Vite leads the Vancouver Whitecaps against Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake (4-6-0, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (7-1-2, first in the Western Conference)

Vancouver, British Columbia; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Vancouver -164, Real Salt Lake +413, Draw +288; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Pedro Vite leads the Vancouver Whitecaps into a matchup with Real Salt Lake after scoring two goals against Minnesota United.

The Whitecaps are 6-0-1 against Western Conference opponents. The Whitecaps are third in the Western Conference with 54 shots on goal, averaging 5.4 per game. The Whitecaps are also first in MLS play with 20 goals.

RSL is 4-5-0 in Western Conference games. RSL is 10th in the Western Conference allowing only 15 goals.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brian White has six goals for the Whitecaps. Vite has scored three goals over the past 10 games.

Diego Luna has five goals for RSL. Ariath Piol has one goal over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Whitecaps: 7-1-2, averaging 2.0 goals, 5.4 shots on goal and 6.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.7 goals per game.

RSL: 4-6-0, averaging 1.1 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 4.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Whitecaps: Mathias Laborda (injured), Ryan Gauld (injured).

RSL: Kobi Joseph Henry (injured), Matthew Bell (injured), Javain Brown (injured), Zac MacMath (injured), Johnny Russell (injured).

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