Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids: result 5-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 28Kick-off on September 20, 2014 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 5-1 on September 20, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 21′José MariColorado Rapids
- 32′J. PlataReal Salt Lake
- 33′J. MoralesReal Salt Lake
- 37′C. SchulerReal Salt Lake
- 45′J. NascoReal Salt Lake (o.g.)
- 63′C. SalcedoReal 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 3, 3 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2014 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 2-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 7, 2014 | FC Dallas(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 31, 2014 | San Jose Earthquakes(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 23, 2014 | FC Dallas(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2014 | Portland Timbers(home) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 6, 2014 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 0-6 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 21, 2014 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 3-4 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 18, 2014 | DC United(away) | 2-4 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Real Salt Lake win(s), 2 draw(s), 2 Colorado Rapids win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2014 | Colorado Rapids 0-1 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| May 18, 2014 | Real Salt Lake 2-1 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 4, 2013 | Colorado Rapids 2-2 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 6, 2013 | Colorado Rapids 1-0 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 16, 2013 | Real Salt Lake 1-1 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 5, 2012 | Colorado Rapids 1-0 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake on Aug 3, 2014
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 1.4 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 1.6 and concede 2.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2 | 11/15 | 9/15 |
| Colorado Rapids | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2 | 9/15 | 11/15 |
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
- Sep 14, 2014San Jose Earthquakes1-1Los Angeles Galaxy
- Sep 20, 2014Portland Timbers3-0Whitecaps
- Sep 20, 2014Philadelphia Union0-0Houston Dynamo
- Sep 20, 2014CF Montreal2-0San Jose Earthquakes
- Sep 20, 2014New York Red Bulls4-1Seattle Sounders
- Sep 20, 2014Columbus Crew1-0New England Revolution
- Sep 21, 2014Chicago Fire3-3DC United
- Sep 21, 2014Los Angeles Galaxy2-1FC Dallas