Two sides that have enjoyed strong starts to the campaign, something will have to give when the playoff hopefuls meet on Saturday night.
Colorado boast the home advantage, but Real Salt Lake have already displayed a way to grind out results, with the likely outcome a score draw.
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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 54.86%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 21.18%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colorado Rapids win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.1%) and 2-1 (9.71%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.39%), while for a Real Salt Lake win it was 0-1 (6.69%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.
