The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Colorado Rapids and Orlando City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Salt Lake 2-2 Colorado
Sunday, July 10 at 3am in Major League Soccer
Sunday, July 10 at 3am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 19 | -4 | 24 |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 18 | -2 | 20 |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | -7 | 19 |
Last Game: Orlando City 1-0 Inter Miami
Sunday, July 10 at 3.24am in Major League Soccer
Sunday, July 10 at 3.24am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 4 | CF Montreal | 19 | -2 | 29 |
| 5 | Orlando City | 19 | -4 | 28 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 18 | 3 | 25 |
We said: Colorado Rapids 1-2 Orlando City
Colorado Rapids might be struggling for form right now, but they are putting in plenty of great performances at home this season, which should make this a close and competitive game. Despite that, Orlando City have been a stronger team throughout this season, and that is something that should provide the difference for them to get three points. 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 51.91%. A draw had a probability of 25.3% and a win for Orlando City had a probability of 22.83%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colorado Rapids win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.9%) and 2-1 (9.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.96%), while for a Orlando City win it was 0-1 (7.59%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 12% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Colorado Rapids | Draw | Orlando City |
51.91% ( -0.08) | 25.25% ( 0.04) | 22.83% ( 0.04) |
| Both teams to score 48.79% ( -0.06) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
