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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
1Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia1382324121226
2Columbus Crew137512113826
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati138231815326
4Orlando City135622415921
5Nashville SCNashville136342215721
6Inter MiamiInter Miami126332118321
7New York City FCNY City136251514120
8Charlotte FCCharlotte FC136162018219
9Chicago Fire135442424019
10New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls135351915418
11New England RevolutionNew England125341210218
12Toronto133461617-113
13DC United133461325-1213
14Atlanta UnitedAtlanta132471323-1010
15CF MontrealMontreal13139722-156

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver1384124101428
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd1374222111125
3Portland TimbersPortland136432320322
4Seattle SoundersSeattle135532115620
5Los Angeles FCLos Angeles135442120119
6Colorado RapidsColorado135441618-219
7San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes135262620617
8Austin FCAustin13526815-717
9Dallas134451522-716
10Houston DynamoHouston133461319-613
11Real Salt LakeSalt Lake134181319-613
12St Louis City13247917-810
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas122281622-68
14Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy120481029-194
15San Diego FC00000000


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