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

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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

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

Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Colorado Rapids SC 23 games · Avg 3.4 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#27	Position	#24
43	Points	45
34	Played	34
12 / 7 / 15	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 15
47	Scored	53
50	Conceded	52
-3	GD	+1
1.26	PPG	1.32
35%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/3

16-30

8/5

31-45

4/5

46-60

8/4

61-75

5/9

76+

6/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

9/7

16-30

5/7

31-45

6/6

46-60

8/7

61-75

7/7

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Dick's Sporting Goods Park will turn into a battlefield for Colorado Rapids SC and Real Salt Lake.
3' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Donny Toia.
8' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
13' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Wayne Frederick scoring 1 goals.
18' Real Salt Lake seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
33' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
34' Brilliant from the ! Rubio Rubin makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 34.
39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Robin Fraser will be considering his options from the bench.
44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Zac MacMath is withdrawn and Andrew Putna gets his opportunity.
51' Magnificent from Albert Rusnak! That is 79 goals in 300 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
56' Colorado Rapids SC have won 418 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
57' Jonathan Menendez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 300 games and scored 445 goals.
64' Magnificent from Diego Rubio! That is 64 goals in 301 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
65' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Cole Bassett departs to be replaced by Jonathan Lewis.
66' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Cole Bassett trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Lewis on 66 minutes.
71' Philip Mayaka has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 71 minutes.
76' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
77' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Justin Meram comes on to replace Anderson Julio.
78' The crowd applauds Anderson Julio as he leaves the pitch. Justin Meram steps in for Real Salt Lake.
83' USA international Auston Trusty has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
85' The crowd applauds Donny Toia as he leaves the pitch. Noah Powder steps in for Real Salt Lake.
85' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Justin Meram gets a Yellow card.
90' Damir Kreilach picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

8
Damir Kreilach
15
Justen Glad
11
Albert Rusnak
30
Marcelo Silva
22
Aaron Herrera
13
Nick Besler
18
Zac MacMath ↓ Andrew Putna 46'
10
Jonathan Menendez ↓ Maikel Chang Ramirez 77'
29
Anderson Julio ↓ Justin Meram 77'
14
Rubio Rubin
4
Donny Toia ↓ Noah Powder 85'

Bench

51
Andrew Putna ↑ 46'
3
Ashtone Morgan
9
Justin Meram ↑ 77'
20
Erik Holt
26
Noah Powder ↑ 85'
44
Toni Datkovic
6
Ruiz
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez ↑ 77'
25
Everton

Coach Freddy Juarez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

1.53 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC46% Draw26% Real Salt Lake28%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

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 SC30% Draw46% Real Salt Lake24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

0 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	20%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+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

28% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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