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Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids Prediction, 9/2/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 8/31/2023

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Game: Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Location: America First Field in Sandy, UT

TV: fuboTV

Odds/Point Spread: Salt Lake (-136) Colorado (+380)

The Claret and Cobalt (10-7-9) will try to defeat the Colorado Rapids (3-10-12) at America First Field on Saturday. RSL opens at -136 while the Rapids are at +380. The over/under has been set at 2.5. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Zac MacMath for Salt Lake and William Yarbrough for Colorado.

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RSL has conceded 39 goals while giving up 1.50 goals per 90, and opponents have accumulated 101 SoT on them. They have accumulated 6 clean sheets, giving them a rate of 23.1% this season. Salt Lake has amassed 59 yellow card warnings on the season as well as 1 red card. The Claret and Cobalt are 10th in the matter of expected goals having 34.6, and the team's xGA are sitting at 37.2. This year, this team has put together an average of 1.42 pts per contest (37 pts) and also rank 2nd in the league with 31 assists. The team's differential on goals is currently at -3 by 36 goals put in the net and also 39 goals relinquished. Real Salt Lake has a total of 63 SVs and they have a SV% of 64.4 the season.

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The Colorado Rapids have earned 16 goals and this squad's goals expected the season is currently at 28.8. The club's goals against per 90 minutes is 1.48 in addition to 80 saves, and they have accumulated 8 clean sheets. On the campaign, Colorado has a save rate of 70.1 (117 shots on target against), and also sit at 29th in the league with 19 points. Colorado sits at 29th when talking about goals surrendered having 37, and the squad's goal differential is at -21. Colorado has earned a clean sheet % of 32.0% the year and 63 yellow card cautions. The Rapids have an average of 0.76 points per match while tallying 12 assists and 4 red cards.

The guy defending the goal for Salt Lake will be Zac MacMath. MacMath has seen the pitch for 36,475 mins and has earned 1,275 stops in his pro soccer career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.40 (567 goals conceded) and he has earned a save percentage of .693. The goalie from the United States has had 1,841 shots sent in his direction in 405 starts. MacMath (140-100-167 record during his soccer career) has accumulated 110 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 27.2% clean sheet percentage.

William Yarbrough will be looking after the goal for Colorado. Yarbrough has accumulated 43 clean sheets while he has seen 539 shots tried against him in 12,121 career minutes. He sports a save % of .718 and his clean sheet rate sits at 32.1%. He has conceded 1.17 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 49-42-43. During his pro soccer career, Yarbrough has allowed 158 goals while earning 387 stops in 134 starting assignments.

Marcelo Silva is one man to keep an eye out for Salt Lake. Silva has been given a starting assignment in 249 outings during his soccer career and tallies 0.05 goals per 90 mins. The defenseman representing Uruguay has recorded 11 goals in 21,888 mins played. He has 1 assists while accumulating 61 yellow card warnings thus far in his career.

Colorado has playmaker in Lalas Abubakar, who has been known to frustrate defenses. He currently averages 0.08 goals per 90 and has been a starter in 144 matches in his career. The defenseman from Ghana has played 12,491 professional minutes while scoring 11 goals. He has 39 yellow cards in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 1 times.

Who will win tonight's MLS game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+380)

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