VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC vs REAL SALT LAKE
BC PLACE, Vancouver, B.C.
August 8, 2015 (WEEK 23, MLS Game #233)
7 p.m. PT (TSN 1/3/5, KMYU-12, MLS LIVE)
A massive match in the Western Conference is set when Vancouver Whitecaps FC play host to Real Salt Lake on Saturday evening at BC Place. Whitecaps FC have moved back atop the conference, winning a second consecutive league game last weekend with a 3-0 win at Seattle Sounders FC. Real find themselves three points out of sixth place and the final playoff position in the division, after their wild 6-4 defeat at D.C. United last weekend to kick off a long road swing.
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- Pa-Modou Kah scored his first two goals with Whitecaps FC, leading his club to a 3-0 win against Cascadia rivals Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday evening. It was Vancouver’s third consecutive league win at CenturyLink Field, one in each of the last three seasons.
- Real Salt Lake equaled their MLS club record, conceding six goals in the 6-4 defeat by D.C. United at RFK Stadium on Saturday evening. RSL had lost 6-0 at the New York Red Bulls, Aug. 26, 2006.
- The teams will come into the match having played CONCACAF Champions League matches at midweek, Whitecaps FC playing host to Seattle Sounders FC on Wednesday at BC Place, and Real having a trip to Guatemala to face CSD Municipal.
- The teams are meeting for the third time this season, and Whitecaps FC have won both. Darren Mattocks scored the game’s lone goal in the 80th minute to lead Whitecaps FC to victory, April 18 at Rio Tinto Stadium; Cristian Techera scored a late winner to lead the ‘Caps to a 2-1 win May 30 at BC Place.
- Whitecaps FC have won the last three meetings between the teams. The first meeting win was the first ever for Whitecaps FC at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real had won three of the first six home matches in the series, with three draws. The only previous victory by a road team in the all-time series came in 2013, a 1-0 RSL victory at BC Place.
REFEREE: Chris Penso. AR1 (bench): Frank Anderson; AR2 (opposite): Mike Kampmeinert; 4th: Alex Chilowicz
MLS Career: 70 games; FC/gm: 23.7; Y/gm: 3.3; R: 19; pens: 25
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: VAN: Sam Adekugbe, Pa-Modou Kah, Kendall Waston … RSL: Luke Mulholland
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: VAN: Matias Laba, Jordan Harvey, Steven Beitashour, Gershon Koffie, Nicolas Mezquida … RSL: Jordan Allen, Olmes Garcia, Tony Beltran, Kyle Beckerman
DISABLED LIST: VAN: Andre Lewis
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (13 meetings): Whitecaps FC 5 wins, 15 goals … Real 4 wins, 14 goals … Ties 4
AT VANCOUVER (6 meetings): Whitecaps FC 4 wins, 10 goals … Real 1 win, 5 goals … Ties 1 2015 (MLS)
4/18: RSL 0, VAN 1 (Mattocks 80)
5/30: VAN 2, RSL 1 (Koffie 36; Techera 79 – Morales 45)
- The teams are meeting for the third time this season, and Whitecaps FC have won both. Darren Mattocks scored the game’s lone goal in the 80th minute to lead Whitecaps FC to victory, April 18 at Rio Tinto Stadium; Cristian Techera scored a late winner to lead the ‘Caps to a 2-1 win May 30 at BC Place.
- Whitecaps FC have won the last three meetings between the teams, and have not lost to RSL since 2013. The first meeting win was the first ever for Whitecaps FC at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real had won three of the first six home matches in the series, with three draws.
- The only previous victory by a road team in the all-time series came in 2013, a 1-0 Real victory at BC Place.
- Coaches record: Jeff Cassar vs. VAN: P5 W0 L3 D2 … Carl Robinson vs. RSL: P5 W3 L0 D2
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