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The Group Stage draw of the 2026 MLS pitches Real Salt Lake vs. Vancouver Whitecaps on 2026-09-20 (kick-off 02:30 GMT).
In the past game, Jesper Sorensen recorded 1 victory against P. Mastroeni, who recorded no wins, with no draws.
Real Salt Lake have 9 players sidelined: Z. Booth (Hamstring Injury), G. Dillon (Foot Injury), J. Glad (Groin Injury), A. Piol (Achilles Tendon Injury), J. J. Arias (Injury), L. Engel (Hamstring Injury), S. Junqua (Concussion), D. Luna (Knee Injury), S. Spierings (Ankle Injury) but Vancouver Whitecaps face 4 absences: K. G. Cabrera Nakamura (Foot Injury), B. Halbouni (Knee Injury), K. Poku (Muscle Injury), R. Veselinovic (Knee Injury).
Our model projects Real Salt Lake in a 3-defender setup (3-4-3), with Vancouver Whitecaps anticipated to match that in 4-2-3-1.
The previous match saw P. Quinton lead Real Salt Lake with a 7.2 TheyScored rating, and A. Cubas top-rating for Vancouver Whitecaps at 7.2.
Real Salt Lake lost 0-2 to New York City, and Vancouver Whitecaps were defeated 1-2 by Montréal.
Neither side is flying – Real Salt Lake 0-1-4 and Vancouver Whitecaps 1-1-3 over the last 5 matches.
Vancouver Whitecaps lead this rivalry - 16 wins from 36 matches versus Real Salt Lake (who've won just 15 games), alongside 5 draws.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Vancouver Whitecaps to win 2-1, despite Real Salt Lake's 7-2-3 home form - Vancouver Whitecaps's strong 5-3-2 record away with 2.29 goals/game does the trick.
Real Salt Lake is going head to head with Vancouver Whitecaps on 20/9/2026 01:30 GMT for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Real Salt Lake v Vancouver Whitecaps H2H statistics!