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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 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

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 #18
16 Points 26
15 Played 14
5 / 1 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
25 Scored 26
24 Conceded 19
+1 GD +7
1.07 PPG 1.86
33% Win % 57%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 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
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Colorado Rapids SC vs Real Salt Lake — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Anthony Hudson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
  • 35' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Real Salt Lake have won 417 goals from 280 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 50' It’s high time Mike Petke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aaron Herrera is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 80' Jefferson Savarino needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 85' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' 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.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Colorado Rapids SC 0-6 Real Salt Lake.

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
Jefferson Savarino 4
Cole Bassett 4
Joao Plata 4
Carlos Gomez 4
Diego Rubio 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
2.52 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC21% Draw22% Real Salt Lake57%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
43%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
79%
Colorado Rapids SC or Real Salt Lake
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC15% Draw37% Real Salt Lake48%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–6 not predicted
0 – 6
Actual
1 – 2
8.9%
1 – 1
8.1%
0 – 2
7.6%
1 – 3
7.4%
0 – 3
6.2%
0 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 4
4.7%
2 – 3
4.5%
2 – 1
4.4%
0 – 4
3.9%
0 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 10% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 36% — 64%
+1 36% 21% 44%
+1.5 56% — 44%
+2 56% 19% 25%
+2.5 75% — 25%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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