Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Real Salt Lake

5 – 3

Full Time

Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 19 May 2024 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 32' Zack Steffen

Matt Crooks 51' Y

Brayan Vera 65' Y

Emeka Eneli 79' Y

Carlos Gomez 90' Y

Y 90' Darren Yapi

Overview

Match Preview

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

Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

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

Real Salt Lake 22 games · Avg 3.5 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-19 Real Salt Lake 5–3 Colorado Rapids SC 2024-03-10 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2023-10-22 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Real Salt Lake 2023-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2023-05-21 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	5–3	W
16 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–0	W
12 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–2	D
05 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–0	W
27 Apr	Philadelphia Union	A	2–1	W
21 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	4–0	W

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 May	Real Salt Lake	A	3–5	L
16 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–0	W
12 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–3	L
05 May	New York City FC	A	2–0	W
27 Apr	FC Cincinnati	A	1–2	L
21 Apr	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Real Salt Lake launch into their encounter with Colorado Rapids SC.
5' The deadlock is broken! Cole Bassett gets on the scoresheet on 5 minutes.
10' Real Salt Lake have won 417 goals from 280 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Paraguay international Braian Ojeda has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
19' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rafael Navarro makes it 0-2.
23' Against the run of play, Cristian Arango has scored! This game has turned on its head.
28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
32' The referee calls foul for Zack Steffen. He receives a card.
37' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Wayne Frederick scoring 1 goals.
40' Magnificent from Carlos Gomez! That is 21 goals in 280 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
45' Keegan Rosenberry has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 286 appearances.
50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Armas will be considering his options from the bench.
51' Matt Crooks was booked on 51.
56' What a moment for Djordje Mihailovic! That strike on 56 puts his side firmly in control.
60' Anderson Julio is replacing Matt Crooks for the Real Salt Lake side.
65' That is a card for Real Salt Lake. Brayan Vera will be fuming at that decision.
66' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Calvin Harris is replaced by Kevin Cabral.
71' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Rafael Navarro is withdrawn and Darren Yapi gets his opportunity.
75' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Alexandros Katranis is replaced by Bryan Oviedo.
79' Emeka Eneli picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
83' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 83 minute. Djordje Mihailovic leaves to be changed by Lalas Abubakar.
85' Brilliant from the ! Cristian Arango makes it 3-3 with a superb finish on 85.
88' Sensational shot from Carlos Gomez. Real Salt Lake is back in the lead.
90' Real Salt Lake player sees a card in front of him.
90' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Diego Luna is replaced by Maikel Chang on 90 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Real Salt Lake take all three points.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

9
Cristian Arango
15
Justen Glad
2
Andrew Brody ↓ Philip Quinton 90'
98
Alexandros Katranis ↓ Bryan Oviedo 75'
18
Zac MacMath
6
Braian Ojeda ↓ Nelson Palacio 60'
4
Brayan Vera
8
Diego Luna ↓ Maikel Chang 90'
11
Carlos Gomez
14
Emeka Eneli
25
Matt Crooks ↓ Anderson Julio 60'

Bench

3
Bryan Oviedo ↑ 75'
16
Maikel Chang ↑ 90'
29
Anderson Julio ↑ 60'
26
Philip Quinton ↑ 90'
35
Gavin Beavers
27
Bertin Jacquesson
13
Nelson Palacio ↑ 60'
17
Fidel Barajas

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Keegan Rosenberry
10
Djordje Mihailovic ↓ Lalas Abubakar 83'
23
Cole Bassett
95
Zack Steffen
5
Andreas Maxso
3
Sam Vines
11
Omir Fernandez
9
Rafael Navarro ↓ Darren Yapi 71'
14
Calvin Harris ↓ Kevin Cabral 66'
18
Oliver Larraz ↓ Jasper Loffelsend 71'
64
Moise Bombito

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Real Salt Lake Form

2024-05-19 Real Salt Lake 5–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-05-16 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-05-12 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2024-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-04-27 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2024-04-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2024-05-19 Real Salt Lake 5–3 Colorado Rapids SC L 2024-05-16 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-05-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2024-05-05 New York City FC 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-04-27 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2024-04-21 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 FC Dallas W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.43 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake59% Draw20% Colorado Rapids SC21%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

80%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

41%

Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake43% Draw37% Colorado Rapids SC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–3 not predicted

5 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 1

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.2%

2 – 0

1 – 2

5.2%

3 – 2

3 – 0

4.7%

1 – 0

4.5%

4 – 1

4.2%

0 – 0

3.1%

4 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	17%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	20%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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