Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

MLS · 2021
Real Salt Lake
3 – 1
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sun 17 Oct 2021 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 22' Collen Warner
Y 30' Jack Price
Y 31' Jack Price
Erik Holt 61' Y
Y 65' Diego Rubio
David Ochoa 90' 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
2021-10-17 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Colorado Rapids SC H 3–1 W
02 Oct Austin FC A 1–2 L
30 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W
26 Sep Portland Timbers A 1–6 L
19 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
16 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 4–3 W
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L
10 Oct Minnesota United FC A 3–1 W
04 Oct Seattle Sounders FC A 0–3 L
30 Sep Austin FC H 3–0 W
26 Sep Toronto FC H 0–0 D
20 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–1 D

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' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 13' Magnificent from Damir Kreilach! That is 67 goals in 283 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 18' Diego Rubio is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
  • 22' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. Collen Warner will be fuming at that decision.
  • 27' Keegan Rosenberry needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jack Price.
  • 31' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jack Price.
  • 36' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 57' Rubio Rubin does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
  • 57' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Braian Galvan is replaced by Michael Barrios on 57 minute.
  • 58' The crowd applauds Braian Galvan as he leaves the pitch. Michael Barrios steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 61' Poor challenge from Erik Holt. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 65' Controversy at the stadium! Diego Rubio argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 70' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Younes Namli suffering a number of foals already.
  • 73' Younes Namli does the damage! The net is bulging and Colorado Rapids SC surge ahead!
  • 76' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Rubio Rubin exits the field as Anderson Julio enters on 76.
  • 81' Colorado Rapids SC ring the changes. Cole Bassett has done his job and it is now time for Nicolas Mezquida to step up.
  • 86' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 88' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 88 minute. Maikel Chang Ramirez leaves to be changed by Ashtone Morgan.
  • 90' Poor challenge from David Ochoa. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 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 Pablo Mastroeni

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

2021-10-17 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 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

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-10-17 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-10-02 Austin FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-30 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-09-26 Portland Timbers 6–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-19 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Real Salt Lake W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-10-17 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-10-10 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-10-04 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-09-30 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Austin FC W 2021-09-26 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Toronto FC D 2021-09-20 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake53% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC24%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
76%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
47%
Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake38% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC21%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
6.9%
1 – 0
6.3%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
4.9%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 21% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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