Thursday , 2 July 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Real Salt Lake
3 – 0
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sun 25 Jul 2021 · 02:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Danny Wilson
Y 45' Andre Shinyashiki
Ashtone Morgan 62' Y
Y 65' Lalas Abubakar
Damir Kreilach 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

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
2021-07-25 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-09-13 Real Salt Lake 0–5 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-08-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–4 Real Salt Lake 2020-07-13 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-08-25 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 3–0 W
22 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–2 D
18 Jul Los Angeles FC A 1–2 L
08 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 4–0 W
04 Jul Los Angeles FC H 0–1 L
27 Jun Houston Dynamo H 1–1 D
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul Real Salt Lake A 0–3 L
22 Jul FC Dallas H 2–0 W
18 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 1–1 D
08 Jul Minnesota United FC H 2–0 W
05 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 1–1 D
24 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 1–3 L

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Real Salt Lake is hosting Colorado Rapids SC for another epic battle.
  • 5' USA international Justen Glad has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 14' William Yarbrough makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Real Salt Lake are in front.
  • 19' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 23' Danny Wilson was booked on 23.
  • 28' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' The deadlock is broken! Bobby Wood gets on the scoresheet on 30 minutes.
  • 35' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' Steven Beitashour is ready to make an impact after coming on for Danny Wilson at the 45 minute mark.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andre Shinyashiki.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Danny Wilson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
  • 55' Rubio Rubin gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Bobby Wood and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 56' Braian Galvan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nicolas Mezquida on 56 minute.
  • 61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 62' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ashtone Morgan.
  • 65' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lalas Abubakar.
  • 70' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 72' The whistle greets Maikel Chang Ramirez as he departs to be replaced by Jonathan Menendez.
  • 77' Goal! Rubio Rubin scores his 14 goal in 280 matches.
  • 82' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 83' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Justin Meram exits the field as Anderson Julio enters on 83.
  • 86' Oliver Larraz gets the nod from Colorado Rapids SC. He replaces Jack Price and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Salt Lake to claim maximum points.

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
Joao Plata 3

Head to Head

2021-07-25 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-09-13 Real Salt Lake 0–5 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-08-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–4 Real Salt Lake 2020-07-13 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-08-25 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-07-25 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-07-18 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake W 2021-07-04 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-06-27 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Houston Dynamo D

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-07-25 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-07-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 FC Dallas W 2021-07-18 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2021-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-06-24 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.24 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Real Salt Lake to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake60% Draw22% 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
40%
Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake45% Draw39% Colorado Rapids SC16%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.9%
1 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
7%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 0
5%
1 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.9%
4 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 19% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 22% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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