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Colorado Rapids SC vs Orlando City SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Colorado Rapids SC
1 – 2
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Sun 29 Apr 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Orlando City SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Parker
  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Kyle Atkins
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

1
1
4
Colorado Rapids SC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Orlando City SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-29 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
01 Apr Philadelphia Union H 3–0 W
25 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 2–2 D
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 2–1 W
21 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 3–2 W
14 Apr Philadelphia Union A 2–0 W
08 Apr Portland Timbers H 3–2 W
31 Mar New York Red Bulls H 4–3 W
17 Mar New York City FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC Orlando City SC
#26 Position #13
16 Points 14
15 Played 15
5 / 1 / 9 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 9
25 Scored 23
24 Conceded 44
+1 GD -21
1.07 PPG 0.93
33% Win % 27%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
7% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts). Orlando City SC are 13th (14 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
Orlando City SC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
–/5
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
1/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Colorado Rapids SC are looking to make home advantage count against Orlando City SC.
  • 5' Christopher Mueller needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Orlando City SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 272 games and scored 394 goals.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sacha Kljestan made 283 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Colorado Rapids SC in their trying to find a way past Orlando City SC's compact .
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Colorado Rapids SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 50' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 55' Orlando City SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' The 31-year-old Deklan Wynne has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 65' Justin Meram has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 70' Colorado Rapids SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Orlando City SC backline.
  • 75' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 80' It looks like no one’s ball. Orlando City SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 90' Orlando City SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jason Kreis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Christopher Mueller 2
Facundo Torres Perez 2
Nani 2
Martin Ojeda 1
Tesho Akindele 1
Cole Bassett 1
Nicolas Mezquida 1
Yoshimar Yotun 1

Head to Head

2018-04-29 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Orlando City SC

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2018-04-29 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Orlando City SC L 2018-04-22 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-04-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Toronto FC W 2018-04-08 FC Dallas 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2018-04-01 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Philadelphia Union W 2018-03-25 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D

Orlando City SC Form

2018-04-29 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Orlando City SC W 2018-04-21 Orlando City SC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-04-14 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Orlando City SC W 2018-04-08 Orlando City SC 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2018-03-31 Orlando City SC 4–3 New York Red Bulls W 2018-03-17 New York City FC 2–0 Orlando City SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.34 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC48% Draw23% Orlando City SC29%
Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
71%
Draw or Orlando City SC
52%
Colorado Rapids SC or Orlando City SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC41% Draw38% Orlando City SC21%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 1
8.3%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
5.8%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.5%
3 – 0
4.4%
4 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.3%
0 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 16% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 20% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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