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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
7 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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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
#26 Position #15
16 Points 7
15 Played 15
5 / 1 / 9 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 10
25 Scored 18
24 Conceded 30
+1 GD -12
1.07 PPG 0.47
33% Win % 7%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 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
Philadelphia Union
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Colorado Rapids SC welcome Philadelphia Union for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' 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 Auston Trusty suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Philadelphia Union 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.
  • 25' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jim Curtin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Colorado Rapids SC is showing some good football. However, Colorado Rapids SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Johan Blomberg is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. Colorado Rapids SC in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 80' A quiet spell here at . Philadelphia Union seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 85' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • With this win, Colorado Rapids SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.65 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC70% Draw18% Philadelphia Union12%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 3.36
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
88%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
30%
Colorado Rapids SC or Philadelphia Union
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC57% Draw35% Philadelphia Union8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.3%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
7.4%
1 – 1
7.2%
4 – 0
6.9%
4 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.8%
5 – 0
3.7%
2 – 2
2.9%
5 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 22% 43%
-1.5 57% — 43%
-1 57% 21% 23%
-0.5 77% — 23%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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