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

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MLS · 2024

Real Salt Lake

5 – 3

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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

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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

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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Rio Tinto Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC.
5' A goal from the USA international Cole Bassett! He fires home on 5 to make it 0-1!
10' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alexandros Katranis made 103 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
19' What a moment for Rafael Navarro! That strike on 19 puts his side firmly in control.
23' Cristian Arango doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
28' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
32' A meaty challenge results in booking for Zack Steffen on 32.
37' Jasper Loffelsend is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
40' Carlos Gomez doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
45' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
51' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Matt Crooks.
56' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Djordje Mihailovic makes it 2-3.
60' The crowd applauds Matt Crooks as he leaves the pitch. Anderson Julio steps in for Real Salt Lake.
65' Poor challenge from Brayan Vera. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
66' Colorado Rapids SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kevin Cabral is hanging Calvin Harris on the field on 66 minute.
71' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Rafael Navarro is replaced by Darren Yapi.
75' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Alexandros Katranis is replaced by Bryan Oviedo.
79' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Emeka Eneli gets a card.
83' The crowd applauds Djordje Mihailovic as he leaves the pitch. Lalas Abubakar steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
85' Magnificent from Cristian Arango! That is 73 goals in 172 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
88' Real Salt Lake is taking the lead after the goal scored by Carlos Gomez on 88.
90' The referee calls foul for Carlos Gomez. He receives a card.
90' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Maikel Chang comes on to replace Diego Luna.
5-3 the final result. Colorado Rapids SC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Carlos Gomez	4
Diego Rubio	4
Jefferson Savarino	4
Cole Bassett	4
Joao Plata	4
Cristian Arango	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

2.21 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake57% Draw21% Colorado Rapids SC22%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.66

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

78%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

43%

Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake40% Draw39% Colorado Rapids SC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–3 not predicted

5 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

9.1%

2 – 1

8.8%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 2

5.8%

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.7%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 0

3.9%

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	16%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	20%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	13%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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