Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids: result 2-0 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 5Kick-off on April 8, 2012 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 2-0 on April 8, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 20′Álvaro Alberto Saborío ChacónReal Salt Lake
- 57′F. EspíndolaReal Salt Lake
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 5 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 3, 0 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2012 | CF Montreal(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 1, 2012 | Portland Timbers(away) | 3-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 25, 2012 | Chivas USA(home) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 18, 2012 | New York Red Bulls(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 11, 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2012 | Chicago Fire(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 25, 2012 | New York Red Bulls(away) | 1-4 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 18, 2012 | Philadelphia Union(away) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 10, 2012 | Columbus Crew(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 1.8 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 5; Colorado Rapids score 1.8 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2 | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| Colorado Rapids | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2 | 2/4 | 2/4 |
Over the last 5 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 1, 2012Colorado Rapids2-0Chicago Fire
- Apr 2, 2012Chivas USA0-1Sporting Kansas City
- Apr 5, 2012Real Salt Lake1-0CF Montreal
- Apr 6, 2012FC Dallas1-0New England Revolution
- Apr 7, 2012CF Montreal2-1Toronto FC
- Apr 7, 2012Columbus Crew1-4New York Red Bulls
- Apr 7, 2012Sporting Kansas City1-0Los Angeles Galaxy
- Apr 7, 2012San Jose Earthquakes3-1Whitecaps