Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake: result 1-0 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 22Kick-off on August 5, 2012 at 01:10 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 1-0 on August 5, 2012.
Goalscorers
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What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Colorado Rapids have 4 wins, 1 draws and 10 defeats; Real Salt Lake have 8, 2 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2012 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 22, 2012 | Real Salt Lake(away) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 18, 2012 | Toronto FC(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 15, 2012 | FC Dallas(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 8, 2012 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2012 | Whitecaps(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 22, 2012 | Colorado Rapids(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 15, 2012 | San Jose Earthquakes(away) | 0-5 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 8, 2012 | Portland Timbers(home) | 3-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 5, 2012 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Colorado Rapids win(s), 0 draw(s), 2 Real Salt Lake win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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: Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids on Jul 22, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Colorado Rapids score 1.2 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Real Salt Lake score 1.5 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Real Salt Lake | 1.5 | 1.4 | 6 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
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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