Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Vancouver Whitecaps vs Real Salt Lake stats tab covers Major League Soccer (USA), Regular Season - 16 on 8 Jul 2021. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Vancouver Whitecaps 2, Real Salt Lake 8; Shots off target: Vancouver Whitecaps 4, Real Salt Lake 3; Possession: Vancouver Whitecaps 55%, Real Salt Lake 45%; Corner kicks: Vancouver Whitecaps 5, Real Salt Lake 4; Fouls: Vancouver Whitecaps 7, Real Salt Lake 9; Yellow cards: Vancouver Whitecaps 0, Real Salt Lake 2. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Real Salt Lake led shots on target, 8 to 2 over Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver Whitecaps had more possession, 55% to 45% over Real Salt Lake, and Vancouver Whitecaps led corner kicks, 5 to 4 over Real Salt Lake. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Real Salt Lake committed more fouls, 9 to 7 over Vancouver Whitecaps and Real Salt Lake had more yellow cards, 2 to 0 over Vancouver Whitecaps. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
