Sunday , 16 August 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

MLS · 2026
Real Salt Lake
2 – 0
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Mon 13 Jul 2020 · 02:30 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45' · FT 45'
Aaron Herrera 37' Y
Y 39' Kei Kamara
Everton Luiz 62' Y
Y 69' Jack Price
Y 70' Clint Irwin
Justen Glad 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Nick Uranga
4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 goals/game

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
2020-07-13 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 2–0 W
07 Mar New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D
29 Feb Orlando City SC A 0–0 D
20 Oct Portland Timbers H 2–1 W
06 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–0 W
29 Sep Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul Real Salt Lake A 0–2 L
08 Mar Orlando City SC H 2–1 W
29 Feb D.C. United SC A 2–1 W
06 Oct Los Angeles FC A 1–3 L
29 Sep FC Dallas H 3–0 W
22 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 3–2 W

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' We are underway at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 283 games and scored 420 goals.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Colorado Rapids SC have won 396 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
  • 27' The deadlock is broken! Albert Rusnak gets on the scoresheet on 27 minutes.
  • 32' Donald Toia is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
  • 37' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Aaron Herrera.
  • 39' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kei Kamara.
  • 44' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 49' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 54' The 37-year-old Damir Kreilach has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Everton Luiz.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Nick Besler on, Kyle Beckerman off on 67 minutes.
  • 69' Jack Price picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 70' Clint Irwin is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
  • 74' The whistle greets Jeremy Kelly as he departs to be replaced by Diego Rubio.
  • 76' The deadlock is broken! Damir Kreilach gets on the scoresheet on 76 minutes.
  • 78' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Giuseppe Rossi is hanging Douglas Martinez on the field on 78 minute.
  • 82' Justen Glad catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 82.
  • 83' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Nicolas Benezet by Nicolas Mezquida on 83 minute.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Erik Holt on, Justen Glad off on 85 minutes.
  • 86' The whistle greets Damir Kreilach as he departs to be replaced by Sam Johnson.
  • Another three points for Real Salt Lake.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

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

2020-07-13 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC 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

Real Salt Lake Form

2020-07-13 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2020-03-07 Real Salt Lake 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2020-02-29 Orlando City SC 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2019-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2019-10-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2019-09-29 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2020-07-13 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-03-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Orlando City SC W 2020-02-29 D.C. United SC 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2019-10-06 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-09-29 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 FC Dallas W 2019-09-22 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.04 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake58% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC19%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
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 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
81%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
42%
Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake41% Draw42% Colorado Rapids SC17%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
8%
3 – 1
6.4%
0 – 0
5.8%
3 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 22% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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