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Colorado Rapids SC vs Philadelphia Union, 2018

MLS · 2018
Colorado Rapids SC
3 – 0
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sun 1 Apr 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Eric Weisbrod
  • Referee Jeffrey Greeson
11 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

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Colorado Rapids SC 5 games · Avg 3.6 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-01 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Philadelphia Union H 3–0 W
25 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 2–2 D
10 Mar New England Revolution A 1–2 L
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 0–3 L
17 Mar Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
04 Mar New England Revolution H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC Philadelphia Union
#27 Position #6
43 Points 50
34 Played 34
12 / 7 / 15 W / D / L 14 / 8 / 12
47 Scored 66
50 Conceded 52
-3 GD +14
1.26 PPG 1.47
35% Win % 41%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
4/3
16-30
8/5
31-45
4/5
46-60
8/4
61-75
5/9
76+
6/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
6/7
31-45
8/7
46-60
12/2
61-75
17/5
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 8 G 8 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 19 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 13 G 3 A
Cavan Sullivan 9 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Colorado Rapids SC launch into their encounter with Philadelphia Union.
  • 5' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Andre Blake is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
  • 15' Tommy Smith is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
  • 20' The 35-year-old Joseph Mason has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
  • 30' United States international Tim Howard has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Jack Price needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' Colorado Rapids SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' Both keepers have barely been tested. Colorado Rapids SC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 75' Colorado Rapids SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
  • 80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Matt Real has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • Colorado Rapids SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.24 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Colorado Rapids SC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC61% Draw22% Philadelphia Union17%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
83%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
39%
Colorado Rapids SC or Philadelphia Union
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC46% Draw40% Philadelphia Union14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.9%
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
8.4%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 2
4.2%
4 – 1
4%
4 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 19% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 22% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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