Pre-Match Vancouver Whitecaps Vs. Real Salt Lake

Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports The Vancouver Whitecaps (2W-1D-4L) finally return to action on Friday, looking to snap a three game losing steak against Real Salt Lake (2W-3D-1L).

Match Information:

Where: Rio Tinto Stadium. Sandy, Utah.

When: Friday, June 18th at 7 pm PST

How: TSN1 (TV); AM730 (Radio); ESPN+ (Internet)

Real Salt Lake:

Before writing this match preview I had a look at both team’s underlying data. It became immediately clear that both of them are pretty bad. RSL have only lost one game but this is largely a result of hugely outperforming their expected goals. RSL has scored some impressive long range bangers but overall they have not created a lot of high danger scoring chances. So…