Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake: result 1-2 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 8Kick-off on April 16, 2017 at 01:00 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?
Real Salt Lake won 1-2 on April 16, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 29′K. DoyleColorado Rapids
- 85′Y. MovsisyanReal Salt Lake (pen.)
- 88′B. LennonReal Salt Lake
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Colorado Rapids have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Real Salt Lake have 2, 5 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City(away) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 19, 2017 | Minnesota United FC(home) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 11, 2017 | New York Red Bulls(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 4, 2017 | New England Revolution(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Nov 27, 2016 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2017 | Vancouver Whitecaps(home) | 3-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 2, 2017 | Minnesota United FC(away) | 2-4 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 25, 2017 | New York Red Bulls(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 19, 2017 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 11, 2017 | Chicago Fire(away) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Colorado Rapids win(s), 1 draw(s), 3 Real Salt Lake win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2016 | Real Salt Lake 2-1 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| May 8, 2016 | Colorado Rapids 1-0 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 10, 2016 | Real Salt Lake 1-0 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 4, 2015 | Colorado Rapids 1-2 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 12, 2015 | Colorado Rapids 3-1 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 7, 2015 | Real Salt Lake 0-0 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids on Aug 27, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Colorado Rapids score 1.1 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Real Salt Lake score 0.9 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | 1.1 | 1.2 | 4 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Real Salt Lake | 0.9 | 1.4 | 5 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
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
Other matches in the same round
- Apr 16, 2017Houston Dynamo2-2Minnesota United FC
- Apr 16, 2017Portland Timbers0-1Sporting Kansas City
- Apr 19, 2017New England Revolution0-0San Jose Earthquakes
- Apr 21, 2017Toronto FC3-1Chicago Fire
- Apr 22, 2017Philadelphia Union3-3CF Montreal
- Apr 22, 2017Houston Dynamo2-0San Jose Earthquakes
- Apr 22, 2017Portland Timbers2-1Vancouver Whitecaps
- Apr 22, 2017New York Red Bulls2-0Columbus Crew