Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
#18 Position #26
26 Points 16
14 Played 15
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 9
26 Scored 25
19 Conceded 24
+7 GD +1
1.86 PPG 1.07
57% Win % 33%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC is underway.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Donald Toia made 283 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Real Salt Lake have won 417 goals from 280 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 27' The Slovakia Albert Rusnak breaks the deadlock on 27 minutes. 1-0!
  • 32' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
  • 37' Poor challenge from Aaron Herrera. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 39' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kei Kamara.
  • 44' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kellyn Acosta is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 49' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
  • 54' The 37-year-old Marcelo Silva has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 59' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Freddy Juarez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 62' Everton Luiz picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 67' Nick Besler gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Kyle Beckerman and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Colorado Rapids SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 69.
  • 70' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. Clint Irwin will be fuming at that decision.
  • 74' Colorado Rapids SC ring the changes. Jeremy Kelly has done his job and it is now time for Diego Rubio to step up.
  • 76' A stunning finish from Damir Kreilach — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 78' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 78 minute. Douglas Martinez leaves to be changed by Giuseppe Rossi.
  • 82' The referee has no hesitation. Justen Glad is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 82.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Nicolas Benezet is replaced by Nicolas Mezquida on 83 minute.
  • 85' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Justen Glad exits the field as Erik Holt enters on 85.
  • 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
Diego Rubio 4
Jefferson Savarino 4
Cole Bassett 4
Joao Plata 4
Carlos Gomez 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
2 / 4
2.22 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 64% + Real Salt Lake to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake61% Draw21% Colorado Rapids SC18%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
82%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
39%
Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake45% Draw40% Colorado Rapids SC15%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 0
5%
1 – 2
4.8%
3 – 2
3.9%
4 – 1
3.9%
4 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 18% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 22% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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