Sunday , 16 August 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 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
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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Real Salt Lake launch into their encounter with Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 5' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Wayne Frederick scoring 1 goals.
  • 10' Michael Barrios has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 14' The USA William Yarbrough breaks the deadlock on 14 minutes. 1-0!
  • 19' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 23' Danny Wilson was booked on 23.
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' What composure from Bobby Wood! The USA international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' Colorado Rapids SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' Steven Beitashour is ready to make an impact after coming on for Danny Wilson at the 45 minute mark.
  • 45' Andre Shinyashiki catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Nick Besler is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
  • 55' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Bobby Wood by Rubio Rubin on 55 minute.
  • 56' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Nicolas Mezquida departs to be replaced by Braian Galvan.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Colorado Rapids SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 62' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 62.
  • 65' Lalas Abubakar was booked on 65.
  • 70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Robin Fraser might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Jonathan Menendez. He replaces Maikel Chang Ramirez on 72 minute.
  • 77' Rubio Rubin doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 82' USA international David Ochoa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Anderson Julio. He replaces Justin Meram on 83 minute.
  • 86' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Jack Price exits the field as Oliver Larraz enters on 86.
  • 89' A moment of madness from Damir Kreilach on 89 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 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
Joao Plata 4
Carlos Gomez 4
Diego Rubio 4
Jefferson Savarino 4
Cole Bassett 4
Corey Baird 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
2.06 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 60% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake57% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC20%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
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
80%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
43%
Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake42% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC17%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.9%
1 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
6.5%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 22% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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