Sunday , 16 August 2026

Colorado Rapids SC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Colorado Rapids SC
2 – 1
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 22 Aug 2021 · 01:00 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 3' Donny Toia
Y 57' Jonathan Menendez
Y 85' Justin Meram
Y 90' Damir Kreilach

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

5
3
14
Colorado Rapids SC 22 games · Avg 3.5 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2021-07-25 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-09-13 Real Salt Lake 0–5 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-08-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–4 Real Salt Lake 2020-07-13 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Real Salt Lake H 2–1 W
18 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–1 W
15 Aug Houston Dynamo A 3–1 W
08 Aug Sporting Kansas City H 0–0 D
01 Aug Austin FC A 1–0 W
25 Jul Real Salt Lake A 0–3 L
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 1–2 L
19 Aug Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
15 Aug Austin FC H 1–0 W
08 Aug Portland Timbers A 2–3 L
05 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–1 L
01 Aug Houston Dynamo A 0–0 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' We are underway at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 3' A moment of madness from Donny Toia on 3 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 8' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 13' USA international Auston Trusty has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 18' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 23' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 28' Nick Besler has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 34' The deadlock is broken! Rubio Rubin gets on the scoresheet on 34 minutes.
  • 39' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Zac MacMath as he leaves the pitch. Andrew Putna steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 51' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Albert Rusnak makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 56' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 57' The referee has no hesitation. Jonathan Menendez is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 64' Goal! Diego Rubio scores his 64 goal in 285 matches.
  • 65' Jonathan Lewis is replacing Cole Bassett for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
  • 66' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Cole Bassett departs to be replaced by Jonathan Lewis.
  • 71' A stunning finish from Philip Mayaka — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 77' Real Salt Lake make a change. Anderson Julio trudges off to be replaced by Justin Meram on 77 minutes.
  • 78' The whistle greets Anderson Julio as he departs to be replaced by Justin Meram.
  • 83' 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.
  • 85' Noah Powder gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Donny Toia and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' The referee has no hesitation. Justin Meram is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 85.
  • 90' Damir Kreilach catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 2-1 the final result. Real Salt Lake will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Damir Kreilach 7
Albert Rusnak 5
Joao Plata 4
Carlos Gomez 4
Diego Rubio 4
Jefferson Savarino 4
Cole Bassett 4
Corey Baird 3

Head to Head

2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2021-07-25 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-09-13 Real Salt Lake 0–5 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-08-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–4 Real Salt Lake 2020-07-13 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-08-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-08-15 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-08-08 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2021-08-01 Austin FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-07-25 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-08-19 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2021-08-15 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Austin FC W 2021-08-08 Portland Timbers 3–2 Real Salt Lake L 2021-08-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2021-08-01 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.57 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC46% Draw26% Real Salt Lake28%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
72%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
54%
Colorado Rapids SC or Real Salt Lake
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC31% Draw45% Real Salt Lake24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 0
7.2%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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