Real Salt Lake takes on the Vancouver Whitecaps in Western Conference play

By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC (8-1-4, first in the Western Conference) vs. Real Salt Lake (4-8-2, 13th in the Western Conference)

Sandy, Utah; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Real Salt Lake +147, Vancouver +161, Draw +253; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Real Salt Lake and the Vancouver Whitecaps meet in Western Conference play.

RSL is 4-7-2 against Western Conference opponents. RSL is 1-5 in games decided by one goal.

The Whitecaps are 7-0-3 against Western Conference opponents. The Whitecaps are first in the Western Conference with only 10 goals allowed.

The teams play Saturday for the second time this season. The Whitecaps won the last meeting 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Diego Luna has seven goals for RSL. Dominik Marczuk has one goal over the last 10 games.

Brian White has scored eight goals for the Whitecaps. Ali Ahmed has four assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: RSL: 2-6-2, averaging 0.8 goals, 3.0 shots on goal and 3.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.

Whitecaps: 5-1-4, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.5 shots on goal and 6.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: RSL: Kobi Joseph Henry (injured), Matthew Bell (injured), Philip Quinton (injured), Nelson Palacio (injured), Javain Brown (injured), Brayan Vera (injured), Zac MacMath (injured).

Whitecaps: JC Ngando (injured), Daniel Rios (injured), Ryan Gauld (injured), Bjorn Utvik (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.