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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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#12 Position #21
17 Points 27
18 Played 17
3 / 8 / 7 W / D / L 8 / 3 / 6
24 Scored 29
32 Conceded 25
-8 GD +4
0.94 PPG 1.59
17% Win % 47%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Toronto FC are 12th (17 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Toronto FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/4
76+
6/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Toronto FC and Real Salt Lake.
  • 5' Marcelo Silva needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Toronto FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Toronto FC and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Toronto FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' It’s high time Greg Vanney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brooks Lennon made 283 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kyle Beckerman, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Toronto FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 65' The home supporters are growing impatient. Toronto FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 70' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 75' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 80' With 2 assists to his name this season, Jonathan Osorio is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Toronto FC.
  • 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Toronto FC 3-1 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
1.93 Toronto FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Toronto FC49% Draw24% Real Salt Lake27%
Actual: Toronto FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
51%
Toronto FC or Real Salt Lake
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Toronto FC35% Draw41% Real Salt Lake24%
Actual: Toronto FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6.1%
1 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.8%
0 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap Toronto FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 20% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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