Real Salt Lake vs New England Revolution: result 2-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 9Kick-off on May 6, 2012 at 01:08 AM (UTC)America First Field, Sandy, Utah
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What was the result of Real Salt Lake vs New England Revolution?
Real Salt Lake won 2-1 on May 6, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 22′B. BrettschneiderNew England Revolution
- 33′Álvaro Alberto Saborío ChacónReal Salt Lake
- 55′Álvaro Alberto Saborío ChacónReal Salt Lake
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 10 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 6 wins, 1 draws and 3 defeats; New England Revolution have 3, 0 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2012 | Toronto FC(home) | 3-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 26, 2012 | FC Dallas(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 22, 2012 | San Jose Earthquakes(away) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 15, 2012 | Sporting Kansas City(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 8, 2012 | Colorado Rapids(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2012 | Colorado Rapids(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 28, 2012 | New York Red Bulls(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 14, 2012 | DC United(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 6, 2012 | FC Dallas(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 1, 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 1.6 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 10; New England Revolution score 0.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3 | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| New England Revolution | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1 | 3/8 | 4/8 |
Over the last 10 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 New England Revolution sit 4th (33 points from 20 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | New England Revolution | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 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 3, 2012New England Revolution2-1Colorado Rapids
- May 3, 2012Seattle Sounders2-0Los Angeles Galaxy
- May 3, 2012San Jose Earthquakes5-3DC United
- May 5, 2012Chivas USA1-2Chicago Fire
- May 5, 2012Toronto FC0-2DC United
- May 5, 2012Seattle Sounders1-0Philadelphia Union
- May 5, 2012Whitecaps2-1San Jose Earthquakes
- May 6, 2012Los Angeles Galaxy0-1New York Red Bulls