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Colorado Rapids SC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Colorado Rapids SC
1 – 2
Full Time
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Sat 2 Jun 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Balciunas
  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee Kevin Klinger

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
4
6
Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L
27 May Portland Timbers H 2–3 L
19 May New York City FC A 0–4 L
13 May New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L
06 May Sporting Kansas City A 0–1 L
29 Apr Orlando City SC H 1–2 L
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jun Colorado Rapids SC A 2–1 W
26 May New England Revolution H 3–3 D
19 May FC Dallas A 2–2 D
17 May San Jose Earthquakes H 2–2 D
12 May Houston Dynamo H 2–2 D
05 May Minnesota United FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#26 Position #16
22 Points 34
18 Played 17
7 / 1 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 3
27 Scored 38
25 Conceded 17
+2 GD +21
1.22 PPG 2.00
39% Win % 59%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 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
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/–
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Rafael Navarro 7 G 3 A
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 10 G
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A
Thomas Muller 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Cristian Techera is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Vancouver Whitecaps FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Sam Nicholson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 275 appearances.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carl Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' Colorado Rapids SC have won 396 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' Colorado Rapids SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jake Nerwinski is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 60' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Brian Rowe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vancouver Whitecaps FC's shape.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Colorado Rapids SC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' Colorado Rapids SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vancouver Whitecaps FC backline.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tommy Smith made 275 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' Alphonso Davies has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carl Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brian White 6
Diego Rubio 4
Rafael Navarro 3
Ryan Gauld 2
Gyasi Zardes 2
Fredy Montero 2
Yordy Reyna 2
Kei Kamara 2

Head to Head

2018-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2018-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-05-27 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Portland Timbers L 2018-05-19 New York City FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-05-13 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2018-05-06 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-04-29 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Orlando City SC L

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2018-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-05-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–3 New England Revolution D 2018-05-19 FC Dallas 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2018-05-17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2018-05-12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2018-05-05 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.16 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.94 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC24% Draw25% Vancouver Whitecaps FC51%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
49%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
76%
Colorado Rapids SC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC18% Draw42% Vancouver Whitecaps FC40%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
8.4%
0 – 1
8.1%
0 – 0
6.1%
1 – 3
6.1%
2 – 1
5.6%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 3
5.3%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.6%
1 – 4
3%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 13% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 22% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 17% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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