Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids: result 4-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 29Kick-off on August 27, 2017 at 02:00 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 4-1 on August 27, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 41′J. PlataReal Salt Lake
- 50′L. SilvaReal Salt Lake (pen.)
- 82′J. GattColorado Rapids
- 90′L. SilvaReal Salt Lake
- 90′B. LennonReal Salt Lake
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 5, 3 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2017 | San Jose Earthquakes(home) | 4-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 19, 2017 | CF Montreal(away) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 13, 2017 | DC United(away) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 6, 2017 | Houston Dynamo(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 30, 2017 | Columbus Crew(home) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2017 | Portland Timbers(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 20, 2017 | DC United(home) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 13, 2017 | FC Dallas(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 6, 2017 | Vancouver Whitecaps(home) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 30, 2017 | San Jose Earthquakes(away) | 0-1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Oct 4, 2015 | Colorado Rapids 1-2 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 12, 2015 | Colorado Rapids 3-1 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake on Apr 16, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 1.7 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 1.2 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 | 1.8 | 5 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Colorado Rapids | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
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
- Aug 24, 2017Real Salt Lake4-0San Jose Earthquakes
- Aug 24, 2017Portland Timbers2-1Colorado Rapids
- Aug 25, 2017New York Red Bulls1-1New York City FC
- Aug 26, 2017Philadelphia Union2-2Atlanta United FC
- Aug 26, 2017DC United1-0New England Revolution
- Aug 26, 2017Columbus Crew2-1FC Dallas
- Aug 26, 2017Orlando City SC1-2Vancouver Whitecaps
- Aug 27, 2017Chicago Fire1-2Minnesota United FC