Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Real Salt Lake

2 – 2

Full Time

Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 10 Jul 2022 · 02:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 33' Danny Wilson

Zac MacMath 38' Y

Ruiz 47' Y

Y 50' Bryan Acosta

Y 79' Max Alves

Justin Meram 86' Y

Nick Besler 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

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

Real Salt Lake 22 games · Avg 3.5 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2022-07-10 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-04-03 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–2	D
04 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	2–3	L
26 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	H	0–0	D
19 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–0	W
04 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
29 May	Houston Dynamo	H	3–0	W

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	2–2	D
05 Jul	Austin FC	H	2–3	L
26 Jun	Portland Timbers	A	0–3	L
19 Jun	New York City FC	A	1–1	D
29 May	Nashville SC	H	1–3	L
23 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W

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' Temperatures are rising at Rio Tinto Stadium as Real Salt Lake face off against Colorado Rapids SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' The supporters are chanting for Justin Meram. He replaces Anderson Julio on 15 minute.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andrew Brody made 280 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' The 25-year-old Max Alves has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
30' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Diego Rubio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Danny Wilson on 33.
38' The referee calls foul for Zac MacMath. He receives a Yellow card.
43' Colorado Rapids SC is showing some good football. However, Colorado Rapids SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
47' A moment of madness from Ruiz on 47 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
48' The Venezuela Jefferson Savarino breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-0!
49' Jefferson Savarino has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bryan Acosta on 50.
51' Justin Meram has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 51 minutes.
56' Lalas Abubakar is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
61' The crowd applauds Sam Nicholson as he leaves the pitch. Michael Barrios steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
64' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Sam Nicholson is replaced by Michael Barrios on 64 minute.
67' What a strike from Diego Rubio! The score is 3-1.
72' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
73' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Steven Beitashour exits the field as Lucas Esteves enters on 73.
74' Nick Besler gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Ruiz and will look to change the dynamic.
79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Max Alves.
82' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Dantouma Toure on, Max Alves off on 82 minutes.
85' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Jefferson Savarino has done his job and it is now time for Diego Luna to step up.
86' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
89' GOAL! Lalas Abubakar scores on 89.
90' Poor challenge from Nick Besler. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Real Salt Lake 2-2 Colorado Rapids SC.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

10
Sergio Cordova ↓ Rubio Rubin 74'
30
Marcelo Silva
11
Jefferson Savarino ↓ Diego Luna 85'
22
Aaron Herrera
2
Andrew Brody
4
Johan Kappelhof
18
Zac MacMath
29
Anderson Julio ↓ Justin Meram 15'
6
Ruiz ↓ Nick Besler 74'
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez
28
Jasper Loeffelsend ↓ Scott Caldwell 85'

Bench

13
Nick Besler ↑ 74'
12
Scott Caldwell ↑ 85'
9
Justin Meram ↑ 15'
27
Jonathan Menendez
21
Tate Schmitt
3
Chris Kablan
14
Rubio Rubin ↑ 74'
81
Tomas Gomez
26
Diego Luna ↑ 85'

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Bryan Acosta
11
Diego Rubio
2
Keegan Rosenberry
33
Steven Beitashour ↓ Lucas Esteves 73'
4
Danny Wilson
15
Sam Nicholson ↓ Michael Barrios 61'
29
Gyasi Zardes
6
Lalas Abubakar
22
William Yarbrough
7
Jonathan Lewis
8
Max Alves ↓ Dantouma Toure 82'

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Real Salt Lake Form

2022-07-10 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2022-07-04 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake L 2022-06-26 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-06-19 Real Salt Lake 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2022-05-29 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Houston Dynamo W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2022-07-10 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2022-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Austin FC L 2022-06-26 Portland Timbers 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-06-19 New York City FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2022-05-29 Colorado Rapids SC 1–3 Nashville SC L 2022-05-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.03 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.19 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake54% Draw24% Colorado Rapids SC22%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.22

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

78%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

46%

Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake40% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC19%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.2%

1 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.4%

0 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

3.8%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	22%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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