The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Major League Soccer clash between New York Red Bulls and Colorado Rapids, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: NY Red Bulls 0-2 Barcelona
Sunday, July 31 at 12am in Club Friendlies 1
Sunday, July 31 at 12am in Club Friendlies 1
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 25 | 45 |
| 2 | New York Red Bulls | 22 | 7 | 36 |
| 3 | CF Montreal | 22 | 2 | 36 |
Last Game: Seattle 2-1 Colorado
Sunday, July 24 at 3am in Major League Soccer
Sunday, July 24 at 3am in Major League Soccer
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 23 | -6 | 27 |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 21 | -1 | 24 |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 22 | -8 | 23 |
We said: New York Red Bulls 2-0 Colorado Rapids
While Colorado Rapids will be looking to pick up their first road win of the season, they face a solid New York Red Bulls side who have suffered just one home defeat in the league since April. The home side are favourites to come out on top and we predict that they will comfortably claim all three points against Fraser's men. 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 New York Red Bulls win with a probability of 45.8%. A win for Colorado Rapids had a probability of 27.56% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a New York Red Bulls win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.97%) and 2-0 (8.62%). The likeliest Colorado Rapids win was 0-1 (8.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.61%). The actual scoreline of 4-5 was predicted with a 0% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| New York Red Bulls | Draw | Colorado Rapids |
45.8% ( -5.3) | 26.64% ( 0.63) | 27.56% ( 4.67) |
| Both teams to score 49.05% ( 2.33) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
