Sunday , 16 August 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 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

14
3
5
Real Salt Lake 22 games · Avg 3.5 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
#21 Position #26
27 Points 22
17 Played 18
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 10
29 Scored 27
25 Conceded 25
+4 GD +2
1.59 PPG 1.22
47% Win % 39%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A
Colorado Rapids SC
Rafael Navarro 7 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Real Salt Lake host Colorado Rapids SC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Nicolas Mezquida has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 8' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 8.
  • 13' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 18' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Colorado Rapids SC backline.
  • 23' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 28' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 48' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 53' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 58' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Joao Plata. He replaces Sam Johnson on 68 minute.
  • 73' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Keegan Rosenberry on 73 minutes.
  • 74' Kyle Beckerman picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Nicolas Mezquida on, Diego Rubio off on 76 minutes.
  • 80' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 85' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 87' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a Yellow card on 87.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Kei Kamara. He receives a Red card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Real Salt Lake players.

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
Lalas Abubakar 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
1 / 4
2.09 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake61% Draw22% Colorado Rapids SC17%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
83%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
39%
Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake43% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
6.4%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 22% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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