New York Red Bulls vs Colorado Rapids: result 4-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 4Kick-off on March 25, 2012 at 08:10 PM (UTC)Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New Jersey
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What was the result of New York Red Bulls vs Colorado Rapids?
New York Red Bulls won 4-1 on March 25, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 3′Thierry HenryNew York Red Bulls
- 7′Kenny CooperNew York Red Bulls
- 54′Thierry HenryNew York Red Bulls
- 77′O. CummingsColorado Rapids
- 90′Kenny CooperNew York Red Bulls
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 2 matches in all competitions, New York Red Bulls have 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 2, 0 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2012 | Real Salt Lake(away) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 11, 2012 | FC Dallas(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2012 | Philadelphia Union(away) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 10, 2012 | Columbus Crew(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
How many goals should we expect?
New York Red Bulls score 0.5 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 2; Colorado Rapids score 2.0 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Red Bulls | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Colorado Rapids | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/2 |
Over the last 2 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
New York Red Bulls sit 8th in Major League Soccer (26 points from 21 matches) and Colorado Rapids sit 7th (28 points from 21 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 43 | 26 |
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
- Mar 25, 2012Whitecaps0-0DC United
- Mar 25, 2012Sporting Kansas City2-1FC Dallas
- Mar 30, 2012DC United4-1FC Dallas
- Mar 31, 2012Toronto FC0-1Columbus Crew
- Mar 31, 2012Philadelphia Union0-0Whitecaps
- Mar 31, 2012New York Red Bulls5-2CF Montreal
- Apr 1, 2012Seattle Sounders0-1San Jose Earthquakes
- Apr 1, 2012Portland Timbers2-3Real Salt Lake