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Real Salt Lake
Major League Soccer
May 19, 2024 at 2.30am UK
Rio Tinto Stadium
Colorado Rapids

Salt Lake
5 - 3
Colorado

Arango (23', 85'), Gomez (40', 88'), Julio (90+6')
Crooks (51'), Vera (65'), Eneli (79'), Gomez (90')
FT(HT: 2-2)
Bassett (5'), Navarro (19'), Mihailovic (56')
Steffen (32'), Yapi (90+9')

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

Last Game: Salt Lake 2-0 Seattle
Thursday, May 16 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Colorado 1-0 Vancouver
Thursday, May 16 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Real Salt Lake 2-1 Colorado Rapids

The Rapids may have been the triumphant side in the matchup between these two earlier this season but Salt Lake have since gone on to prove themselves as the top-performing side in the Western Conference, leading us to believe they will win this one. 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 Real Salt Lake win with a probability of 62.34%. A draw had a probability of 19.7% and a win for Colorado Rapids had a probability of 17.95%.

The most likely scoreline for a Real Salt Lake win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.94%) and 1-0 (8.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.93%), while for a Colorado Rapids win it was 1-2 (4.91%). The actual scoreline of 5-3 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Real Salt Lake would win this match.

Result
Real Salt LakeDrawColorado Rapids
62.34% (-0.0040000000000049 -0) 19.71% (0.013999999999999 0.01) 17.95% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
Both teams to score 59.26% (-0.096999999999994 -0.1)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64% (-0.112 -0.11)36% (0.105 0.11)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.9% (-0.123 -0.12)58.09% (0.117 0.12)
Real Salt Lake Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.9% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)11.09% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
64.51% (-0.073999999999998 -0.07)35.48% (0.067 0.07)
Colorado Rapids Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.65% (-0.085999999999999 -0.09)33.34% (0.081000000000003 0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.03% (-0.091000000000001 -0.09)69.96% (0.085999999999999 0.09)
Score Analysis
    Real Salt Lake 62.34%
    Colorado Rapids 17.95%
    Draw 19.71%
Real Salt LakeDrawColorado Rapids
2-1 @ 9.82% (0.004999999999999 0)
2-0 @ 8.94% (0.024000000000001 0.02)
1-0 @ 8.13% (0.032 0.03)
3-1 @ 7.2% (-0.0059999999999993 -0.01)
3-0 @ 6.55% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
4-1 @ 3.96% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
3-2 @ 3.95% (-0.012 -0.01)
4-0 @ 3.6%
4-2 @ 2.17% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.74% (-0.006 -0.01)
5-0 @ 1.58% (-0.002 -0)
5-2 @ 0.96% (-0.005 -0.01)
Other @ 3.72%
Total : 62.34%
1-1 @ 8.93% (0.016 0.02)
2-2 @ 5.39% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 3.7% (0.019 0.02)
3-3 @ 1.45% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 0.24%
Total : 19.71%
1-2 @ 4.91% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-1 @ 4.06% (0.012 0.01)
0-2 @ 2.23% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-3 @ 1.98% (-0.0069999999999999 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.8% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
Other @ 2.98%
Total : 17.95%

How you voted: Salt Lake vs Colorado

Real Salt Lake
87.5%
Draw
12.5%
Colorado Rapids
0.0%
8
Head to Head
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')
Oct 22, 2023 2am
Sep 3, 2023 2.30am
Salt Lake
2-0
Colorado
Vera (19'), Arango (49')
Palacio (24'), Vera (62')

Ronan (16'), Maxso (42'), Abubakar (72')
May 25, 2023
3am
May 21, 2023 2.30am
Colorado
2-3
Salt Lake
Wilson (33'), Abubakar (73')
Acosta (28'), Nicholson (45+2'), Cabral (76'), Cabral (77')
Ruiz (12'), Musovski (21'), Kreilach (44')
Oviedo (32'), Musovski (35'), Davis (57'), Vera (73')
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami25165456391753
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati25153744331148
3Columbus Crew23127447222543
4New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls251011442311141
5New York City FCNY City2511593630638
6Charlotte FCCharlotte FC2510783027337
7Orlando City259793938134
8Toronto2693143447-1330
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta2577113536-128
10Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia2569104542327
11CF MontrealMontreal2569103449-1527
12Nashville SCNashville2568112639-1326
13DC United2568113550-1526
14Chicago Fire2567123042-1225
15New England RevolutionNew England2372142347-2423

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy26147550361449
2Los Angeles FCLos Angeles24145548301847
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake25128551341744
4Colorado RapidsColorado2612595043741
5Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver2411584335838
6Houston DynamoHouston2410773530537
7Seattle SoundersSeattle2510783429537
8Portland TimbersPortland2510695042836
9Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd2596104041-133
10Austin FCAustin2587102837-931
11Dallas2586113839-130
12Sporting Kansas CityKansas2666144152-1124
13St Louis City25411103246-1423
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes2542193161-3014


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