Real Salt Lake invite the Vancouver Whitecaps to the Rio Tinto Stadium for an MLS 2021 Western Conference fixture on Friday night.The home side have drawn their last three league fixtures while Vancouver have just one win from their last five matches. Real Salt Lake are eighth in the standings with nine points and the Whitecaps are 11th with seven points.The hosts were held to a 1-1 draw in their previous outing by Minnesota United, who equalized 12 minutes from time. The Vancouver Whitecaps suffered their third defeat in a row when they lost 2-1 to Houston Dynamo in their previous game. WHO'S READY FOR GAMEDAYYYYYYYYYY?!— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) June 16, 2021Also See: Fabrizio Romano's Transfer Roundup: Update on Manchester United's pursuit of Jadon Sancho, Chelsea's plans for Hakimi and moreReal Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps Head-to-HeadThe two clubs have squared off 24 times across all competitions so far. They have been pretty evenly matched in their encounters with 11 wins for Vancouver Whitecaps and nine games going the Claret and Cobalt's way.Their last 14 encounters have produced conclusive results but the spoils have been shared four times between them as well.They last faced off in an MLS regular season fixture during the 2020 campaign in October. That game at Providence Park ended in a 2-1 win for the Whitecaps, who scored the winner in the 75th minute via Lucas Cavallini after Douglas Martinez's own goal restored parity in the 71st minute.Real Salt Lake form guide in MLS: D-D-D-L-WVancouver Whitecaps form guide in MLS: L-L-L-W-LReal Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps Team NewsReal Salt LakeThe home side are expected to be without the services of midfielder Everton Luiz, who is still recovering from a knee injury sustained almost a month ago. New signing Bobby Wood has trained with the squad since last week but is not expected to start here.Jonathan Menéndez and Toni Datković are awaiting clearances on their visas and might not be able to return to the US in time for the game. David Ochoa has resumed training after a month away with the US national team and is in contention to start here.Claret & Cobalt looks good on you, Bobby. pic.twitter.com/gFobvg2E0J— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) June 16, 2021Injured: Everton Luiz, Booby WoodSuspended: NoneUnavailable: Jonathan Menéndez, Toni DatkovićVancouver WhitecapsAndy Rose and Jake Nerwinski have been ruled out with injuries for the Whitecaps. Bruno Gaspar has returned to training but is not expected to start. Ali Adnan is still battling visa issues and is not available for this match. Despite training for over 2 hours in the extreme heat Janio Bikel chatted with me post session about what he was focusing on for #VWFC next match vs. @realsaltlake, about playing away but yet at 'home' and his predictions on the Euros. Spoiler Alert: Portugal is going to do well. pic.twitter.com/j2jqkUpsFt— Sarita Patel - 'Caps Club Reporter (@VWFC_reporter) June 15, 2021Injured: Bruno Gaspar, Andy Rose, Jake NerwinskiSuspended: NoneUnavailable: Ali AdnanAlso Read: Jim Beglin's column - 5 players who could impress in unfamiliar positionsReal Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps Predicted XIReal Salt Lake Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): David Ochoa; Donny Toia, Justen Glad, Marcelo Silva, Andrew Brody; Nick Besler, Pablo Ruiz; Justin Meram, Damir Kreilach, Albert Rusnak; Rubio RubinVancouver Whitecaps Predicted XI Vancouver Whitecaps Predicted XI (4-3-3): Maxime Crepeau; Cristian Gutierrez, Derek Cornelius, Ranko Veselinovic, Erik Godoy; Caio Alexandre, Michael Baldisimo, Russell Teibert; Cristian Dajome, Lucas Cavallini, Deiber CaicedoReal Salt Lake vs Vancouver Whitecaps PredictionVancouver have scored fewer goals than the hosts and conceded more. They have also dropped points on more occasions than the home side.Though the Whitecaps have a better record in the fixture, given the current form of both sides, we expect the hosts to record a narrow win in this fixture.Prediction: Real Salt Lake 1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps.