Saturday , 14 November 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 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

14
3
6
Real Salt Lake 23 games · Avg 3.4 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
#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Rio Tinto Stadium!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 16' Poor challenge from Connor Ronan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 19' Against the run of play, Brayan Vera has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 24' Nelson Palacio is having his name booked by the referee on 24.
  • 29' Emeka Eneli, a USA , has 14 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 34' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 39' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 42' Colorado Rapids SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 47' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 49' The deadlock is broken! Cristian Arango gets on the scoresheet on 49 minutes.
  • 54' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Ralph Priso-Mbongue is withdrawn and Braian Galvan gets his opportunity.
  • 59' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Maikel Chang is replaced by Rubio Rubin on 59 minute.
  • 62' Real Salt Lake receives a card for a hard tackle on 62.
  • 67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 72' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Lalas Abubakar.
  • 77' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Robin Fraser will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 82' Connor Ronan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
  • 87' Emeka Eneli is replacing Nelson Palacio for the Real Salt Lake side.
  • Full Time. Real Salt Lake beats Colorado Rapids SC

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
Carlos Gomez 4
Diego Rubio 4
Jefferson Savarino 4
Cole Bassett 4
Joao Plata 4
Cristian Arango 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
2.04 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

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% Draw42% Colorado Rapids SC15%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
8.9%
3 – 1
6.5%
3 – 0
6.4%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3.4%

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% 23% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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