Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 14 match between Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Colorado Rapids go up against Real Salt Lake on Sunday for a Major League Soccer meeting at America First Field.
The Real Salt Lake go into the game in rank 4 in the Western Conference, while the Colorado Rapids rank 9 in the Western Conference.
Team form: Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids
Real Salt Lake Form
Real Salt Lake have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Portland Timbers by 2-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 3-1 against FC Dallas, before achieving a 3-0 win against Houston Dynamo FC. Real Salt Lake won five of their last six Major League Soccer matches at America First Field, scoring 14 and conceding six along the way. They lost once but didn’t draw a single match.
Colorado Rapids Form
In their last three matches, Colorado Rapids lost against Houston Dynamo FC and St. Louis City by 1-0 and 0-1, respectively, and beat Minnesota United by 0-1. Colorado Rapids claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Major League Soccer. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting stats for Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 10 Real Salt Lake matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Real Salt Lake matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Real Salt Lake have won 5 of the last 6 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Real Salt Lake have won 5 of the last 6 home matches in the Major League Soccer while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Real Salt Lake home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Colorado Rapids have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Major League Soccer while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 3 of the last 4 Colorado Rapids matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Colorado Rapids have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 3 of the last 4 Colorado Rapids matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Colorado Rapids matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids
Rafael Navarro shows decent form right now for Colorado Rapids, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Major League Soccer. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Real Salt Lake, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Diego Luna also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Major League Soccer matches.
Popular betting markets: Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids
Full-time result
Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Real Salt Lake won eight times and lost two as well. Colorado Rapids won two times, drew one and lost seven of their last 10 games away from home.
Both teams to score
Real Salt Lake scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Colorado Rapids scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Real Salt Lake managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Colorado Rapids kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Real Salt Lake have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Colorado Rapids.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Real Salt Lake’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Colorado Rapids, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves. Colorado Rapids’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.
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