Colorado Rapids SC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Colorado Rapids SC

3 – 2

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Real Salt Lake

Sun 21 Jul 2024 · 01:30 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Moise Bombito 23' Y

Darren Yapi 74' Y

Overview

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

Colorado Rapids SC 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Colorado Rapids SC 23 games · Avg 3.4 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2024-07-21 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Real Salt Lake 2024-05-19 Real Salt Lake 5–3 Colorado Rapids SC 2024-03-10 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2023-10-22 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Real Salt Lake 2023-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	3–2	W
18 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–3	L
14 Jul	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D
08 Jul	St. Louis City	H	4–1	W
05 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
30 Jun	Los Angeles FC	A	0–3	L

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–3	L
18 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D
14 Jul	Portland Timbers	A	0–3	L
07 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	5–2	W
04 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	3–2	W
23 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC		Real Salt Lake
#22	Position	#27
36	Points	32
27	Played	27
11 / 3 / 13	W / D / L	9 / 5 / 13
38	Scored	40
38	Conceded	44
+0	GD	-4
1.33	PPG	1.19
41%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/2

16-30

5/5

31-45

3/4

46-60

6/1

61-75

3/7

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

5/6

16-30

4/5

31-45

5/5

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/7

76+

6/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

7 G

6 A

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	11 G	3 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Dick's Sporting Goods Park!
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 279 games and scored 400 goals.
9' What a moment for Carlos Gomez! That strike on 9 puts his side firmly in control.
14' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
19' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
23' Moise Bombito was booked on 23.
28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
33' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' A stunning finish from Jonathan Lewis — that came from absolutely nowhere!
39' Sam Vines makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Colorado Rapids SC are in front.
44' Omir Fernandez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
49' GOAL! Carlos Gomez scores on 49. Assisted by Anderson Julio
54' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 54 minutes.
59' With 0 assists to his name this season, Moise Bombito is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
62' Nelson Palacio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Braian Ojeda on 62 minute.
65' The crowd applauds Oliver Larraz as he leaves the pitch. Darren Yapi steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
70' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Wayne Frederick scoring 1 goals.
74' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a card in front of him.
75' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Anderson Julio is withdrawn and Benji Michel gets his opportunity.
78' The crowd applauds Jonathan Lewis as he leaves the pitch. Kimani Stewart-Baynes steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
83' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
88' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Cole Bassett makes it 3-2.
89' Colorado Rapids SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jasper Loffelsend is hanging Rafael Navarro on the field on 89 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Real Salt Lake.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Connor Ronan
2
Keegan Rosenberry
23
Cole Bassett
95
Zack Steffen
5
Andreas Maxso
3
Sam Vines
11
Omir Fernandez ↓ Calvin Harris 65'
9
Rafael Navarro ↓ Jasper Loffelsend 89'
7
Jonathan Lewis ↓ Kimani Stewart-Baynes 78'
18
Oliver Larraz ↓ Darren Yapi 65'
64
Moise Bombito

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

3
Bryan Oviedo ↓ Alexandros Katranis 62'
15
Justen Glad
2
Andrew Brody ↓ Bode Davis 62'
6
Braian Ojeda ↓ Nelson Palacio 62'
4
Brayan Vera
29
Anderson Julio ↓ Benji Michel 75'
35
Gavin Beavers
8
Diego Luna
11
Carlos Gomez
14
Emeka Eneli
25
Matt Crooks

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2024-07-21 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Real Salt Lake W 2024-07-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2024-07-14 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2024-07-08 Colorado Rapids SC 4–1 St. Louis City W 2024-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-06-30 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L

Real Salt Lake Form

2024-07-21 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Real Salt Lake L 2024-07-18 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2024-07-14 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake L 2024-07-07 Real Salt Lake 5–2 Atlanta United FC W 2024-07-04 Real Salt Lake 3–2 Houston Dynamo W 2024-06-23 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.92 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC49% Draw24% Real Salt Lake27%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

73%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

51%

Colorado Rapids SC or Real Salt Lake

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC35% Draw41% Real Salt Lake24%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.3%

1 – 0

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

4.9%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	20%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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