The Vancouver Whitecaps host Real Salt Lake on Saturday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Vancouver is 12th in the conference table at 4-2-7 on 14 points with a goal difference -9. Vancouver was a 1-0 winner on the road against Sporting Kansas City last Saturday. Lucas Cavallini scored from the penalty spot in the 24th minute for Vancouver and the Whitecaps held Sporting Kansas City scoreless for the entire match.
Vancouver has just two defeats in its last 15 matches at home since last August when returning to BC Place, with 10 victories and three draws. Lucas Cavallini is the leading goal scorer for Vancouver with four, while Ryan Raposo, Brian White and Tosaint Ricketts have each scored two. Cristian Dajome and Deiber Caicedo are the leaders in assists with two each.
Real Salt Lake is third in the conference table at 7-4-3 on 25 points with a goal difference of 0. Real Salt Lake defeated the Houston Dynamo 3-0 at home last Saturday in its most recent MLS fixture. Bobby Wood opened the scoring in the 29th minute for RSL, while Sergio Cordova scored in the 57th minute and Justen Glad added a goal in stoppage time (90'+2'). The back line and goalkeeper posted a clean sheet for RSL.
Real Salt Lake won its third straight when defeating the Houston Dynamo last Saturday and has won four of the last five. The last time Real Salt Lake had a winning streak of more than three straight was in June of 2013. Sergio Cordova, Bobby Wood and Justen Glad are the leading goal scorers for Real Salt Lake with three apiece. Maikel Chang is the leader in assists with three.
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