Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

MLS · 2024
Colorado Rapids SC
3 – 2
Full Time
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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' In just a few seconds Dick's Sporting Goods Park will turn into a battlefield for Colorado Rapids SC and Real Salt Lake.
  • 5' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 9' Assisted by Brayan Vera with the perfectly-timed delivery and Carlos Gomez makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 14' 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.
  • 19' 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 Brayan Vera suffering a number of foals already.
  • 23' Colorado Rapids SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 23.
  • 28' It’s high time Chris Armas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' A quiet spell here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' The USA Jonathan Lewis breaks the deadlock on 35 minutes. 1-1!
  • 39' Magnificent from Sam Vines! That is 5 goals in 272 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 49' A goal from the Colombia international Carlos Gomez! He fires home on 49 to make it 2-2!
  • 54' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 59' 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.
  • 62' Nelson Palacio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Braian Ojeda at the 62 minute mark.
  • 65' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Oliver Larraz is withdrawn and Darren Yapi gets his opportunity.
  • 70' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 74' It’s gonna be a card for Darren Yapi.
  • 75' Benji Michel is replacing Anderson Julio for the Real Salt Lake side.
  • 78' Kimani Stewart-Baynes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jonathan Lewis at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andreas Maxso made 20 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 88' The USA Cole Bassett breaks the deadlock on 88 minutes. 3-2!
  • 89' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 89 minute. Rafael Navarro leaves to be changed by Jasper Loffelsend.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Colorado Rapids SC players.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

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
Damir Kreilach 3

Head to Head

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

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
1.89 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC45% Draw24% Real Salt Lake31%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
69%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
55%
Colorado Rapids SC or Real Salt Lake
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC32% Draw40% Real Salt Lake28%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 2
4.1%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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