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Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Real Salt Lake
3 – 0
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sun 22 Apr 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS .

Match Details

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

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

14
3
5
Real Salt Lake 22 games · Avg 3.5 goals Colorado Rapids SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-22 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

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

Key Stats

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

Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC is underway.
  • 5' It’s high time Anthony Hudson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Colorado Rapids SC backline.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Colorado Rapids SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 60' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Bismark Adjei-Boateng has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 70' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mike Petke might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 80' United States international Edgar Castillo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' 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.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Salt Lake to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-04-22 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-04-11 New York City FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake L 2018-04-08 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-03-31 Toronto FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake L 2018-03-18 Real Salt Lake 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2018-03-10 Real Salt Lake 1–5 Los Angeles FC L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2018-04-22 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-04-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Toronto FC W 2018-04-08 FC Dallas 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2018-04-01 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Philadelphia Union W 2018-03-25 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-03-10 New England Revolution 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.29 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake63% Draw21% Colorado Rapids SC16%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
84%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
37%
Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake48% Draw39% Colorado Rapids SC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
8.8%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
7.2%
0 – 0
5.5%
4 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
4.2%
1 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 20% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 22% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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