Real Salt Lake 0-3 Vancouver Whitecaps: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Sunday 20 September 2026 · America First Field, Sandy · referee G. Gonzalez · full time
Full time: Real Salt Lake 0-3 Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps beat Real Salt Lake 3-0 in MLS on Sunday 20 September 2026 at America First Field. The goals: Brian White 9', Thomas Müller 29', Yadaly Diaby 63'.
How Vancouver Whitecaps won it
Brian White put Vancouver Whitecaps ahead in the 9th minute, set up by Oliver Larraz. Thomas Müller made it 0-2 to Vancouver Whitecaps in the 29th minute, set up by Yadaly Diaby. Yadaly Diaby made it 0-3 to Vancouver Whitecaps in the 63rd minute.
It was 0-2 at half-time.
The referee, G. Gonzalez, showed 7 yellow cards: 2 to Real Salt Lake and 5 to Vancouver Whitecaps.
Real Salt Lake: P. Mastroeni, 3-4-3 · Vancouver Whitecaps: J. Sørensen, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 2.24 for Real Salt Lake and 1.29 for Vancouver Whitecaps.
Real Salt Lake scored about 2.2 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Vancouver Whitecaps made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.7 goals.
Real Salt Lake created the better chances, 2.24 xG to 1.29, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Real Salt Lake had 3 shots on target, Vancouver Whitecaps 6.
Vancouver Whitecaps had 53% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Real Salt Lake came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.6 a match, with 1.47 expected goals for and 1.64 against, and had won 35% of their matches.
Vancouver Whitecaps came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 2.0 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 2.04 expected goals for and 1.20 against, and had won 52% of their matches.
Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps: the match in numbers
| Real Salt Lake | Match statistics | Vancouver Whitecaps |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Ball possession | 53% |
| 2.24 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.29 |
| 12 | Total shots | 21 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 1 | Big chances | 3 |
| 450 | Total passes | 508 |
| 86% | Pass accuracy | 85% |
| 5 | Corners | 8 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 17 | Tackles | 17 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 5 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Yadaly Diaby (Vancouver Whitecaps), rated 8.4 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal, 1 assist.
Real Salt Lake
- Philip Quinton 7.4
- Juan Manuel Sanabria 7.2
- Morgan Guilavogui 7.0
- Noel Caliskan 6.9
- Colin Guske 6.9
Vancouver Whitecaps
- Yadaly Diaby 8.4 1 goal, 1 assist
- Thomas Müller 7.7 1 goal
- Brian White 7.5 1 goal
- Yohei Takaoka 7.4
- Édier Ocampo 7.3
The lowest-rated starter was Rafael Cabral at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Real Salt Lake: Austin vs Real Salt Lake Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
- Vancouver Whitecaps: Vancouver Whitecaps vs San Diego Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
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Questions about Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps
What was the score in Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps?
Real Salt Lake 0-3 Vancouver Whitecaps (half-time 0-2), MLS, Sunday 20 September 2026.
Who scored in Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps?
Brian White 9', Thomas Müller 29', Yadaly Diaby 63'.
Did Moneyball predict Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps?
Yadaly Diaby, rated 8.4 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps?
G. Gonzalez.
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