Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids: result 3-0 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 9Kick-off on April 22, 2018 at 01:00 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 3-0 on April 22, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 82′J. PlataReal Salt Lake (pen.)
- 89′D. KreilachReal Salt Lake
- 90′A. RusnákReal Salt Lake
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 5, 5 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2018 | New York City FC(away) | 0-4 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 8, 2018 | Vancouver Whitecaps(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 31, 2018 | Toronto FC(away) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 18, 2018 | New York Red Bulls(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 10, 2018 | Los Angeles FC(home) | 1-5 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2018 | Toronto FC(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 8, 2018 | FC Dallas(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 1, 2018 | Philadelphia Union(home) | 3-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 25, 2018 | Sporting Kansas City(home) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 10, 2018 | New England Revolution(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Real Salt Lake win(s), 0 draw(s), 2 Colorado Rapids win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2017 | Colorado Rapids 1-0 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 27, 2017 | Real Salt Lake 4-1 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 16, 2017 | Colorado Rapids 1-2 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 27, 2016 | Real Salt Lake 2-1 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| May 8, 2016 | Colorado Rapids 1-0 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 10, 2016 | Real Salt Lake 1-0 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake on Oct 15, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 1.6 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 1.1 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
| Colorado Rapids | 1.1 | 1.1 | 5 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
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
Other matches in the same round
- Apr 22, 2018FC Dallas2-0Philadelphia Union
- Apr 22, 2018Los Angeles Galaxy0-2Atlanta United FC
- Apr 22, 2018Seattle Sounders3-1Minnesota United FC
- Apr 22, 2018Portland Timbers3-0New York City FC
- Apr 28, 2018Vancouver Whitecaps2-0Real Salt Lake
- Apr 28, 2018Atlanta United FC4-1CF Montreal
- Apr 28, 2018Toronto FC2-2Chicago Fire
- Apr 28, 2018Philadelphia Union3-2DC United