Sunday , 16 August 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 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
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 #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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Colorado Rapids SC is hosting Real Salt Lake for another epic battle.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Armas might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 9' GOAL! Carlos Gomez fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 14' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Sergi Solans scoring 1 goals.
  • 19' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 23' Controversy at the stadium! Moise Bombito argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 28' 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 Oliver Larraz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 33' Costa Rica international Bryan Oviedo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Jonathan Lewis doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 39' What composure from Sam Vines! The USA international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 44' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 49' The Colombia Carlos Gomez breaks the deadlock on 49 minutes. 2-2!
  • 54' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 54 minutes.
  • 59' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Nelson Palacio on, Braian Ojeda off on 62 minutes.
  • 65' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Oliver Larraz is replaced by Darren Yapi on 65 minute.
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 74' Darren Yapi was booked on 74.
  • 75' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Anderson Julio has done his job and it is now time for Benji Michel to step up.
  • 78' Kimani Stewart-Baynes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jonathan Lewis on 78 minute.
  • 83' Nelson Palacio has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 88' Cole Bassett makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Colorado Rapids SC are in front.
  • 89' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Rafael Navarro by Jasper Loffelsend on 89 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Colorado Rapids SC and Real Salt Lake share the spoils 3-2.

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
Joao Plata 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
1.54 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC47% Draw24% Real Salt Lake29%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
71%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
53%
Colorado Rapids SC or Real Salt Lake
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC34% Draw41% Real Salt Lake25%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.8%
1 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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