Major League Soccer

Aug 18, 2022 at 3am UK

Empire Field

Vancouver
2 - 1
Colorado

Gauld (14', 40')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Zardes (76')
Priso-Mbongue (90+7')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Vancouver Whitecaps and Colorado Rapids, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Vancouver Whitecaps 1-3 Colorado Rapids

Off the back of a humbling result against LA Galaxy, the Whitecaps will be looking to quickly return to winning ways and restore some pride. However, they face a resurgent Colorado Rapids side who are currently firing on all cylinders at the attacking end of the pitch. We predict that the Rapids will outscore the home side and edge closer to the playoffs places. 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 Vancouver Whitecaps win with a probability of 43.48%. A win for Colorado Rapids had a probability of 30.6% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Vancouver Whitecaps win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.96%) and 2-0 (7.62%). The likeliest Colorado Rapids win was 0-1 (8.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.32%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Vancouver Whitecaps would win this match.

Result
Vancouver Whitecaps	Draw	Colorado Rapids
43.48% ( 0.11)	25.93% ( -0.08)	30.6% ( -0.02)

Both teams to score 52.98% (

0.26)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.88% (

0.34)

51.12% (

-0.34)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.03% (

0.3)

72.97% (

-0.29)

Vancouver Whitecaps Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.61% (

0.2)

23.39% (

-0.2)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.63% (

0.29)

57.37% (

-0.28)

Colorado Rapids Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.15% (

0.16)

30.85% (

-0.15)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.86% (

0.18)

67.14% (

-0.18)

Score Analysis

Vancouver Whitecaps 43.47%

Colorado Rapids 30.6%

Draw 25.92%

Vancouver Whitecaps	Draw	Colorado Rapids
1-0 @ 10.48% ( -0.08) 2-1 @ 8.96% ( 0.02) 2-0 @ 7.62% ( -0.02) 3-1 @ 4.34% ( 0.04) 3-0 @ 3.69% ( 0.02) 3-2 @ 2.55% ( 0.03) 4-1 @ 1.58% ( 0.02) 4-0 @ 1.34% ( 0.01) 4-2 @ 0.93% ( 0.02) Other @ 2% Total : 43.47%	1-1 @ 12.32% ( -0.05) 0-0 @ 7.22% ( -0.1) 2-2 @ 5.27% ( 0.04) 3-3 @ 1% ( 0.02) Other @ 0.11% Total : 25.92%	0-1 @ 8.49% ( -0.08) 1-2 @ 7.25% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 4.99% ( -0.02) 1-3 @ 2.84% ( 0.02) 2-3 @ 2.06% ( 0.02) 0-3 @ 1.96% ( -0) Other @ 3.01% Total : 30.6%