Juan Camilo Vergara
A new MLS season is just around the corner, and this Saturday, February 25, 2023, Matchday 1 is scheduled. One of the interesting matches to enjoy is Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Real Salt Lake, two teams that will be looking to improve significantly on what they did in the previous edition.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC is coming off a ninth-place finish in the Western Conference in 2022 with a total of 43 points. Real Salt Lake, meanwhile, finished seventh in the West with 47 points and will once again seek to make it to the playoffs.
As JefeBet is the best place to closely follow the MLS, here’s everything you need to know about Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Real Salt Lake.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Real Salt Lake MLS Matchday 1 Game on February 25, 2023
- Where: BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
- When: Saturday, February 25, 2023, 10:30 PM ET
- Moneyline: Vancouver Whitecaps (+132) / Tie (+230) / Real Salt Lake (+205)
- Asian Handicap: Vancouver Whitecaps (-0.25, +100 ) / Real Salt Lake (+0.25, -120)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (-127) / Under (-107)
- Both teams score: Yes (-159) / No (+123)
Odds provided by Unibet.
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Betting on Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sergio Córdova, Yohei Takaoka, and Mathías Laborda are the Canadian franchise’s main reinforcements for this tournament, while Lucas Cavallini and Jake Nerwinski are the main players that left the team for this season.
Vancouver was an inconsistent team throughout 2022, and now, coach Vanni Sartini’s big task is to get into the playoffs, but to do so they need to be very strong at home.
Probable Lineup (4-3-1-2): Yohei Takaoka; Tristan Blackmon, Mathias Laborda, Ranko Veselinović, Ryan Raposo; Julian Gressel, Andres Cubas, Alessandro Schöpf; Ryan Gauld; Déiber Caicedo, Sergio Cordova.
Betting on Real Salt Lake
For Sergio Córdova, this match will have a special spice to it because after being Real Salt Lake’s top scorer last season, he will now face his former teammates.
Andrés Gomes, who has just played for Millonarios in the Colombian League, is one of the team’s main reinforcements. The 20-year-old has scored 12 goals in his last two seasons with the team from Bogotá.
Probable Lineup (4-4-2): Zac MacMath; Andrew Brody, Justen Glad, Marcelo Silva, Brayan Vera; Pablo Ruiz, Braian Ojeda, Jefferson Savarino, Andres Gomes; Damir Kreilach, Danny Musovski.
JefeBet Prediction
The last time these two teams met, it ended in a 1-1 tie thanks to goals from Sergio Córdova and Julian Gressel. But on this occasion, we find two teams that are putting in place several new pieces and that is why at JefeBet we are leaning towards a draw in the debut of both teams in the new MLS season.
Prediction: Tie (Vancouver Whitecaps 1-1 Real Salt Lake).
