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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 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

6
3
14
Colorado Rapids SC 23 games · Avg 3.4 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
#27 Position #24
43 Points 45
34 Played 34
12 / 7 / 15 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 15
47 Scored 53
50 Conceded 52
-3 GD +1
1.26 PPG 1.32
35% Win % 38%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 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
Real Salt Lake
0-15
9/7
16-30
5/7
31-45
6/6
46-60
8/7
61-75
7/7
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 8 G 8 A
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 15 G 4 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Real Salt Lake gets underway.
  • 5' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Corey Baird has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' Dillon Serna needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at . Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Anthony Hudson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bismark Adjei-Boateng is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
  • 60' It’s high time Mike Petke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' Colorado Rapids SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 75' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Justen Glad made 300 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' Jack Price is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
  • Real Salt Lake 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

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Damir Kreilach 7
Albert Rusnak 5
Diego Rubio 4
Jefferson Savarino 4
Cole Bassett 4
Joao Plata 4
Carlos Gomez 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
1.18 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.34 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

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
9.3%
1 – 1
9%
0 – 2
8.1%
1 – 3
7.1%
0 – 1
6.5%
0 – 3
6.2%
2 – 2
5.4%
2 – 1
4.7%
0 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 4
4.2%
0 – 4
3.6%

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% 10% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 38% — 62%
+1 38% 21% 41%
+1.5 59% — 41%
+2 59% 18% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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