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 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 18 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Rio Tinto Stadium!
5' What a moment for Cole Bassett! That strike on 5 puts his side firmly in control.
10' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Rafael Navarro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
19' The Brazil Rafael Navarro breaks the deadlock on 19 minutes. 0-2!
23' Cristian Arango is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 275 games and scored 396 goals.
32' Zack Steffen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 32.
37' Over 37 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' A stunning finish from Carlos Gomez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
50' Calvin Harris, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
51' It’s gonna be a card for Matt Crooks.
56' Djordje Mihailovic does the damage! The net is bulging and Colorado Rapids SC surge ahead!
60' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Matt Crooks exits the field as Anderson Julio enters on 60.
65' Real Salt Lake player sees a card in front of him.
66' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Calvin Harris departs to be replaced by Kevin Cabral.
71' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Rafael Navarro is replaced by Darren Yapi on 71 minute.
75' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Alexandros Katranis has done his job and it is now time for Bryan Oviedo to step up.
79' Emeka Eneli picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
83' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Lalas Abubakar on, Djordje Mihailovic off on 83 minutes.
85' Against the run of play, Cristian Arango has scored! This game has turned on its head.
88' Carlos Gomez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 88 minutes.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Carlos Gomez.
90' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Diego Luna departs to be replaced by Maikel Chang.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Real Salt Lake 5-3 Colorado Rapids SC.

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

2.25 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 71% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake57% Draw21% Colorado Rapids SC22%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

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

8.8%

2 – 1

8.7%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.1%

1 – 2

5.8%

1 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.8%

3 – 0

4.5%

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 0

3.6%

2 – 3

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

23% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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