Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

MLS · 2023
Colorado Rapids SC
0 – 1
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 22 Oct 2023 · 01:00 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 74' Diego Luna
Cole Bassett 15' Y
Y 30' Anderson Julio

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
2023-10-22 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Real Salt Lake 2023-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC 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

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Real Salt Lake H 0–1 L
15 Oct FC Dallas A 1–1 D
08 Oct Houston Dynamo A 1–5 L
01 Oct Austin FC H 1–0 W
28 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–2 D
24 Sep Portland Timbers A 2–3 L
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Colorado Rapids SC A 1–0 W
15 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–2 D
08 Oct Sporting Kansas City H 2–3 L
02 Oct Los Angeles FC A 1–0 W
24 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–1 W
21 Sep FC Dallas H 1–3 L

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' KICK OFF: Real Salt Lake gets underway.
  • 5' Diego Luna has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 4 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Cole Bassett.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' It’s high time Ciara Dargahi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Anderson Julio on 30 minutes.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 283 games and scored 420 goals.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Colorado Rapids SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Rubio Rubin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' Danny Musovski makes way for Rubio Rubin at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 51' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' Ralph Priso-Mbongue is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
  • 61' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's 3-5-2 shape.
  • 66' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Sergi Solans scoring 1 goals.
  • 69' Colorado Rapids SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kevin Cabral is hanging Jonathan Lewis on the field on 69 minute.
  • 72' Kevon Lambert is ready to make an impact after coming on for Justen Glad at the 72 minute mark.
  • 74' Brilliant from the ! Diego Luna makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 74.
  • 79' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Real Salt Lake winning 0% of all matches.
  • 81' Calvin Harris makes way for Darren Yapi at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 86' A quiet spell here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 89' Diego Luna makes way for Damir Kreilach at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Colorado Rapids SC and Real Salt Lake (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ciara Dargahi

Real Salt Lake Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-10-22 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Real Salt Lake 2023-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC 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

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2023-10-22 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Real Salt Lake L 2023-10-15 FC Dallas 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2023-10-08 Houston Dynamo 5–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-10-01 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Austin FC W 2023-09-28 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-09-24 Portland Timbers 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC L

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-10-22 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2023-10-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2023-10-08 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-10-02 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2023-09-24 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-09-21 Real Salt Lake 1–3 FC Dallas L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.23 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or Real Salt Lake 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC31% Draw28% Real Salt Lake41%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
59%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
69%
Colorado Rapids SC or Real Salt Lake
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC23% Draw47% Real Salt Lake30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9%
1 – 2
8.5%
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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