Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids: result 3-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 40Kick-off on October 17, 2021 at 01:30 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 3-1 on October 17, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 13′D. KreilachReal Salt Lake
- 56′R. RubínReal Salt Lake
- 73′Y. NamliColorado Rapids
- 90′A. JulioReal Salt Lake
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 7 wins, 1 draws and 7 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 7, 6 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2021 | Austin(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 26, 2021 | Portland Timbers(away) | 1-6 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 16, 2021 | San Jose Earthquakes(away) | 4-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2021 | Minnesota United FC(away) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 0-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Austin(home) | 3-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 26, 2021 | Toronto FC(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Vancouver Whitecaps(home) | 1-1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2021 | Colorado Rapids 2-1 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 25, 2021 | Real Salt Lake 3-0 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 13, 2020 | Real Salt Lake 0-5 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 23, 2020 | Colorado Rapids 1-4 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 13, 2020 | Real Salt Lake 2-0 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 25, 2019 | Real Salt Lake 2-0 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake on Aug 22, 2021
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 1.6 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 1.3 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 1.6 | 1.9 | 4 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
| Colorado Rapids | 1.3 | 1.0 | 5 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
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
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