Real Salt Lake vs Vancouver: Whitecaps look to regain form ahead of key MLS stretch (24 May, 2025)
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Vancouver Whitecaps need an injection of life as they travel to Real Salt Lake this weekend to contest an important Major League Soccer game. Three consecutive draws—including a nervy 1-1 with LAFC, a goalless stalemate in Austin, and an underwhelming result against Canadian Championship side Valour FC—have disrupted Vancouver Whitecaps' rhythm at an inopportune time.
Vancouver Whitecaps tested by Real Salt Lake as international absences loom
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With the CONCACAF Champions Cup Final approaching and a number of star players likely to be absent from future league matches due to international commitments, this contest against Real Salt Lake acquires added significance.
The timing makes their visit to Real Salt Lake even more crucial. To their good fortune, the last time these two teams met was only three weeks ago, when Vancouver picked up a 2-1 home victory with a brilliant solo strike by Jayden Nelson and a cool finish from Tristan Blackmon.
Real Salt Lake, on the other hand, is stuck in awful form with only one win from their previous seven games. America First Field has traditionally been a daunting proposition for RSL, but this season, they've taken a paltry seven points from six home matches. The 'Caps have not fared well in Utah, either, winning only two of 16 all-time trips. Their last win in Salt Lake was in 2020, with their other coming in 2015.
Real Salt Lake's greatest threat is still
Diego Luna
, who has seven goals this season and remains one of the top players on a team that is thin up front.
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The next best offensive player on the team has but a single goal, which demonstrates the goal-scoring burden Luna bears.
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With pressure building and make-or-break fixtures looming, both Real Salt Lake and Vancouver Whitecaps have a lot to gain. A victory for the Whitecaps would not only snap a streak of three consecutive draws but also provide some padding to counteract roster woes on the horizon. For Real Salt Lake, it's about turning around an alarming slump and holding home sweet home, where victories have not come easily in 2025.
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