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Real Salt Lake
Major League Soccer
Sep 24, 2023 at 2.30am UK
Rio Tinto Stadium
Vancouver Whitecaps

Salt Lake
2 - 1
Vancouver

Vera (47', 47'), Glad (65', 65')
Brody (74'), Brody (74'), Palacio (81'), Palacio (82'), Vera (90+4'), Vera (90+4')
FT(HT: 0-2)
White (17', 17')
Adekugbe (90+11'), Raposo (90+14'), Adekugbe (90+11')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Real Salt Lake and Vancouver Whitecaps, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Salt Lake 1-3 Dallas
Thursday, September 21 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Houston 4-1 Vancouver
Thursday, September 21 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Real Salt Lake win with a probability of 53.47%. A draw had a probability of 23.9% and a win for Vancouver Whitecaps had a probability of 22.65%.

The most likely scoreline for a Real Salt Lake win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.73%) and 2-0 (9.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.34%), while for a Vancouver Whitecaps win it was 0-1 (6.61%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Real Salt Lake in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Real Salt Lake.

Result
Real Salt LakeDrawVancouver Whitecaps
53.47% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)23.88%22.65% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Both teams to score 52.69% (0.011000000000003 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.71% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)48.29% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.56% (0.0070000000000014 0.01)70.43% (-0.0099999999999909 -0.01)
Real Salt Lake Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.01% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)17.99% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.15% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)48.85% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Vancouver Whitecaps Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.25% (0.013999999999996 0.01)35.75% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.48% (0.013000000000002 0.01)72.52% (-0.016000000000005 -0.02)
Score Analysis
    Real Salt Lake 53.47%
    Vancouver Whitecaps 22.65%
    Draw 23.87%
Real Salt LakeDrawVancouver Whitecaps
1-0 @ 11.03%
2-1 @ 9.73%
2-0 @ 9.46% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
3-1 @ 5.57%
3-0 @ 5.41% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-2 @ 2.86% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-1 @ 2.39%
4-0 @ 2.32% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-2 @ 1.23% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 3.47%
Total : 53.47%
1-1 @ 11.34%
0-0 @ 6.43% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-2 @ 5.01% (0.0020000000000007 0)
3-3 @ 0.98% (0.001 0)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 23.87%
0-1 @ 6.61%
1-2 @ 5.84% (0.0020000000000007 0)
0-2 @ 3.4% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-3 @ 2% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-3 @ 1.72% (0.002 0)
0-3 @ 1.17% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 1.91%
Total : 22.65%

How you voted: Salt Lake vs Vancouver

Real Salt Lake
83.3%
Draw
16.7%
Vancouver Whitecaps
0.0%
6
Head to Head
Feb 26, 2023 3.30am
Jun 5, 2022 12am
Vancouver
2-1
Salt Lake
Caicedo (38'), Jungwirth (76'), Alexandre (90')
Herrera (28'), Meram (62'), Loffelsend (68')
Herrera (90+1')
Aug 30, 2021 3am
Gameweek 28
Vancouver
4-1
Salt Lake
Silva (33' og.), White (53'), Gauld (64'), Jungwirth (69')
Julio (90')
Jul 8, 2021 3am
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