Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas: result 3-2 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 13Kick-off on May 27, 2012 at 01:00 AM (UTC)America First Field, Sandy, Utah
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What was the result of Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas?
Real Salt Lake won 3-2 on May 27, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 59′Álvaro Alberto Saborío ChacónReal Salt Lake
- 75′M. HedgesFC Dallas
- 76′Álvaro Alberto Saborío ChacónReal Salt Lake
- 85′B. PérezFC Dallas
- 90′Nat BorchersReal Salt Lake
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 13 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 8 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; FC Dallas have 3, 4 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2012 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| May 10, 2012 | Chicago Fire(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| May 6, 2012 | New England Revolution(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Toronto FC(home) | 3-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 26, 2012 | FC Dallas(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2012 | Chicago Fire(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| May 20, 2012 | Philadelphia Union(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| May 12, 2012 | Columbus Crew(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| May 10, 2012 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| May 6, 2012 | Colorado Rapids(home) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Real Salt Lake win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 FC Dallas win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2012 | FC Dallas 1-1 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake on Apr 26, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 13; FC Dallas score 0.9 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 1.5 | 0.9 | 5 | 6/13 | 5/13 |
| FC Dallas | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1 | 10/14 | 6/14 |
Over the last 13 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 FC Dallas sit 5th (33 points from 21 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | FC Dallas | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 34 | 33 |
| 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
- May 26, 2012Columbus Crew2-1Chicago Fire
- May 26, 2012DC United3-2New England Revolution
- May 27, 2012Colorado Rapids3-2CF Montreal
- May 27, 2012Portland Timbers1-1Whitecaps
- May 27, 2012Chivas USA1-1Seattle Sounders
- May 27, 2012Sporting Kansas City2-1San Jose Earthquakes
- Jun 2, 2012New England Revolution2-0Chicago Fire
- Jun 10, 2012Whitecaps3-1Houston Dynamo