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Colorado Rapids SC vs New York Red Bulls, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sun 13 May 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Eduardo Mariscal
  • Referee Chris Wattam
10 games this season 🟨 2.0/game 5.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
Colorado Rapids SC 4 games · Avg 4.0 goals New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L
06 May Sporting Kansas City A 0–1 L
29 Apr Orlando City SC H 1–2 L
22 Apr Real Salt Lake A 0–3 L
14 Apr Toronto FC H 2–0 W
08 Apr FC Dallas A 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May Colorado Rapids SC A 2–1 W
05 May New York City FC H 4–0 W
29 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–2 W
21 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 1–2 L
14 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 3–1 W
31 Mar Orlando City SC A 3–4 L

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC New York Red Bulls
#26 Position #5
16 Points 22
15 Played 15
5 / 1 / 9 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 5
25 Scored 25
24 Conceded 32
+1 GD -7
1.07 PPG 1.47
33% Win % 40%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts). New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
4/
61-75
2/4
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York Red Bulls
0-15
5/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Colorado Rapids SC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York Red Bulls's shape.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York Red Bulls needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Michael Amir Murillo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Florian Valot is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York Red Bulls tonight.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 35' The travelling New York Red Bulls supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Colorado Rapids SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 50' Tim Parker has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 283 appearances.
  • 55' Jack Price has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kemar Lawrence is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York Red Bulls.
  • 70' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bradley Wright-Phillips, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 85' New York Red Bulls are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' It’s high time Anthony Hudson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from New York Red Bulls to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.95 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or New York Red Bulls 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC38% Draw24% New York Red Bulls38%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
63%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
62%
Colorado Rapids SC or New York Red Bulls
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC32% Draw39% New York Red Bulls29%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 2
4.5%
2 – 0
4.4%
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
4%
0 – 2
3.9%
0 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 11% 89%
-2 11% 12% 77%
-1.5 23% 77%
-1 23% 18% 59%
-0.5 41% 59%
+0.5 64% 36%
+1 64% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% 8%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
17%
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
15%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.