Thursday , 2 July 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 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
2021-10-17 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
#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 ball is rolling at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake are looking to make home advantage count against Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Younes Namli made 232 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 13' What composure from Damir Kreilach! The Croatia international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 18' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 22' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. Collen Warner will be fuming at that decision.
  • 27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' The referee calls foul for Jack Price. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 31' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Wayne Frederick scoring 1 goals.
  • 41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 46' 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 Dominique Badji suffering a number of foals already.
  • 51' Rubio Rubin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rubio Rubin makes it 2-0.
  • 57' Michael Barrios is ready to make an impact after coming on for Braian Galvan at the 57 minute mark.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Braian Galvan is replaced by Michael Barrios.
  • 61' The referee has no hesitation. Erik Holt is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 61.
  • 65' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. Diego Rubio will be fuming at that decision.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Collen Warner, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 73' Younes Namli has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 73 minutes.
  • 76' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Rubio Rubin by Anderson Julio on 76 minute.
  • 81' Cole Bassett makes way for Nicolas Mezquida at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 86' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 88' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Maikel Chang Ramirez is replaced by Ashtone Morgan on 88 minute.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for David Ochoa on 90 minutes.
  • It finishes all square. Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC share the spoils 3-1.

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
4 / 4
2.2 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 68% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake55% Draw22% Colorado Rapids SC23%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
78%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
45%
Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake41% Draw39% Colorado Rapids SC20%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
5.8%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.2%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 21% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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