New England Revolution vs Colorado Rapids: result 2-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 9Kick-off on May 3, 2012 at 12:08 AM (UTC)Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
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What was the result of New England Revolution vs Colorado Rapids?
New England Revolution won 2-1 on May 3, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 21′J. CastrillónColorado Rapids
- 27′Saër SèneNew England Revolution
- 39′Fernando Antonio Cárdenas ArredondoNew England Revolution
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 7 matches in all competitions, New England Revolution have 2 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 4, 0 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2012 | New York Red Bulls(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 14, 2012 | DC United(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 6, 2012 | FC Dallas(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 1, 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 24, 2012 | Portland Timbers(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2012 | Chivas USA(home) | 4-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 14, 2012 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 8, 2012 | Real Salt Lake(away) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 1, 2012 | Chicago Fire(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
How many goals should we expect?
New England Revolution score 0.7 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 7; Colorado Rapids score 1.5 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Revolution | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1 | 2/7 | 3/7 |
| Colorado Rapids | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3 | 3/8 | 4/8 |
Over the last 7 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
New England Revolution sit 4th in Major League Soccer (34 points from 21 matches) and Colorado Rapids sit 7th (28 points from 21 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | New England Revolution | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 34 |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 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
- May 3, 2012Seattle Sounders2-0Los Angeles Galaxy
- May 3, 2012San Jose Earthquakes5-3DC United
- May 5, 2012Chivas USA1-2Chicago Fire
- May 5, 2012Toronto FC0-2DC United
- May 5, 2012Seattle Sounders1-0Philadelphia Union
- May 5, 2012Whitecaps2-1San Jose Earthquakes
- May 6, 2012Los Angeles Galaxy0-1New York Red Bulls
- May 6, 2012Sporting Kansas City0-2CF Montreal