After a much-needed break with no midweek game, Real Salt Lake will play host to the Vancouver Whitecaps and hope to bounce back from a devastating 5-0 loss to regional rivals Colorado Rapids last week. Hopefully, suffering their worst home loss in club history will be enough to see an energized and motivated team this weekend.
Vancouver is coming off a big 3-1 win at home over the Montreal Impact on Wednesday, so tired legs combined with the travel might not fare so well for the Canadian side.
RSL has won the last four in a row against Vancouver at Rio Tinto Stadium, but as we saw last week, history means nothing for future games — especially this year.