Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps Prediction: Salt Lake are overrated

Real Salt lake continue the struggle to find their form after the recent dip in their form. Their recent results are in dire need of improvement and they hope to get it when they welcome the Whitecaps to the Rio Tinto Stadium. They lost their last game 3-1 against FC Dallas at home.

Vancouver Whitecaps are coming into this game following a huge 4-1 defeat they suffered against Houston Dynamo. They had been doing really well before the defeat and there’s no reason why they should not get back to winning ways.

Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake will be hoping for a different result when they take on Vancouver Whitecaps, even though the opposition are in better form. Real Salt Lake lost their last match against FC Dallas and they have now lost 4 of their last 5 matches in a row. They lost to Houston Dynamo, then lost to Portland Timbers before their 2-0 win over Colorado Rapids. After the win they lost 2 matches against San Jose Earthquakes and then against FC Dallas in their last game.

Real Salt Lake are ranked 6th in the western conference and 13th on the MLS table, with 40 points from 29 matches. They have recorded 11 wins, 7 draws and 11 defeats and their goal aggregate is 40:44.

Their last game against FC Dallas ended in a 3-1 defeat. Cristian Arango put Salt Lake ahead in the 43rd minute. In the 56th Minute Paul Arriola gave FC Dallas the equalizer and they went ahead to score 2 more goals. Jesus Ferreira scored FC Dallas’ second from the spot in the 62nd minute and then got his brace in the 71st minute to seal the 3-1 win at full time.

Streaks

• 4/5 of their matches ended with more than 2.5 goals
• They conceded first in 6/8 matches.

Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps were absolutely shocking in their last game. They lost 4-1 against Houston Dynamo after being unbeaten in 4 matches in a row. They will be eager to get things right in this clash when they take on struggling Real Salt lake here. In their last 5 matches, they had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They had back-to-back wins against Portland Timbers and Chicago Fire, before playing a draw against New York City. After that, they grabbed another win against Toronto FC, before losing to Vancouver Whitecaps.

Vancouver Whitecaps are 5th in the Western Conference and 12th on the MLS table, with 41 points from 28 matches. They recorded 11 wins, 8 draws and 9 defeats and a goal ratio of 46:41.

The whitecaps were disappointed to lose 4-1 against Houston Dynamo. Hector Herrera opened the scoring for Dynamo in the 13th minute and Griffin doubled their lead in the 44th minute. And in the 73rd and 84th minute Ivan Franco and Ibrahim Aliyu scored 2 more goals for Dynamo before Erik Sviatchenko scored an own goal to give The Whitecaps one goal.

Streaks

• Vancouver Whitecaps are without a clean sheet in 3 matches.
• Both teams scored in 8/10 matches.
• 8/8 matches ended with less than 10.5 corners.

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps and Real Salt Lake have played 20 matches against each other. Vancouver Whitecaps won 10 matches, while Real Salt Lake won 8 matches and 2 matches ended in a draw.

Streaks

• Real Salt Lake are without a clean sheet in 4 matches.
• The Whitecaps are without a clean sheet in 10 matches.
• 7/8 matches ended with more than 2.5 goals
• Both teams scored in 7/8 matches.
• 4/5 matches ended with less than 4.5 cards

Expert Betting Tips

Real Salt Lake scored 40 goals and conceded 44 goals. They scored an average of 1.4 goals per game and they had a conversion rate of 9%. They created an average of 2.1 chances per game and missed an average of 1.3 chances per game. They took an average of 5.6 shots on target per game and an average of 5.5 corners per game. They conceded an average of 1.5 goals per game and they kept 7 clean sheets.

Vancouver Whitecaps scored 46 goals and conceded 41 goals. They scored an average of 1.6 goals per game and they had a conversion rate of 12%. They created an average of 2.8 chances per game and missed an average of 1.6 chances per game. They took an average of 5.0 shots on target per game and an average of 5.9 corners per game. They conceded an average of 1.5 goals per game and they kept 6 clean sheets.

• Under 10 Corners at 1.92 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.61 Odds
• Cristian Arango to Score Anytime at 2.37 Odds