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Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake: result 1-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 8Kick-off on April 16, 2017 at 01:00 AM (UTC)Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado

Colorado Rapids
1-2
Real Salt Lake

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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

Official lineup for Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Colorado Rapids

4-2-3-1
  1. 14D. Badji
  1. 9K. Doyle
  2. 21N. Boateng
  3. 22Micheal Azira
  1. 8D. Powers
  2. 24K. Ford
  1. 94M. Hairston
  2. 3E. Miller
  3. 33J. Watts
  4. 5M. Williams
  1. 18Z. MacMath

Real Salt Lake

4-3-3
  1. 27B. Lennon
  2. 14Y. Movsisyan
  3. 25Danilo Israel Acosta Martínez
  1. 23S. Saucedo
  2. 11A. Rusnák
  3. 19L. Mulholland
  1. 5K. Beckerman
  2. 28C. Schuler
  3. 17Demar Constantine Phillips
  4. 16Chris Wingert
  1. 18N. Rimando
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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.

Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 9, 2017Sporting Kansas City(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Mar 19, 2017Minnesota United FC(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Mar 11, 2017New York Red Bulls(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Mar 4, 2017New England Revolution(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Nov 27, 2016Seattle Sounders(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 9, 2017Vancouver Whitecaps(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Apr 2, 2017Minnesota United FC(away)2-4Major League Soccer
Mar 25, 2017New York Red Bulls(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Mar 19, 2017Los Angeles Galaxy(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Mar 11, 2017Chicago Fire(away)0-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Colorado Rapids wins, 1 draw, 3 Real Salt Lake wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 27, 2016Real Salt Lake 2-1 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
May 8, 2016Colorado Rapids 1-0 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Apr 10, 2016Real Salt Lake 1-0 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Oct 4, 2015Colorado Rapids 1-2 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Jul 12, 2015Colorado Rapids 3-1 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Jun 7, 2015Real Salt Lake 0-0 Colorado RapidsMajor 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.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Colorado Rapids1.11.247/156/15
Real Salt Lake0.91.457/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Colorado Rapids sit 12th in Major League Soccer (43 points from 34 matches) and Real Salt Lake sit 9th (45 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Real Salt Lake3413615535245
12Colorado Rapids3412715475043

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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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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