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Major League Soccer
Jul 21, 2024 at 2.30am UK
Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Real Salt Lake

Colorado
3 - 2
Salt Lake

Lewis (35'), Vines (39'), Bassett (86' pen.)
Bombito (23'), Yapi (74')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Gomez (9', 49')
Luna (88')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: LA Galaxy 3-2 Colorado
Thursday, July 18 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Los Angeles 1-1 Salt Lake
Thursday, July 18 at 3.45am in Major League Soccer

We said: Colorado Rapids 2-1 Real Salt Lake

Looking at recent meetings between Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake, we anticipate an end-to-end affair at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with plenty of goalmouth action. While we expect Real Salt Lake to put up a fight, the Rapids have been near-impenetrable at home in recent weeks and we fancy them to secure all three points this weekend. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Colorado Rapids win with a probability of 57.49%. A win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 21.76% and a draw had a probability of 20.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Colorado Rapids win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.87%) and 1-0 (7.46%). The likeliest Real Salt Lake win was 1-2 (5.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.2%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Colorado Rapids would win this match.

Result
Colorado RapidsDrawReal Salt Lake
57.49% (0.692 0.69) 20.75% (-0.452 -0.45) 21.76% (-0.247 -0.25)
Both teams to score 62.24% (1.298 1.3)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.89% (1.851 1.85)35.11% (-1.858 -1.86)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
42.88% (2.034 2.03)57.11% (-2.041 -2.04)
Colorado Rapids Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.86% (0.79300000000001 0.79)12.13% (-0.8 -0.8)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
62.28% (1.655 1.66)37.72% (-1.663 -1.66)
Real Salt Lake Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.84% (0.839 0.84)29.16% (-0.847 -0.85)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.9% (1.024 1.02)65.09% (-1.031 -1.03)
Score Analysis
    Colorado Rapids 57.49%
    Real Salt Lake 21.76%
    Draw 20.75%
Colorado RapidsDrawReal Salt Lake
2-1 @ 9.7% (-0.072000000000001 -0.07)
2-0 @ 7.87% (-0.248 -0.25)
1-0 @ 7.46% (-0.474 -0.47)
3-1 @ 6.82% (0.157 0.16)
3-0 @ 5.53% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-2 @ 4.2% (0.191 0.19)
4-1 @ 3.6% (0.189 0.19)
4-0 @ 2.92% (0.087 0.09)
4-2 @ 2.22% (0.165 0.17)
5-1 @ 1.52% (0.123 0.12)
5-0 @ 1.23% (0.073 0.07)
5-2 @ 0.94% (0.096 0.1)
4-3 @ 0.91% (0.087 0.09)
Other @ 2.58%
Total : 57.49%
1-1 @ 9.2% (-0.358 -0.36)
2-2 @ 5.98% (0.094 0.09)
0-0 @ 3.54% (-0.342 -0.34)
3-3 @ 1.73% (0.116 0.12)
Other @ 0.31%
Total : 20.75%
1-2 @ 5.67% (-0.084 -0.08)
0-1 @ 4.36% (-0.311 -0.31)
0-2 @ 2.69% (-0.125 -0.13)
2-3 @ 2.46% (0.095 0.1)
1-3 @ 2.33% (0.02 0.02)
0-3 @ 1.1% (-0.025 -0.02)
Other @ 3.16%
Total : 21.76%

How you voted: Colorado vs Salt Lake

Colorado Rapids
58.1%
Draw
35.5%
Real Salt Lake
6.5%
31
Head to Head
May 19, 2024 2.30am
Salt Lake
5-3
Colorado
Arango (23', 85'), Gomez (40', 88'), Julio (90+6')
Crooks (51'), Vera (65'), Eneli (79'), Gomez (90')
Bassett (5'), Navarro (19'), Mihailovic (56')
Steffen (32'), Yapi (90+9')
Mar 10, 2024 2.30am
Salt Lake
1-2
Colorado
Eneli (22')
Davis (40'), Vera (87'), Luna (90+5')
Navarro (43' pen.), Bassett (70')
Loffelsend (58')
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Salt Lake
2-0
Colorado
Vera (19'), Arango (49')
Palacio (24'), Vera (62')

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1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
14New England RevolutionNew England3494213774-3731
15Chicago Fire3479184062-2230

Western Conference

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1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
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