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

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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

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
#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' Three points are at stake. Real Salt Lake host Colorado Rapids SC — let the battle begin!
5' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
10' Steven Beitashour needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
15' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Justin Meram on, Anderson Julio off on 15 minutes.
20' 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.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 291 games and scored 418 goals.
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gyasi Zardes, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
33' Danny Wilson was booked on 33.
38' A moment of madness from Zac MacMath on 38 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
43' 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 Dantouma Toure suffering a number of foals already.
47' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ruiz.
48' The Venezuela Jefferson Savarino breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-0!
49' Magnificent from Jefferson Savarino! That is 73 goals in 300 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
50' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a Yellow card on 50.
51' Justin Meram is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Colorado Rapids SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
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' Diego Rubio makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Colorado Rapids SC are in front.
72' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
73' The supporters are chanting for Lucas Esteves. He replaces Steven Beitashour on 73 minute.
74' The whistle greets Ruiz as he departs to be replaced by Nick Besler.
79' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a Yellow card on 79.
82' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Dantouma Toure on, Max Alves off on 82 minutes.
85' Diego Luna is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jefferson Savarino at the 85 minute mark.
86' The referee calls foul for Justin Meram. He receives a Yellow card.
89' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lalas Abubakar makes no mistake. 3-2!
90' That is a Yellow card for Real Salt Lake. Nick Besler will be fuming at that decision.
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
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

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

1.8 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake51% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

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% Draw44% Colorado Rapids SC19%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 0

8.6%

2 – 0

8.3%

0 – 0

6.9%

1 – 2

3 – 1

5.6%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

5.2%

3 – 0

4.9%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	22%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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