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Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 11Kick-off on May 18, 2014 at 01:30 AM (UTC)America First Field, Sandy, Utah

Real Salt Lake
2-1
Colorado Rapids

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What was the result of Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids?

Real Salt Lake won 2-1 on May 18, 2014.

Goalscorers

  • 23′J. PlataReal Salt Lake
  • 52′J. MoralesReal Salt Lake (pen.)
  • 83′Drew MoorColorado Rapids

Official lineup for Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Real Salt Lake

  1. 8J. Plata
  2. 49Devon Sandoval
  1. 11J. Morales
  2. 12C. Grossman
  3. 19L. Mulholland
  4. 20Ned Grabavoy
  1. 2A. Beltran
  2. 6Nat Borchers
  3. 17Chris Wingert
  4. 28C. Schuler
  1. 24J. Attinella

Colorado Rapids

  1. 9Edson Buddle
  2. 26D. Brown
  1. 2Nick LaBrocca
  2. 8D. Powers
  1. 3Drew Moor
  2. 4Marc Burch
  3. 15Chris Klute
  4. 17D. Serna
  5. 22Marvell Wynne
  6. 24Nathan Sturgis
  1. 1C. Irwin
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat; Colorado Rapids have 6, 3 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 11, 2014Houston Dynamo(away)5-2Major League Soccer
May 4, 2014Chicago Fire(away)3-2Major League Soccer
Apr 27, 2014Whitecaps(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Apr 20, 2014Portland Timbers(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Apr 12, 2014Philadelphia Union(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 11, 2014Chivas USA(home)1-3Major League Soccer
May 8, 2014San Jose Earthquakes(away)0-0Major League Soccer
May 4, 2014Los Angeles Galaxy(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Apr 26, 2014Seattle Sounders(away)1-4Major League Soccer
Apr 19, 2014San Jose Earthquakes(home)0-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Real Salt Lake wins, 2 draws, 2 Colorado Rapids wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 4, 2013Colorado Rapids 2-2 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Apr 6, 2013Colorado Rapids 1-0 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Mar 16, 2013Real Salt Lake 1-1 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Aug 5, 2012Colorado Rapids 1-0 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Jul 22, 2012Real Salt Lake 2-0 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Apr 8, 2012Real Salt Lake 2-0 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake on Aug 4, 2013

How many goals should we expect?

Real Salt Lake score 2.0 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 1.3 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Real Salt Lake2.01.168/158/15
Colorado Rapids1.31.457/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Real Salt Lake sit 9th in Major League Soccer (45 points from 34 matches) and Colorado Rapids sit 12th (43 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Real Salt Lake3413615535245
12Colorado Rapids3412715475043

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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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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