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

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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

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

Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

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

Real Salt Lake 23 games · Avg 3.4 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Rio Tinto Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC.
5' The 32-year-old Keegan Rosenberry has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
14' William Yarbrough doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
19' Real Salt Lake have won 425 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
23' Controversy at the stadium! Danny Wilson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
28' Supporters expect more eagerness from Justin Meram, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 6 goals in the last 5 games.
30' What composure from Bobby Wood! The USA international strokes it home. 2-0.
35' Auston Trusty, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
40' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' The crowd applauds Danny Wilson as he leaves the pitch. Steven Beitashour steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Andre Shinyashiki.
50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
55' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Bobby Wood by Rubio Rubin on 55 minute.
56' Nicolas Mezquida makes way for Braian Galvan at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
61' Aaron Herrera is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
62' Ashtone Morgan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 62.
65' A moment of madness from Lalas Abubakar on 65 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Colorado Rapids SC will be frustrated.
70' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Wayne Frederick scoring 1 goals.
72' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonathan Menendez is hanging Maikel Chang Ramirez on the field on 72 minute.
77' Rubio Rubin has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 77 minutes.
82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
83' Justin Meram makes way for Anderson Julio at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
86' Oliver Larraz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Price on 86 minute.
89' Damir Kreilach is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

7
Bobby Wood ↓ Rubio Rubin 55'
8
Damir Kreilach
15
Justen Glad
11
Albert Rusnak ↓ Everton 83'
30
Marcelo Silva
22
Aaron Herrera
13
Nick Besler
3
Ashtone Morgan ↓ Donny Toia 72'
9
Justin Meram ↓ Anderson Julio 83'
1
David Ochoa
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez ↓ Jonathan Menendez 72'

Bench

18
Zac MacMath
10
Jonathan Menendez ↑ 72'
43
Justin Portillo
20
Erik Holt
29
Anderson Julio ↑ 83'
14
Rubio Rubin ↑ 55'
6
Ruiz
4
Donny Toia ↑ 72'
25
Everton ↑ 83'

Coach Freddy Juarez

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Michael Barrios
5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
19
Jack Price ↓ Oliver Larraz 86'
4
Danny Wilson ↓ Steven Beitashour 45'
26
Cole Bassett
6
Lalas Abubakar
32
Collen Warner
20
Nicolas Mezquida ↓ Braian Galvan 56'
9
Andre Shinyashiki ↓ Nicolas Benezet 55'
22
William Yarbrough

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

2 / 4

1.95 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.13 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake56% Draw24% Colorado Rapids SC20%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

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	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

79%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

44%

Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake40% Draw42% Colorado Rapids SC18%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.7%

1 – 0

8.3%

0 – 0

6.2%

3 – 1

6.2%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	22%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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