Saturday , 14 November 2026

Colorado Rapids SC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Colorado Rapids SC
2 – 3
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 21 May 2023 · 01:30 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 12' Ruiz
0–2 21' Daniel Musovski
Danny Wilson 33' 1–2
1–3 44' Damir Kreilach
Lalas Abubakar 74' 2–3
Bryan Acosta 28' Y
Y 32' Bryan Oviedo
Y 35' Daniel Musovski
Sam Nicholson 45' Y
Y 58' Bode Davis
Y 63' Braian Ojeda
Y 73' Ruiz
Kevin Cabral 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

6
3
14
Colorado Rapids SC 23 games · Avg 3.4 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-21 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Real Salt Lake 2022-07-10 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-04-03 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2021-10-17 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May Real Salt Lake H 2–3 L
17 May Atlanta United FC A 0–4 L
14 May Philadelphia Union H 1–2 L
07 May Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–1 W
30 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–0 D
23 Apr St. Louis City H 1–1 D
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May Colorado Rapids SC A 3–2 W
18 May Portland Timbers H 0–0 D
14 May Los Angeles FC H 0–3 L
07 May Houston Dynamo A 0–0 D
30 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 0–0 D
23 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 3–1 W

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' Welcome to Dick's Sporting Goods Park that hosts another battle between Colorado Rapids SC and Real Salt Lake.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 12' Ruiz adds to his 0 season tally! Real Salt Lake lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 17' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 21' Magnificent from Daniel Musovski! That is 15 goals in 304 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 26' Brayan Vera has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 28' Bryan Acosta catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 28.
  • 32' Poor challenge from Bryan Oviedo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 33' GOAL! Danny Wilson fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 35' Controversy at the stadium! Daniel Musovski argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 44' Damir Kreilach is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Sam Nicholson is booked for Colorado Rapids SC — Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Justen Glad comes on to replace Erik Holt.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bryan Acosta is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Robin Fraser will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bode Davis on 58.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Braian Ojeda. He replaces Jasper Loeffelsend on 59 minute.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Michael Barrios. He replaces Braian Galvan on 62 minute.
  • 63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Braian Ojeda on 63.
  • 68' France international Bertin Jacquesson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 70' Daniel Musovski makes way for Anderson Julio at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 73' Ruiz picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 74' Lalas Abubakar doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 77' A moment of madness from Kevin Cabral on 77 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Colorado Rapids SC will be frustrated.
  • 82' Braian Ojeda is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Andrew Brody. He replaces Rubio Rubin on 84 minute.
  • 85' Rubio Rubin makes way for Andrew Brody at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 88' Colorado Rapids SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anthony Markanich is hanging Lalas Abubakar on the field on 88 minute.
  • 2-3 the final result. Colorado Rapids SC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

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
Damir Kreilach 3

Head to Head

2023-05-21 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Real Salt Lake 2022-07-10 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-04-03 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2021-10-17 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2023-05-21 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Real Salt Lake L 2023-05-17 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-05-14 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Philadelphia Union L 2023-05-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-04-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D 2023-04-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 St. Louis City D

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-05-21 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Real Salt Lake W 2023-05-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-05-14 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Los Angeles FC L 2023-05-07 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2023-04-30 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-04-23 Real Salt Lake 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.5 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or Real Salt Lake 73% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC33% Draw27% Real Salt Lake40%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
60%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
67%
Colorado Rapids SC or Real Salt Lake
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC26% Draw43% Real Salt Lake31%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6.1%
0 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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