Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids: result 5-3 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 20Kick-off on May 19, 2024 at 01:30 AM (UTC)America First Field, Sandy, Utah
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What was the result of Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids?
Real Salt Lake won 5-3 on May 19, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 5′C. BassettColorado Rapids
- 19′Rafael NavarroColorado Rapids
- 23′C. ArangoReal Salt Lake
- 40′A. GómezReal Salt Lake
- 56′D. MihailovićColorado Rapids
- 85′C. ArangoReal Salt Lake
- 88′A. GómezReal Salt Lake
- 90′A. JulioReal Salt Lake
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 6, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2024 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| May 12, 2024 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| May 9, 2024 | New Mexico United(away) | 2-4 | US Open Cup |
| May 5, 2024 | Sporting Kansas City(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 27, 2024 | Philadelphia Union(away) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2024 | Vancouver Whitecaps(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| May 12, 2024 | San Jose Earthquakes(home) | 2-3 | Major League Soccer |
| May 5, 2024 | New York City FC(away) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 27, 2024 | FC Cincinnati(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 21, 2024 | FC Dallas(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Real Salt Lake win(s), 1 draw(s), 1 Colorado Rapids win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2024 | Real Salt Lake 1-2 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Colorado Rapids 0-1 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Real Salt Lake 2-0 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| May 25, 2023 | Colorado Rapids 0-1 Real Salt Lake | US Open Cup |
| May 21, 2023 | Colorado Rapids 2-3 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 10, 2022 | Real Salt Lake 2-2 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids on Mar 10, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 1.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 1.7 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 1.7 | 1.1 | 5 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Colorado Rapids | 1.7 | 1.5 | 3 | 11/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Real Salt Lake sit 8th in Major League Soccer (28 points from 20 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 | 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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