Salt Lake vs Vancouver — MLS 2026
Salt Lake: 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Vancouver: 5 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Pre-match analysis, published Sep 17, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC before kickoff and not revised after the result. Live standings and season stats are on the MLS page.
Standings & Form · MLS 2026
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Vancouver's 2nd place with 46 points towers over Salt Lake's 21st with 29, and the away split actually flatters the hosts. Salt Lake have taken 1.92 points per home game against Vancouver's 1.8 away, so the venue narrows the gap but does not close it.
Salt Lake
VancouverScoring Profile
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Attack
Vancouver's away attack is marginally more productive than Salt Lake's at home, scoring 2.1 goals per away match against Salt Lake's 2.0 at home. Vancouver also score more overall at 2.2 per game compared to Salt Lake's 1.5, so the visitors carry the stronger scoring profile into this fixture.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Defence
Vancouver's away defence is the more solid of the two, conceding 1.2 goals per away match against Salt Lake's 1.4 at home. Vancouver have kept clean sheets in 30% of away games this season, while Salt Lake have managed only 16.67% at home.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Salt Lake are most dangerous between the 16th and 30th minute, scoring 24% of their goals there, while Vancouver peak late with 23% of their goals after the 76th minute. Vancouver are also most vulnerable just before half-time, conceding 39% of their goals between the 31st and 45th minute.
Goal Lines · Season 2026
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Salt Lake's home matches have gone over 2.5 goals in 66.67% of games this season, while Vancouver's away matches have done so in 50%. Vancouver's away games have been far more second-half heavy, with 70% going over 1.5 goals after the break compared to just 30% in the first half.
Betting Angles
Our Forecast · Total goals 3.0
We give the under 53%; the bookmaker gives it 49%.
The market prices the over 3 goals line at 51.3%, while our model puts it at 47.2%. Our read sits about 4 percentage points below the market's, a marginal difference that points to slightly fewer goals than the odds imply.
Model price from season goal record · bookmaker figure implied from its odds · statistical insight only · not advice
Statistical insight only · not advice
Match Trends · Data-provider insights
In their last 5 MLS matches, Salt Lake have received an average of 3.4 cards per match, while Vancouver have averaged 2 cards.
Salt Lake have been struggling lately. They lost 4 of their last 5 matches of the MLS.
In their last 5 MLS matches, Salt Lake have been awarded an average of 4.8 corners per match, while Vancouver have averaged 6.4 corners.
Chances are good to see a goal from Vancouver within the first half. They have averaged 1.1 goals before halftime in the MLS this season.
In their last 5 MLS matches, Salt Lake have received an average of 1 card in the first half per match, while Vancouver have averaged 0.6 cards.
In the last 10 matches of the MLS, Salt Lake conceded on average 2 goals per match while Vancouver conceded on average 1.1 goals per match.
Standings & Form · MLS 2026
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Vancouver's 2nd place with 46 points towers over Salt Lake's 21st with 29, and the away split actually flatters the hosts. Salt Lake have taken 1.92 points per home game against Vancouver's 1.8 away, so the venue narrows the gap but does not close it.
Salt LakeVancouverHead-to-Head · LAST 10 MEETINGS
Vancouver have won 5 of the last 10 meetings to Salt Lake's 4, with just 1 draw, and the goal difference is 17-14 in Vancouver's favour. The most recent meeting was a 1-0 Vancouver win in February, and both teams scored in 90% of these fixtures.
Scoring Profile
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Attack
Vancouver's away attack is marginally more productive than Salt Lake's at home, scoring 2.1 goals per away match against Salt Lake's 2.0 at home. Vancouver also score more overall at 2.2 per game compared to Salt Lake's 1.5, so the visitors carry the stronger scoring profile into this fixture.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Defence
Vancouver's away defence is the more solid of the two, conceding 1.2 goals per away match against Salt Lake's 1.4 at home. Vancouver have kept clean sheets in 30% of away games this season, while Salt Lake have managed only 16.67% at home.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Salt Lake are most dangerous between the 16th and 30th minute, scoring 24% of their goals there, while Vancouver peak late with 23% of their goals after the 76th minute. Vancouver are also most vulnerable just before half-time, conceding 39% of their goals between the 31st and 45th minute.
Goal Lines · Season 2026
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Salt Lake's home matches have gone over 2.5 goals in 66.67% of games this season, while Vancouver's away matches have done so in 50%. Vancouver's away games have been far more second-half heavy, with 70% going over 1.5 goals after the break compared to just 30% in the first half.
Betting Angles
Our Forecast · Total goals 3.0
We give the under 53%; the bookmaker gives it 49%.
The market prices the over 3 goals line at 51.3%, while our model puts it at 47.2%. Our read sits about 4 percentage points below the market's, a marginal difference that points to slightly fewer goals than the odds imply.
Model price from season goal record · bookmaker figure implied from its odds · statistical insight only · not advice
Statistical insight only · not advice
Match Trends · Data-provider insights
In their last 5 MLS matches, Salt Lake have received an average of 3.4 cards per match, while Vancouver have averaged 2 cards.
Salt Lake have been struggling lately. They lost 4 of their last 5 matches of the MLS.
In their last 5 MLS matches, Salt Lake have been awarded an average of 4.8 corners per match, while Vancouver have averaged 6.4 corners.
Chances are good to see a goal from Vancouver within the first half. They have averaged 1.1 goals before halftime in the MLS this season.
In their last 5 MLS matches, Salt Lake have received an average of 1 card in the first half per match, while Vancouver have averaged 0.6 cards.
In the last 10 matches of the MLS, Salt Lake conceded on average 2 goals per match while Vancouver conceded on average 1.1 goals per match.
About The Match
Vancouver arrive as the clear market favourites and the stronger side on almost every measure, while Salt Lake are mired in a long winless run. The visitors sit 2nd with 46 points and have taken 9 points from their last six against just 1 for Salt Lake, who are 21st and winless in eight. Vancouver also hold the better away scoring and defensive record, though their recent away form has cooled slightly with back-to-back losses. The key uncertainty is whether Salt Lake's home form, where they have been far more competitive, can disrupt a Vancouver side that has been leaky before half-time.