Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC is underway.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Robin Fraser will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Danny Wilson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 16' Connor Ronan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 16.
  • 19' Goal! Brayan Vera scores his 8 goal in 190 matches.
  • 24' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a card on 24.
  • 29' Real Salt Lake seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Braian Ojeda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
  • 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 42' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a card on 42.
  • 47' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 49' A goal from the Colombia international Cristian Arango! He fires home on 49 to make it 2-0!
  • 54' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Ralph Priso-Mbongue by Braian Galvan on 54 minute.
  • 59' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Rubio Rubin comes on to replace Maikel Chang.
  • 62' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Brayan Vera gets a card.
  • 67' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact 4-4-2.
  • 72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lalas Abubakar on 72.
  • 77' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Nelson Palacio is replaced by Emeka Eneli on 87 minute.
  • The points are shared — Real Salt Lake 2-0 Colorado Rapids SC. Honours even.

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
Diego Rubio 4
Jefferson Savarino 4
Cole Bassett 4
Joao Plata 4
Carlos Gomez 4
Lalas Abubakar 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
2.27 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Real Salt Lake to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake63% Draw21% Colorado Rapids SC16%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.33
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
84%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
37%
Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake46% Draw39% Colorado Rapids SC15%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
7.1%
3 – 0
6.8%
0 – 0
5%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.4%
4 – 1
4.1%
4 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 19% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 22% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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