Colorado Rapids SC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 23 Aug 2020 · 01:00 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45+5' · FT 45+3'

Y 78' Damir Kreilach

Y 88' Maikel Chang

Overview

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Colorado Rapids SC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

Colorado Rapids SC 18 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Fotis Bazakos
Referee Brian Poeschel
Referee Victor Rivas
Referee Thomas Zablocki
Referee Younes Marrakchi

8 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Colorado Rapids SC 22 games · Avg 3.5 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–4 Real Salt Lake 2020-07-13 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-08-25 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-05-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Real Salt Lake 2018-08-26 Colorado Rapids SC 0–6 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	1–4	L
23 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	2–2	D
18 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–3	L
13 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
08 Mar	Orlando City SC	H	2–1	W
29 Feb	D.C. United SC	A	2–1	W

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	4–1	W
28 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–5	L
22 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–2	L
18 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	0–0	D
13 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–0	W
07 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC		Real Salt Lake
#26	Position	#21
22	Points	27
18	Played	17
7 / 1 / 10	W / D / L	8 / 3 / 6
27	Scored	29
25	Conceded	25
+2	GD	+4
1.22	PPG	1.59
39%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/4

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

2/4

76+

4/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Rafael Navarro

7 G

3 A

Real Salt Lake

Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A
Sergi Solans	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Dick's Sporting Goods Park as Colorado Rapids SC face off against Real Salt Lake in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Younes Namli is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
10' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Douglas Martinez makes way for Justin Meram at the 15 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
20' Colorado Rapids SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' A quiet spell here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Sergi Solans scoring 1 goals.
38' A goal from the Guatemala international Aaron Herrera! He fires home on 38 to make it 0-1!
43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Albert Rusnak made 283 appearances and scored 77 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
46' The supporters are chanting for Maikel Chang. He replaces Everton Luiz on 46 minute.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' Maikel Chang, a Cuba , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
57' Goal! Damir Kreilach scores his 67 goal in 283 matches.
62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Colorado Rapids SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
67' Erik Holt has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
71' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 71 minute. Nicolas Mezquida leaves to be changed by Andre Shinyashiki.
76' Brilliant from the ! Maikel Chang makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 76.
78' The referee has no hesitation. Damir Kreilach is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 78.
83' The supporters are chanting for Nick Besler. He replaces Pablo Ruiz on 83 minute.
84' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Danny Wilson is replaced by Kei Kamara on 84 minute.
85' Against the run of play, Corey Baird has scored! This game has turned on its head.
88' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 88.
89' Justin Meram does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
90' Justin Portillo is replacing Albert Rusnak for the Real Salt Lake side.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Colorado Rapids SC.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Younes Namli
11
Diego Rubio
2
Keegan Rosenberry
19
Jack Price C
4
Danny Wilson ↓ Kei Kamara 84'
10
Kellyn Acosta
6
Lalas Abubakar
20
Nicolas Mezquida ↓ Andre Shinyashiki 71'
7
Jon Lewis
13
Sam Vines
50
William Yarbrough

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Nick Besler ↑ 83'
18
Zac MacMath
9
Justin Meram ↑ 15'
50
Sam Johnson
43
Justin Portillo ↑ 90'
20
Erik Holt ↑ 90'
21
Tate Schmitt
16
Maikel Chang ↑ 46'
23
Milan Iloski

Coach Freddy Juarez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Damir Kreilach	7
Albert Rusnak	5
Diego Rubio	4
Jefferson Savarino	4
Cole Bassett	4
Joao Plata	4
Carlos Gomez	4
Lalas Abubakar	3

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2020-08-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–4 Real Salt Lake L 2020-07-23 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2020-07-18 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-07-13 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-03-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Orlando City SC W 2020-02-29 D.C. United SC 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC W

Real Salt Lake Form

2020-08-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–4 Real Salt Lake W 2020-07-28 San Jose Earthquakes 5–2 Real Salt Lake L 2020-07-22 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-07-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2020-07-13 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2020-03-07 Real Salt Lake 1–1 New York Red Bulls D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.62 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.29 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC27% Draw23% Real Salt Lake50%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

51%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

73%

Colorado Rapids SC or Real Salt Lake

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC23% Draw38% Real Salt Lake39%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.3%

1 – 1

8.2%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 3

6.2%

2 – 1

5.9%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 3

0 – 1

4.2%

0 – 3

1 – 4

Actual

3 – 2

3.6%

3 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	14%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	20%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	15%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.