Major League Soccer

Jul 21, 2024 at 2.30am UK

Dick's Sporting Goods Park

Colorado
3 - 2
Salt Lake

Lewis (35', 35'), Vines (39', 39'), Bassett (86' pen., 86' pen.)
Bombito (23'), Bombito (23'), Yapi (74'), Yapi (74')

FT(HT: 4-2)

Gomez (9', 9', 49', 49')
(88'), 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

Colorado Rapids

All competitions

Last Game: LA Galaxy 3-2 Colorado
Thursday, July 18 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Real Salt Lake

All competitions

Last Game: Los Angeles 1-1 Salt Lake
Thursday, July 18 at 3.45am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

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 Rapids	Draw	Real Salt Lake
57.49% ( 0.69)	20.75% ( -0.45)	21.76% ( -0.25)

Both teams to score 62.24% (

1.3)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

64.89% (

1.85)

35.11% (

-1.86)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

42.88% (

2.03)

57.11% (

-2.04)

Colorado Rapids Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

87.86% (

0.79)

12.13% (

-0.8)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

62.28% (

1.66)

37.72% (

-1.66)

Real Salt Lake Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.84% (

0.84)

29.16% (

-0.85)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.9% (

1.02)

65.09% (

-1.03)

Score Analysis

Colorado Rapids 57.49%

Real Salt Lake 21.76%

Draw 20.75%

Colorado Rapids	Draw	Real Salt Lake
2-1 @ 9.7% ( -0.07) 2-0 @ 7.87% ( -0.25) 1-0 @ 7.46% ( -0.47) 3-1 @ 6.82% ( 0.16) 3-0 @ 5.53% ( -0) 3-2 @ 4.2% ( 0.19) 4-1 @ 3.6% ( 0.19) 4-0 @ 2.92% ( 0.09) 4-2 @ 2.22% ( 0.17) 5-1 @ 1.52% ( 0.12) 5-0 @ 1.23% ( 0.07) 5-2 @ 0.94% ( 0.1) 4-3 @ 0.91% ( 0.09) Other @ 2.58% Total : 57.49%	1-1 @ 9.2% ( -0.36) 2-2 @ 5.98% ( 0.09) 0-0 @ 3.54% ( -0.34) 3-3 @ 1.73% ( 0.12) Other @ 0.31% Total : 20.75%	1-2 @ 5.67% ( -0.08) 0-1 @ 4.36% ( -0.31) 0-2 @ 2.69% ( -0.13) 2-3 @ 2.46% ( 0.1) 1-3 @ 2.33% ( 0.02) 0-3 @ 1.1% ( -0.02) Other @ 3.16% Total : 21.76%