Major League Soccer · Matchday 1
- Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:30:00 UTCBC PlaceMatchday 1
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Vancouver Whitecaps 39%Draw 34%Real Salt Lake 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Vancouver WhitecapsReal Salt Lake
59Possession41
1.2Expected goals (xG)0.62
13Shots10
5Shots on target2
5Shots off target6
3Blocked shots2
10Shots inside box4
3Shots outside box6
7Corners5
2Offsides3
15Fouls15
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
2Saves4
530Passes368
470Accurate passes296
89Pass accuracy80
Match events
- 33'Zavier Gozo
- 50'Emmanuel Sabbi
- 57'Aziel Jackson
- 59'Chadwick Booth
- 68'Emmanuel Sabbi → Édier Ocampo Vidal
- 68'Aziel Jackson → Kenji Cabrera
- 72'Luca Moisa ← Pablo Ruíz
- 72'Aiden Hezarkhani ← Dominik Marczuk
- 75'Samuel Junqua
- 76'Aléxandros Katránis
- 82'Andrés Cubas
- 84'Deandre Yedlin ← Philip Quinton
- 84'Ariath Piol ← Jesús Barea
- 87'Andrés Cubas → Jeevan Badwal
Vancouver Whitecaps · Real Salt Lake
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
136.8Muller
337.2Blackmon
206.5↓87'Cubas
116.5↓68'Sabbi
17.3Takaoka
66.8Priso
246.8White
166.8Berhalter
227.8↓68'Jackson
27.2Laborda
287.2Johnson
26.3↓84'Yedlin
16.3Cabral
156.3Glad
296.0Junqua
926.3Caliskan
986.0Katránis
196.3↓84'Piol
726.0Gozo
396.3↓72'Hezarkhani
346.3↓72'Moisa
236.3↓59'Booth
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Vancouver Whitecaps
- 13Thomas Muller6.8
- 33Tristan Blackmon7.2
- 20Andrés Cubas6.5
- 11Emmanuel Sabbi6.5
- 1Yohei Takaoka7.3
- 6Ralph Priso6.8
- 24Brian White6.8
- 16Sebastian Berhalter6.8
- 22Aziel Jackson7.8
- 2Mathías Laborda7.2
- 28Tate Johnson7.2
Real Salt Lake
- 2Deandre Yedlin6.3
- 1Rafael Cabral6.3
- 15Justen Glad6.3
- 29Samuel Junqua6.0
- 92Noel Caliskan6.3
- 98Aléxandros Katránis6.0
- 19Ariath Piol6.3
- 72Zavier Gozo6.0
- 39Aiden Hezarkhani6.3
- 34Luca Moisa6.3
- 23Chadwick Booth6.3
Vancouver WhitecapsTale of the tapeReal Salt Lake
3-5-2Formation4-2-4
34 ptsTable28 pts
+21Goal difference+4
3Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Vancouver Whitecaps 3W0D0W Real Salt Lake
Goals 6–3
- 2026-02-22Vancouver Whitecaps1–0Real Salt Lake
- 2025-05-25Real Salt Lake2–3Vancouver Whitecaps
- 2025-05-04Vancouver Whitecaps2–1Real Salt Lake
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 30-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | +21 | 34 |
| Real Salt Lake | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 28 |