Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake: result 2-2 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 22Kick-off on August 4, 2013 at 12:30 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 and Real Salt Lake drew 2-2 on August 4, 2013.
Goalscorers
- 2′Ned GrabavoyReal Salt Lake
- 9′D. BrownColorado Rapids
- 21′Álvaro Alberto Saborío ChacónReal Salt Lake (pen.)
- 71′J. CastrillónColorado Rapids
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Colorado Rapids have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Real Salt Lake have 10, 2 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 20, 2013 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 18, 2013 | New England Revolution(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 8, 2013 | DC United(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 5, 2013 | New York Red Bulls(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2013 | New York Red Bulls(away) | 3-4 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 21, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 14, 2013 | FC Dallas(away) | 3-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 4, 2013 | Philadelphia Union(home) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 29, 2013 | Toronto FC(away) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 2 Colorado Rapids win(s), 1 draw(s), 2 Real Salt Lake win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2013 | Colorado Rapids 1-0 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 16, 2013 | Real Salt Lake 1-1 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 5, 2012 | Colorado Rapids 1-0 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 22, 2012 | Real Salt Lake 2-0 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 8, 2012 | Real Salt Lake 2-0 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake on Apr 6, 2013
How many goals should we expect?
Colorado Rapids score 1.5 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Real Salt Lake score 2.5 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | 1.5 | 1.2 | 6 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Real Salt Lake | 2.5 | 1.3 | 5 | 10/15 | 12/15 |
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
- Aug 4, 2013Philadelphia Union1-2Chicago Fire
- Aug 4, 2013Houston Dynamo3-1Columbus Crew
- Aug 4, 2013San Jose Earthquakes2-0Chivas USA
- Aug 4, 2013Seattle Sounders3-0FC Dallas
- Aug 4, 2013Portland Timbers1-1Whitecaps
- Aug 4, 2013New England Revolution0-1Toronto FC
- Aug 10, 2013Toronto FC1-2Seattle Sounders
- Aug 10, 2013Columbus Crew2-0New York Red Bulls