Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Real Salt Lake
2 – 0
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sun 25 Aug 2019 · 02:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+9'
Brooks Lennon 8' Y
Y 48' Diego Rubio
Y 73' Keegan Rosenberry
Kyle Beckerman 74' Y
Y 80' Kellyn Acosta
Y 87' Lalas Abubakar
R 89' Kei Kamara

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Ted Unkel
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal

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

14
3
6
Real Salt Lake 23 games · Avg 3.4 goals Colorado Rapids SC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-25 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-05-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Real Salt Lake 2018-08-26 Colorado Rapids SC 0–6 Real Salt Lake 2018-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-04-22 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Colorado Rapids SC H 2–0 W
18 Aug Los Angeles FC H 0–2 L
15 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 3–0 W
11 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 2–1 W
04 Aug New York City FC H 3–1 W
28 Jul FC Dallas A 0–0 D
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Real Salt Lake A 0–2 L
18 Aug Houston Dynamo A 2–2 D
15 Aug Minnesota United FC A 0–1 L
11 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
04 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 6–3 W
28 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 1–3 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 7 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact .
  • 8' Real Salt Lake player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 13' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 18' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 288 games and scored 427 goals.
  • 23' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Colorado Rapids SC backline.
  • 28' Lalas Abubakar, a Ghana , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 33' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
  • 38' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 43' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 48' Controversy at the stadium! Diego Rubio argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 53' It looks like no one’s ball. Colorado Rapids SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 63' 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.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Sam Johnson is replaced by Joao Plata on 68 minute.
  • 73' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Keegan Rosenberry gets a Yellow card.
  • 74' Kyle Beckerman catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 74.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Nicolas Mezquida on, Diego Rubio off on 76 minutes.
  • 80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kellyn Acosta on 80.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 87' Colorado Rapids SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Kei Kamara.
  • Real Salt Lake celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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

2019-08-25 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-05-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Real Salt Lake 2018-08-26 Colorado Rapids SC 0–6 Real Salt Lake 2018-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-04-22 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Real Salt Lake Form

2019-08-25 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2019-08-18 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Los Angeles FC L 2019-08-15 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2019-08-11 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2019-08-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 New York City FC W 2019-07-28 FC Dallas 0–0 Real Salt Lake D

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2019-08-25 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-08-18 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2019-08-15 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-08-11 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-08-04 Colorado Rapids SC 6–3 Montreal Impact FC W 2019-07-28 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.99 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake59% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC18%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
82%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
41%
Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake41% Draw42% Colorado Rapids SC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
8.7%
3 – 1
6.3%
0 – 0
6.3%
3 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 22% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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