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

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MLS · 2022

Real Salt Lake

2 – 2

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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

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

Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 18 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' KICK OFF: Real Salt Lake gets underway.
5' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Anderson Julio departs to be replaced by Justin Meram.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Scott Caldwell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Robin Fraser will be considering his options from the bench.
33' Poor challenge from Danny Wilson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
38' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Zac MacMath on 38 minutes.
43' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
47' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ruiz.
48' Jefferson Savarino puts Real Salt Lake on the lead.
49' GOAL! Jefferson Savarino scores on 45.
50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bryan Acosta.
51' Justin Meram does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
56' 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 Johan Kappelhof suffering a number of foals already.
61' Michael Barrios is replacing Sam Nicholson for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
64' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Sam Nicholson is replaced by Michael Barrios on 64 minute.
67' Diego Rubio has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 67 minutes.
72' Bryan Acosta has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
73' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Steven Beitashour is replaced by Lucas Esteves.
74' Nick Besler is replacing Ruiz for the Real Salt Lake side.
79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Max Alves.
82' The crowd applauds Max Alves as he leaves the pitch. Dantouma Toure steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
85' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Jefferson Savarino is withdrawn and Diego Luna gets his opportunity.
86' Justin Meram was booked on 86.
89' Lalas Abubakar doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
90' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
The points are shared — Real Salt Lake 2-2 Colorado Rapids SC. Honours even.

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
Diego Rubio	4
Jefferson Savarino	4
Cole Bassett	4
Joao Plata	4
Carlos Gomez	4
Lalas Abubakar	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

1.84 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.19 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake51% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

76%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

49%

Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake37% Draw43% Colorado Rapids SC20%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 0

8.2%

2 – 0

8.1%

0 – 0

6.6%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

5.7%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

3 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

3.5%

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	22%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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