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 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

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

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
#24	Position	#27
45	Points	43
34	Played	34
13 / 6 / 15	W / D / L	12 / 7 / 15
53	Scored	47
52	Conceded	50
+1	GD	-3
1.32	PPG	1.26
38%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

0-15

9/7

16-30

5/7

31-45

6/6

46-60

8/7

61-75

7/7

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Real Salt Lake get us underway at .
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 300 games and scored 445 goals.
10' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 50% of all matches.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
30' Yannick Boli has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
35' United States international Kyle Beckerman has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
40' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
50' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
55' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Wayne Frederick scoring 1 goals.
60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
75' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact .
80' Colorado Rapids SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
85' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
90' Danny Acosta is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
With this win, Real Salt Lake is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Joao Plata	4
Carlos Gomez	4
Diego Rubio	4
Jefferson Savarino	4
Cole Bassett	4
Corey Baird	3

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.07 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

0.89 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Real Salt Lake to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake60% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC17%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

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

83%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

40%

Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake45% Draw42% Colorado Rapids SC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.9%

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

9.5%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

4.2%

1 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

3.9%

4 – 0

3.8%

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	19%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	23%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

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