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Colorado Rapids SC vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

MLS · 2018
Colorado Rapids SC
0 – 6
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 26 Aug 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Frank Anderson
  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Ted Unkel
  • Referee Matthew Nelson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

5
3
14
Colorado Rapids SC 22 games · Avg 3.5 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-26 Colorado Rapids SC 0–6 Real Salt Lake 2018-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-04-22 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Real Salt Lake H 0–6 L
20 Aug Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L
15 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–2 D
12 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
05 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W
29 Jul D.C. United SC A 1–2 L
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 6–0 W
19 Aug Houston Dynamo A 2–1 W
16 Aug Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L
12 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 1–1 D
05 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
29 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC Real Salt Lake
#26 Position #21
22 Points 27
18 Played 17
7 / 1 / 10 W / D / L 8 / 3 / 6
27 Scored 29
25 Conceded 25
+2 GD +4
1.22 PPG 1.59
39% Win % 47%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 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
3/4
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Rafael Navarro 7 G 3 A
Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Colorado Rapids SC is hosting Real Salt Lake for another epic battle.
  • 5' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Real Salt Lake winning 0% of all matches.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Colorado Rapids SC in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
  • 30' 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 Edgar Castillo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' Albert Rusnak has been relatively quiet despite scoring 77 goals in his last 283 appearances.
  • 40' Colorado Rapids SC have won 396 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Colorado Rapids SC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 70' Niki Jackson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
  • 75' A quiet spell here at . Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 80' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Sergi Solans scoring 1 goals.
  • 85' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 90' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-6 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Damir Kreilach 7
Albert Rusnak 5
Carlos Gomez 4
Diego Rubio 4
Jefferson Savarino 4
Cole Bassett 4
Joao Plata 4
Lalas Abubakar 3

Head to Head

2018-08-26 Colorado Rapids SC 0–6 Real Salt Lake 2018-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-04-22 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2018-08-26 Colorado Rapids SC 0–6 Real Salt Lake L 2018-08-20 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-08-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2018-08-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-08-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-07-29 D.C. United SC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-08-26 Colorado Rapids SC 0–6 Real Salt Lake W 2018-08-19 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2018-08-16 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2018-08-12 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Montreal Impact FC D 2018-08-05 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-07-29 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Real Salt Lake D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.22 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.37 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC22% Draw23% Real Salt Lake55%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
45%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
78%
Colorado Rapids SC or Real Salt Lake
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC16% Draw38% Real Salt Lake46%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–6 not predicted
0 – 6
Actual
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 1
8.8%
0 – 2
7.8%
1 – 3
7.2%
0 – 1
6.2%
0 – 3
6%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 1
4.8%
2 – 3
4.4%
1 – 4
4.3%
0 – 0
4.1%
0 – 4
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 38% — 62%
+1 38% 21% 40%
+1.5 60% — 40%
+2 60% 18% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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