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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 Miami18105342271535
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati1610332316733
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls168532922729
4New York City FCNY City169252417729
5Columbus Crew146622113824
6Toronto177372626024
7Charlotte FCCharlotte FC166461516-122
8Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia164842723420
9Nashville SCNashville164752022-219
10DC United174762531-619
11Orlando City164571624-817
12CF MontrealMontreal164572335-1217
13Atlanta UnitedAtlanta154472018216
14Chicago Fire173681729-1215
15New England RevolutionNew England1431101127-1610

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1796236191733
2Los Angeles FCLos Angeles169342819930
3Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd158432720728
4Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy177733125628
5Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver167452419525
6Austin FCAustin176562125-423
7Houston DynamoHouston166461818022
8Colorado RapidsColorado176472931-222
9Portland TimbersPortland175573232020
10Seattle SoundersSeattle164661919018
11St Louis City153842325-217
12Dallas153481724-713
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas162592431-711
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes1632112439-1511


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