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

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MLS · 2021

Real Salt Lake

3 – 0

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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 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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
#24	Position	#27
45	Points	43
34	Played	34
13 / 6 / 15	W / D / L	12 / 7 / 15
53	Scored	47
52	Conceded	50
+1	GD	-3
1.32	PPG	1.26
38%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

0-15

9/7

16-30

5/7

31-45

6/6

46-60

8/7

61-75

7/7

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/3

16-30

8/5

31-45

4/5

46-60

8/4

61-75

5/9

76+

6/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Rio Tinto Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC.
5' David Ochoa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
10' Colorado Rapids SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
14' A stunning finish from William Yarbrough — that came from absolutely nowhere!
19' Everton, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
23' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Danny Wilson gets a Yellow card.
28' 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.
30' Brilliant from the ! Bobby Wood makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 30.
35' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Wayne Frederick scoring 1 goals.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Danny Wilson trudges off to be replaced by Steven Beitashour on 45 minutes.
45' A moment of madness from Andre Shinyashiki on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Colorado Rapids SC will be frustrated.
50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
55' The crowd applauds Bobby Wood as he leaves the pitch. Rubio Rubin steps in for Real Salt Lake.
56' Fresh legs for Colorado Rapids SC! Braian Galvan comes on to replace Nicolas Mezquida.
61' The 32-year-old Keegan Rosenberry has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
62' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 62.
65' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. Lalas Abubakar will be fuming at that decision.
70' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
72' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Maikel Chang Ramirez by Jonathan Menendez on 72 minute.
77' Rubio Rubin does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
82' Colorado Rapids SC have won 418 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
83' Anderson Julio gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Justin Meram and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Jack Price trudges off to be replaced by Oliver Larraz on 86 minutes.
89' The referee has no hesitation. Damir Kreilach is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 89.
With this win, Real Salt Lake is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Damir Kreilach	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

2.02 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Real Salt Lake to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake58% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC19%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

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 Lake42% Draw42% Colorado Rapids SC16%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

9.2%

1 – 0

8.6%

3 – 1

6.4%

0 – 0

6.2%

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 2

5.1%

0 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

3.3%

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%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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