38

Shots on target

against 4 / 5.63 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.6 / 2.13

Cards

against 1.8 / 1.88 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 March 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 March 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Vancouver Whitecaps for / against	Line	Real Salt Lake for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 6.4 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	4.75 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9 for · 8.6 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	11.38 for · 14.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	3.38 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9 for · 12.4 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	13 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.6 for · 1.8 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Hoilett n 8	38.3	2.6 5/3	3.2 7/3	—
A. Schopf n 8	38.4	2.1 5/2	0.6 2/0	—
R. Gauld n 8	83.4	2 7/5	1.6 7/4	—
Andrés Cubas n 8	78.8	2 7/4	0.9 4/1	—
S. Becher n 8	22	2 3/1	1 1/1	—

Vancouver Whitecaps — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Brian White n 8	82.9	2.3 8/3	1 4/2
A. Ahmed n 8	42.4	1.9 5/2	1.3 5/0
R. Gauld n 8	83.4	1.8 7/4	0.4 3/0
S. Becher n 8	22	1.5 3/0	0 0/0
D. Kreilach n 8	36	1.3 3/1	0.6 2/0

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Adekugbe n 8	44.1	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Brian White n 8	82.9	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
R. Laryea n 8	71.4	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
A. Ahmed n 8	42.4	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
Ryan Raposo n 8	50	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Vancouver Whitecaps — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Andrés Cubas n 8	78.8	3.7 7/6
R. Gauld n 8	83.4	2.6 7/5
S. Adekugbe n 8	44.1	2 5/3
A. Schopf n 8	38.4	1.8 4/2
J. Brown n 8	60.3	1.7 4/3

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Yohei Takaoka n 8	84.8	3.7 7/4

Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. A. Julio Santos n 8	35.3	2.2 4/2	1.3 4/0	—
C. Arango n 8	69.6	2.1 7/4	1.8 7/3	—
M. Crooks n 8	51.3	2 6/3	0 0/0	—
F. Barajas n 3	15.3	2 1/0	0 0/0	—
R. Rubin n 8	30.8	1.8 3/2	1.5 3/1	—

Real Salt Lake — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Arango n 8	69.6	2.6 6/6	1.3 5/2
Andrés Gómez n 8	68.6	2.1 8/5	1 5/1
Daniel Musovski n 8	29.9	1.9 4/1	1.5 4/0
Jefferson Savarino n 8	87.3	1.8 8/5	0.8 6/0
P. Ruiz n 8	69.3	1.6 7/3	0.6 3/1

Real Salt Lake — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Arango n 8	69.6	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
P. Ruiz n 8	69.3	0 0/0	0.6 2/1
Andrés Gómez n 8	68.6	0.3 1/1	0.3 2/0
D. Luna n 8	87.1	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
R. Rubin n 8	30.8	0 0/0	0.4 1/0

Real Salt Lake — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Lambert n 3	25	2.4 2/0
Emeka Eneli n 8	92.1	2.3 8/6
Braian Ojeda n 8	90.9	2.2 6/5
B. Oviedo n 8	76.8	2.2 7/7
D. Luna n 8	87.1	1.9 6/5

Real Salt Lake — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Zac MacMath n 8	92.6	4.5 8/8
G. Beavers n 8	84.4	2.4 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Vancouver Whitecaps		Real Salt Lake
46%	Possession	54%
0.62	Expected goals (xG)	0.93
8	Shots	23
3	Shots on target	5
4	Shots off target	12
1	Blocked shots	6
8	Shots inside the box	9
1	Corners	4
1	Offsides	3
8	Fouls	10
0	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
475	Passes	545
84%	Pass accuracy	90%

Vancouver Whitecaps player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Yohei Takaoka	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Mathías Laborda	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.9
Ranko Veselinović	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
Tristan Blackmon	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.9
P. Vite	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.7
R. Gauld	90	0	0	2	2	3	3	7.9
Ryan Raposo	86	0	0	1	0	0	2	6.7
D. Kreilach	74	1	0	1	1	0	0	7.3
J. Brown	66	0	0	0	0	2	2	7.2
A. Schopf	66	0	0	1	0	0	1	7
Brian White	56	0	1	0	0	1	1	7.2
A. Ahmed sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.9
Luís Martins sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.2
Sebastian Berhalter sub	24	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
L. Johnson sub	16	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.5
Bjorn Utvik sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Real Salt Lake player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Zac MacMath	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
Andrew Brody	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	7.3
Brayan Vera	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.9
Braian Ojeda	90	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	7.3
Emeka Eneli	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.2
C. Arango	90	0	0	6	0	5	0	0	7.3
J. Glad	89	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
F. Barajas	89	0	2	2	1	2	1	0	7.9
B. Hidalgo	86	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
A. Katranis	85	1	0	3	1	0	0	Y	7.6
A. A. Julio Santos	84	1	0	3	2	4	0	0	7.7
Maikel Chang sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
B. Oviedo sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
M. Crooks sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
N. Palacio sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Marcelo Silva sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Vancouver Whitecaps v Real Salt Lake — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Vancouver WhitecapsDLDWW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Real Salt LakeDLDWL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Vancouver Whitecaps 2 · 1 draw · Real Salt Lake 3 · 3.33 goals/game

2023-09-24 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps
2023-02-26 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–2 Real Salt Lake
2022-08-21 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps
2022-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 Real Salt Lake
2021-08-30 Vancouver Whitecaps 4–1 Real Salt Lake
2021-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–4 Real Salt Lake

League standing · 2024

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Vancouver Whitecaps#8 pos47 pts34 pl+3 GD

Real Salt Lake#3 pos59 pts34 pl+17 GD

Goals per game

Vancouver Whitecaps scored1.53

Real Salt Lake scored1.91

Vancouver Whitecaps conceded1.44

Real Salt Lake conceded1.41

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Vancouver Whitecaps and Real Salt Lake?: In their last 6 meetings, Vancouver Whitecaps won 2, Real Salt Lake won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Vancouver Whitecaps and Real Salt Lake?: Recent form — Vancouver Whitecaps 2W 2D 1L; Real Salt Lake 1W 2D 2L.

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