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 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Colorado Rapids SC 23 games · Avg 3.4 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
#22	Position	#27
36	Points	32
27	Played	27
11 / 3 / 13	W / D / L	9 / 5 / 13
38	Scored	40
38	Conceded	44
+0	GD	-4
1.33	PPG	1.19
41%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/2

16-30

5/5

31-45

3/4

46-60

6/1

61-75

3/7

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

5/6

16-30

4/5

31-45

5/5

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/7

76+

6/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

7 G

6 A

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	11 G	3 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Real Salt Lake kicks off things out of here…
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Nedum Onuoha has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Justin Meram on, Douglas Martinez off on 15 minutes.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Colorado Rapids SC in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
25' Justin Portillo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
38' What a moment for Aaron Herrera! That strike on 38 puts his side firmly in control.
43' It looks like no one’s ball. Colorado Rapids SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' The crowd applauds Everton Luiz as he leaves the pitch. Maikel Chang steps in for Real Salt Lake.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
56' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
57' Damir Kreilach is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
62' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Wayne Frederick scoring 1 goals.
67' Colorado Rapids SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
71' The whistle greets Nicolas Mezquida as he departs to be replaced by Andre Shinyashiki.
76' A stunning finish from Maikel Chang — that came from absolutely nowhere!
78' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Damir Kreilach.
83' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Pablo Ruiz by Nick Besler on 83 minute.
84' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Danny Wilson is replaced by Kei Kamara.
85' Brilliant from the ! Corey Baird makes it 0-4 with a superb finish on 85.
88' Controversy at the stadium! Maikel Chang argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
89' Against the run of play, Justin Meram has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Albert Rusnak is withdrawn and Justin Portillo gets his opportunity.
Another three points for Real Salt Lake.

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
Carlos Gomez	4
Diego Rubio	4
Jefferson Savarino	4
Cole Bassett	4
Joao Plata	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

1.65 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.21 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC29% Draw23% Real Salt Lake48%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.86

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

52%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

71%

Colorado Rapids SC or Real Salt Lake

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC24% Draw38% Real Salt Lake38%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

6.2%

1 – 3

0 – 2

5.2%

2 – 3

4.9%

0 – 1

4.2%

0 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

3.7%

3 – 1

3.4%

1 – 4

Actual

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	8%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	14%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	19%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	15%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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