Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake: result 2-3 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 20Kick-off on May 21, 2023 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?
Real Salt Lake won 2-3 on May 21, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 12′P. RuizReal Salt Lake
- 21′D. MusovskiReal Salt Lake
- 33′D. WilsonColorado Rapids
- 44′D. KreilachReal Salt Lake
- 73′L. AbubakarColorado Rapids
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Colorado Rapids have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Real Salt Lake have 6, 3 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2023 | Atlanta United FC(away) | 0-4 | Major League Soccer |
| May 14, 2023 | Philadelphia Union(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| May 10, 2023 | Sacramento Republic(away) | 4-2 | US Open Cup |
| May 7, 2023 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 30, 2023 | Vancouver Whitecaps(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2023 | Portland Timbers(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| May 14, 2023 | Los Angeles FC(home) | 0-3 | Major League Soccer |
| May 11, 2023 | Portland Timbers(away) | 4-3 | US Open Cup |
| May 7, 2023 | Houston Dynamo(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 30, 2023 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Colorado Rapids win(s), 2 draw(s), 2 Real Salt Lake win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2022 | Real Salt Lake 2-2 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 3, 2022 | Colorado Rapids 1-1 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 17, 2021 | Real Salt Lake 3-1 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Colorado Rapids 2-1 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 25, 2021 | Real Salt Lake 3-0 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 13, 2020 | Real Salt Lake 0-5 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids on Jul 10, 2022
How many goals should we expect?
Colorado Rapids score 1.1 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Real Salt Lake score 1.3 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | 1.1 | 1.4 | 4 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Real Salt Lake | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4 | 7/15 | 11/15 |
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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