Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids: result 2-0 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 21Kick-off on July 22, 2012 at 02:10 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 July 22, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 32′Álvaro Alberto Saborío ChacónReal Salt Lake
- 89′W. JohnsonReal 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, 1 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2012 | San Jose Earthquakes(away) | 0-5 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 8, 2012 | Portland Timbers(home) | 3-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 5, 2012 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 1, 2012 | Columbus Crew(away) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 24, 2012 | San Jose Earthquakes(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2012 | Toronto FC(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 15, 2012 | FC Dallas(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 8, 2012 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 5, 2012 | Whitecaps(home) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 1, 2012 | Portland Timbers(home) | 3-0 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Real Salt Lake win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Colorado Rapids win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2012 | Real Salt Lake 2-0 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids on Apr 8, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 1.4 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 1.5 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 1.4 | 1.6 | 5 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
| Colorado Rapids | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
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
- Jul 22, 2012Los Angeles Galaxy3-1Chivas USA
- Jul 22, 2012Whitecaps2-1San Jose Earthquakes
- Jul 28, 2012Real Salt Lake2-1Whitecaps
- Jul 28, 2012Toronto FC0-2Houston Dynamo
- Jul 28, 2012CF Montreal3-1New York Red Bulls
- Jul 29, 2012FC Dallas0-1Los Angeles Galaxy
- Jul 29, 2012Sporting Kansas City1-2Columbus Crew
- Jul 29, 2012Colorado Rapids1-2Seattle Sounders