Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake: result 3-2 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 37Kick-off on July 21, 2024 at 01:30 AM (UTC)Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado
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What was the result of Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake?
Colorado Rapids won 3-2 on July 21, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 9′A. GómezReal Salt Lake
- 35′J. LewisColorado Rapids
- 39′S. VinesColorado Rapids
- 49′A. GómezReal Salt Lake
- 88′C. BassettColorado Rapids (pen.)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Colorado Rapids have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Real Salt Lake have 7, 5 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2024 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 2-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 14, 2024 | New York Red Bulls(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 8, 2024 | St. Louis City(home) | 4-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Sporting Kansas City(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 30, 2024 | Los Angeles FC(away) | 0-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2024 | Los Angeles FC(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 14, 2024 | Portland Timbers(away) | 0-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 7, 2024 | Atlanta United FC(home) | 5-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 4, 2024 | Houston Dynamo(home) | 3-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 23, 2024 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Colorado Rapids win(s), 0 draw(s), 5 Real Salt Lake win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2024 | Real Salt Lake 5-3 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 10, 2024 | Real Salt Lake 1-2 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Colorado Rapids 0-1 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Real Salt Lake 2-0 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| May 25, 2023 | Colorado Rapids 0-1 Real Salt Lake | US Open Cup |
| May 21, 2023 | Colorado Rapids 2-3 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids on May 19, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Colorado Rapids score 2.1 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Real Salt Lake score 2.3 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | 2.1 | 1.7 | 4 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
| Real Salt Lake | 2.3 | 1.7 | 3 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Colorado Rapids sit 7th in Major League Soccer (28 points from 21 matches) and Real Salt Lake sit 8th (28 points from 20 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 28 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
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