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Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Real Salt Lake
2 – 2
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sun 22 Jul 2018 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Felisha Mariscal
  • Referee Thomas Zablocki
  • Referee Joe Dickerson
  • Referee Younes Marrakchi

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
2018-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-04-22 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 2–2 D
15 Jul Minnesota United FC A 2–3 L
08 Jul FC Dallas H 2–0 W
05 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 4–2 W
30 Jun Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
24 Jun San Jose Earthquakes H 1–1 D
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jul Real Salt Lake A 2–2 D
15 Jul Houston Dynamo H 0–0 D
07 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 1–2 L
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

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' Temperatures are rising at as Real Salt Lake face off against Colorado Rapids SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kortne Ford is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' Real Salt Lake have won 417 goals from 280 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' Yannick Boli has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 280 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 60' Jefferson Savarino needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 65' Enzo Martinez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
  • 70' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Anthony Hudson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 80' New Zealand international Tommy Smith has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 85' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Diego Rubio 4
Jefferson Savarino 4
Cole Bassett 4
Joao Plata 4
Carlos Gomez 4
Lalas Abubakar 3

Head to Head

2018-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-04-22 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2018-07-15 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake L 2018-07-08 Real Salt Lake 2–0 FC Dallas W 2018-07-05 Real Salt Lake 4–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-06-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2018-06-24 Real Salt Lake 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2018-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2018-07-15 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2018-07-07 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.14 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake53% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
76%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
47%
Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake41% Draw40% Colorado Rapids SC19%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
6.5%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.1%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
3.5%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 21% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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