Major League Soccer

Sep 3, 2023 at 2.30am UK

Rio Tinto Stadium

Salt Lake
2 - 0
Colorado

Vera (19', 19'), Arango (49', 49')
Palacio (24'), Palacio (24'), Vera (62'), Vera (62')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Ronan (16'), Ronan (16'), Maxso (42'), Maxso (42'), Abubakar (72'), Abubakar (72')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Real Salt Lake

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Portland 2-1 Salt Lake
Thursday, August 31 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Colorado Rapids

All competitions

Last Game: Minnesota Utd 3-0 Colorado
Thursday, August 31 at 1.30am 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 Real Salt Lake win with a probability of 66.22%. A draw had a probability of 19.5% and a win for Colorado Rapids had a probability of 14.32%.

The most likely scoreline for a Real Salt Lake win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.48%) and 2-1 (9.84%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.21%), while for a Colorado Rapids win it was 0-1 (4.32%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Real Salt Lake in this match.

Result
Real Salt Lake	Draw	Colorado Rapids
66.22% ( -1.24)	19.46% ( 0.25)	14.32% ( 0.99)

Both teams to score 51.54% (

1.89)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

57.98% (

1.1)

42.02% (

-1.1)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

35.57% (

1.1)

64.43% (

-1.1)

Real Salt Lake Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

88.17% (

-0.02)

11.83% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

62.92% (

-0.04)

37.07% (

0.04)

Colorado Rapids Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

58.46% (

2.15)

41.54% (

-2.15)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.96% (

1.84)

78.03% (

-1.83)

Score Analysis

Real Salt Lake 66.2%

Colorado Rapids 14.32%

Draw 19.46%

Real Salt Lake	Draw	Colorado Rapids
2-0 @ 11.19% ( -0.58) 1-0 @ 10.48% ( -0.54) 2-1 @ 9.84% ( 0.09) 3-0 @ 7.97% ( -0.42) 3-1 @ 7% ( 0.06) 4-0 @ 4.25% ( -0.23) 4-1 @ 3.74% ( 0.03) 3-2 @ 3.07% ( 0.2) 5-0 @ 1.82% ( -0.1) 4-2 @ 1.64% ( 0.11) 5-1 @ 1.6% ( 0.01) Other @ 3.62% Total : 66.2%	1-1 @ 9.21% ( 0.09) 0-0 @ 4.91% ( -0.25) 2-2 @ 4.32% ( 0.28) Other @ 1.01% Total : 19.46%	0-1 @ 4.32% ( 0.04) 1-2 @ 4.05% ( 0.27) 0-2 @ 1.9% ( 0.13) 2-3 @ 1.27% ( 0.15) 1-3 @ 1.19% ( 0.14) Other @ 1.61% Total : 14.32%