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Toronto FC vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

MLS · 2018
Toronto FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sat 31 Mar 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Toronto FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Joe Fletcher
  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Matthew Nelson

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

2
1
2
Toronto FC 5 games · Avg 2.6 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-31 Toronto FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Toronto FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar Real Salt Lake H 3–1 W
17 Mar Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L
03 Mar Columbus Crew SC H 0–2 L
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
04 Mar FC Dallas A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Toronto FC Real Salt Lake
#11 Position #18
14 Points 26
14 Played 14
3 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
22 Scored 26
29 Conceded 19
-7 GD +7
1.00 PPG 1.86
21% Win % 57%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Toronto FC are 11th (14 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Toronto FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/4
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Toronto FC is hosting Real Salt Lake for another epic battle.
  • 5' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Toronto FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Demar Phillips has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 280 appearances.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Toronto FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mike Petke will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Toronto FC 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.
  • 35' It looks surprising Toronto FC does not make any changes. Nicolas Hasler has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' Real Salt Lake have won 417 goals from 280 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Toronto FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Greg Vanney might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' 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.
  • 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 Brooks Lennon suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
  • 75' Jozy Altidore is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
  • 80' Sebastian Saucedo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Toronto FC so far.
  • 85' Toronto FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' Albert Rusnak, a Slovakia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • Full Time. Toronto FC beats Real Salt Lake

Lineups

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.98 Toronto FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 70% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Toronto FC47% Draw23% Real Salt Lake30%
Actual: Toronto FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
53%
Toronto FC or Real Salt Lake
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Toronto FC34% Draw40% Real Salt Lake26%
Actual: Toronto FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.5%
1 – 0
4.4%
1 – 3
4%
2 – 3
3.9%
0 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap Toronto FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 19% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 16% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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