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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
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#22 Position #6
36 Points 39
27 Played 27
11 / 3 / 13 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 10
38 Scored 54
38 Conceded 44
+0 GD +10
1.33 PPG 1.44
41% Win % 41%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/5
31-45
3/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/7
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
6/4
46-60
9/1
61-75
14/3
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 7 G 6 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Cory Burke has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jim Curtin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' Colorado Rapids SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
  • 40' Haris Medunjanin, a Bosnia-Herzegovina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' The 31-year-old Deklan Wynne has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dominique Badji is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
  • 55' C.J. Sapong needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 60' Colorado Rapids SC have won 400 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 65' David Accam is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
  • 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 80' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' Enzo Martinez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
  • 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
2.31 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 63% + Colorado Rapids SC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC62% Draw21% Philadelphia Union17%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
83%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
38%
Colorado Rapids SC or Philadelphia Union
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC48% Draw39% Philadelphia Union13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.2%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
7.2%
0 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.6%
4 – 0
4.2%
4 – 1
4.2%
1 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 20% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 22% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 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
11% ✓

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