Free MLS Pick Colorado Rapids vs. Real Salt Lake
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MLS Handicapping
Colorado Rapids vs. Real Salt Lake
Date: Saturday, July 09
Time: 08:00 PM
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium
MLS Moneyline Odds: Colorado Rapids 270 / Draw 260/ Real Salt Lake 100 (Bet Now!)
MLS Spread Betting Odds: Colorado 0.5 / Salt Lake City -0.5
MLS Betting Total: O/U 2.5
Heading into this matchup, the Colorado Rapids are the 0.5-goal underdogs. Through 17 matches, they have covered this margin 9 times. As for the Real Salt Lake, they enter the match as -0.5 goal favorites. Through 18 matches, they have won by this margin 8 times.
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids travel to take on the Real Salt Lake, with an above .500 record, at 5-4-8. This mark places them 12th in the Western Conference. In their last match, Colorado fell to Austin FC by a score of 3-2. For the season, the Colorado Rapids have finished 5 matches having scored at least two goals. While on defense, Colorado’s defense has given up at least two goals 5 times this year.
Through 17 matches, the Colorado Rapids have struggled on offense, averaging just 1.12 goals per 90 minutes. This output places them 23rd in the MLS. In terms of defense, Colorado is near the MLS average, giving up 1.41 goals per 90 minutes (16th).
On offense, Colorado Rapids is led by the strong play of Diego Rubio and Mark-Anthony Kaye, who have each found the net 7 times. So far, their combined goals account for 52.63% of the team’s overall scoring. This season, goalie William Yarbrough is turning away goals at a rate near the league average. This has come with the Colorado Rapids’s opponents have generated a total of 68 shots on target. Yarbrough is saving these attempts at a rate of 70.3%.
Real Salt Lake
The Real Salt Lake will host the Colorado Rapids, with an above .500 record, at 8-5-5. This mark places them 3rd in the Western Conference. In their last match, Salt Lake City lost to the Minnesota Utd by a score of 3-2. For the season, the Real Salt Lake have finished 8 matches having scored at least two goals. While on defense, Salt Lake City’s defense has given up at least two goals 8 times this year.
So far, the Real Salt Lake is the 20th-rated scoring team, averaging 1.22 goals per 90 minutes of action. On defense, Salt Lake City is 10th in the MLS, giving up 1.22 goals per 90 minutes.
Heading into the match, Sergio Córdova leads Salt Lake with 3 goals through 17 matches. Behind him is Justen Glad, who has also found the net 3 times. In terms of goalie play, Real Salt Lake has gotten good performances from Zac MacMath. On the season, opposing teams have accumulated 85 shots on target, in which MacMath has turned home at a rate of 77.6%. This percentage is good for 2nd in the MLS.
Free Colorado Rapids vs. Real Salt Lake MLS Final Analysis:
So far, both the Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids are generating scoring opportunites at a below-average rate. On the season Salt Lake City ranks 20th in attacking area possessions, with Colorado sitting 28th. Even though both teams are struggling to generate offensive opportunites, the Colorado Rapids have done a good job at limiting their opponent’s chances in the attacking zone. Given that they have given up the 2nd fewest attacking possessions, they have the advantage over Salt Lake City which ranks 14th.
Heading into the game, Colorado Rapids holds the slight edge in their ability to generate shots, ranking 13th compared to Real Salt Lake at 21st. For the year, Colorado Rapids has turned 8.0% of their shot into goals. As for Real Salt Lake, their current shooting percentage is 10.0%. So far, 30.3% of Colorado Rapids’s shots have been on target. On the other side, Real Salt Lake has a season long on target percent of 35.0%. For Colorado Rapids, they have converted on 26.0% of these on-target shots compared to Real Salt Lake at 30.0%.
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