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

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 #18
16 Points 26
15 Played 14
5 / 1 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
25 Scored 26
24 Conceded 19
+1 GD +7
1.07 PPG 1.86
33% Win % 57%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 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
2/4
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Real Salt Lake kicks off things out of here…
  • 3' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Donny Toia.
  • 8' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 13' The energy levels are beginning to show. Freddy Juarez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 18' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 23' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 28' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 33' It’s high time Freddy Juarez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 34' What a strike from Rubio Rubin! The score is 0-1.
  • 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lalas Abubakar, as he is very good at scoring at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with 10 goals in the last 9 games.
  • 44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 46' Andrew Putna is replacing Zac MacMath for the Real Salt Lake side.
  • 51' The Slovakia Albert Rusnak breaks the deadlock on 51 minutes. 0-2!
  • 56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 57' Jonathan Menendez is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 62' 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.
  • 64' Diego Rubio adds to his 0 season tally! Colorado Rapids SC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 65' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Cole Bassett trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Lewis on 65 minutes.
  • 66' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Cole Bassett by Jonathan Lewis on 66 minute.
  • 71' GOAL! Philip Mayaka fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 76' A quiet spell here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 77' The whistle greets Anderson Julio as he departs to be replaced by Justin Meram.
  • 78' Justin Meram is ready to make an impact after coming on for Anderson Julio at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Donny Toia as he leaves the pitch. Noah Powder steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 85' Controversy at the stadium! Justin Meram argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Carlos Gomez 4
Diego Rubio 4
Jefferson Savarino 4
Cole Bassett 4
Joao Plata 4
Rubio Rubin 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
1.5 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or Real Salt Lake 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC44% Draw25% Real Salt Lake31%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
69%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
56%
Colorado Rapids SC or Real Salt Lake
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC29% Draw44% Real Salt Lake27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.9%
1 – 0
6.5%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 1
6.1%
2 – 0
5.7%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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