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Colorado Rapids SC vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Colorado Rapids SC
1 – 2
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Thu 5 Jul 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Peter Manikowski
  • Referee Cory Richardson
11 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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6
9
Colorado Rapids SC 18 games · Avg 2.9 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L
01 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–0 W
24 Jun Minnesota United FC H 3–2 W
14 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 2–2 D
10 Jun Houston Dynamo A 0–2 L
02 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 2–1 W
30 Jun Portland Timbers H 2–3 L
24 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 1–1 D
14 Jun New York Red Bulls A 1–2 L
10 Jun D.C. United SC H 2–1 W
03 Jun Real Salt Lake A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC Seattle Sounders FC
#27 Position #23
43 Points 46
34 Played 34
12 / 7 / 15 W / D / L 12 / 10 / 12
47 Scored 44
50 Conceded 46
-3 GD -2
1.26 PPG 1.35
35% Win % 35%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 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
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
5/5
16-30
5/7
31-45
4/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
4/5
76+
13/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 8 G 8 A
Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 13 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Colorado Rapids SC vs Seattle Sounders FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Colorado Rapids SC 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.
  • 10' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Anthony Hudson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Colorado Rapids SC in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 291 games and scored 418 goals.
  • 40' Seattle Sounders FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 45' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' The 31-year-old Sam Nicholson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 55' Edgar Castillo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
  • 60' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Dejan Joveljic scoring 1 goals.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 70' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' Both keepers have barely been tested. Colorado Rapids SC and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 85' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Alex Roldan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' Waylon Francis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 305 appearances.
  • With this win, Seattle Sounders FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 4
Jordan Morris 4
Albert Rusnak 4
Cristian Roldan 4
Cole Bassett 3
Andre Shinyashiki 3
Morgan Whittaker 2
Raul Ruidiaz 2

Head to Head

2018-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2018-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-07-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-06-24 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2018-06-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2018-06-10 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-06-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Portland Timbers L 2018-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2018-06-14 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-06-10 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2018-06-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.39 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or Seattle Sounders FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC35% Draw28% Seattle Sounders FC37%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
63%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
65%
Colorado Rapids SC or Seattle Sounders FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC26% Draw45% Seattle Sounders FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 0
7.5%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 19% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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