Sunday , 16 August 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Real Salt Lake
2 – 0
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sun 3 Sep 2023 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Brayan Vera 19' 1–0
Cristian Arango 49' 2–0
Y 16' Connor Ronan
Nelson Palacio 24' Y
Y 42' Andreas Maxso
Brayan Vera 62' Y
Y 72' Lalas Abubakar

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
2023-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2023-05-21 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 2–0 W
31 Aug Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
27 Aug Houston Dynamo H 0–3 L
16 Jul New York Red Bulls H 3–1 W
13 Jul Sporting Kansas City A 2–2 D
09 Jul Orlando City SC H 4–0 W
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Real Salt Lake A 0–2 L
31 Aug Minnesota United FC A 0–3 L
24 Aug Los Angeles FC A 0–4 L
16 Jul Houston Dynamo H 0–0 D
13 Jul Portland Timbers H 0–0 D
09 Jul FC Dallas H 2–1 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' Three points are at stake. Real Salt Lake host Colorado Rapids SC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' 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 Andreas Maxso suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bode Davis made 283 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 16' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Connor Ronan.
  • 19' Magnificent from Brayan Vera! That is 9 goals in 190 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 24' The referee calls foul for Nelson Palacio. He receives a card.
  • 29' Colorado Rapids SC have won 396 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 34' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Wayne Frederick scoring 1 goals.
  • 39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 42' Andreas Maxso has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 42.
  • 47' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 49' What a moment for Cristian Arango! That strike on 49 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 54' Braian Galvan is replacing Ralph Priso-Mbongue for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
  • 59' Rubio Rubin is replacing Maikel Chang for the Real Salt Lake side.
  • 62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Brayan Vera on 62.
  • 67' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Maikel Chang has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a card on 72.
  • 77' 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.
  • 82' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Emeka Eneli comes on to replace Nelson Palacio.
  • The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Damir Kreilach 7
Albert Rusnak 5
Joao Plata 4
Carlos Gomez 4
Diego Rubio 4
Jefferson Savarino 4
Cole Bassett 4
Damir Kreilach 3

Head to Head

2023-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2023-05-21 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Real Salt Lake 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

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-08-31 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2023-08-27 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Houston Dynamo L 2023-07-16 Real Salt Lake 3–1 New York Red Bulls W 2023-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2023-07-09 Real Salt Lake 4–0 Orlando City SC W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2023-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-08-31 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-08-24 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-07-16 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2023-07-13 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-07-09 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 FC Dallas W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.08 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake60% Draw22% Colorado Rapids SC18%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
82%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
40%
Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake43% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC16%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
8.4%
3 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
6.3%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.9%
0 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 18% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 22% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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