Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids SC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Real Salt Lake

3 – 0

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Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 22 Apr 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS .

Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ian Anderson
Referee Jonathan Johnson
Referee Hilario Grajeda
Referee Joe Dickerson

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Real Salt Lake 23 games · Avg 3.4 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2018-04-22 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–0	W
11 Apr	New York City FC	A	0–4	L
08 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–1	W
31 Mar	Toronto FC	A	1–3	L
18 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	1–0	W
10 Mar	Los Angeles FC	H	1–5	L

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Apr	Real Salt Lake	A	0–3	L
14 Apr	Toronto FC	H	2–0	W
08 Apr	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
01 Apr	Philadelphia Union	H	3–0	W
25 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–2	D
10 Mar	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake		Colorado Rapids SC
#27	Position	#22
32	Points	36
27	Played	27
9 / 5 / 13	W / D / L	11 / 3 / 13
40	Scored	38
44	Conceded	38
-4	GD	+0
1.19	PPG	1.33
33%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

0-15

5/6

16-30

4/5

31-45

5/5

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/7

76+

6/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/2

16-30

5/5

31-45

3/4

46-60

6/1

61-75

3/7

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	11 G	3 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

7 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC has kicked off!
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mike Petke might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Albert Rusnak has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mike Petke will be considering his options from the bench.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' A quiet spell here at . Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
45' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
60' Zac MacMath needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
65' 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 Nick Rimando suffering a number of foals already.
70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
75' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
80' Real Salt Lake 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.
85' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Colorado Rapids SC backline.
90' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact .
It finishes all square. Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC share the spoils 3-0.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

16
Ortuno
31
Pablo Ruiz ↑ 46'
22
Aaron Herrera
27
Corey Baird ↑ 69'
8
Stephen Sunday
3
Adam Henley ↑ 90'
24
Connor Sparrow

Coach Mike Petke

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Kip Colvey
4
Danny Wilson
11
Shkelzen Gashi ↑ 68'
17
Dillon Serna
18
Zac MacMath ↑ 22'
9
Yannick Boli ↑ 76'
22
Mike Azira

Coach Anthony Hudson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.95 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Real Salt Lake to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake58% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC19%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

82%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

42%

Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake43% Draw42% Colorado Rapids SC15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 0

10.3%

1 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

6.9%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 2

4.5%

0 – 1

4.2%

4 – 0

3.4%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	19%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	23%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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

Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids SC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

Colorado Rapids SC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Clean Sheet