Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Real Salt Lake

2 – 1

Full Time

Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 17 May 2026 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 6' Wayne Frederick

Zavier Gozo 36' 1–1

Sergi Solans 68' 2–1

Y 34' Hamzat Ojediran

Y 67' Joshua Atencio

Y 73' Reggie Cannon

Sam Junqua 75' Y

Zavier Gozo 81' Y

DeAndre Yedlin 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Real Salt Lake 16 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 17 games · 19 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	17	39
2	Internacional CF Miami	17	37
3	New England Revolution	16	29
4	Chicago Fire FC	16	26
5	New York City FC	17	25
6	Charlotte FC	17	25
7	FC Cincinnati	17	23
8	D.C. United SC	17	22
9	New York Red Bulls	17	22
10	Orlando City SC	17	20
11	Columbus Crew SC	17	19
12	Toronto FC	17	16
13	Montreal Impact FC	17	15
14	Philadelphia Union	17	13
15	Atlanta United FC	17	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	16	33
17	Los Angeles FC	18	33
18	San Jose Earthquakes	17	33
19	FC Dallas	17	26
20	Real Salt Lake	16	26
21	Houston Dynamo	16	26
22	St. Louis City	17	25
23	Seattle Sounders FC	16	24
24	Minnesota United FC	17	23
25	Portland Timbers	17	21
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	18	21
27	San Diego FC	17	20
28	Colorado Rapids SC	17	19
29	Austin FC	17	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	17	14

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-17 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2025-10-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2025-05-18 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Real Salt Lake 2024-07-21 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Real Salt Lake 2024-05-19 Real Salt Lake 5–3 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–1	W
14 May	Houston Dynamo	H	3–0	W
10 May	FC Dallas	A	1–3	L
02 May	Portland Timbers	H	2–0	W
26 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L
23 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	H	0–2	L

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L
14 May	Minnesota United FC	A	1–0	W
10 May	St. Louis City	H	0–1	L
03 May	Houston Dynamo	A	0–1	L
26 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–3	L
23 Apr	Los Angeles FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake		Colorado Rapids SC
#20	Position	#28
26	Points	19
16	Played	17
8 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	6 / 1 / 10
28	Scored	26
24	Conceded	25
+4	GD	+1
1.63	PPG	1.12
50%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

28% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Real Salt Lake are 20th (26 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 28th (19 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+

3/5

■ 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+

3/5

■ 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' The wait is over. Real Salt Lake get us underway at Rio Tinto Stadium.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Matt Wells will be considering his options from the bench.
6' Wayne Frederick adds to his 1 season tally! Colorado Rapids SC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
11' Zavier Gozo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 280 appearances.
16' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 16 minutes.
21' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
26' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their 5-4-1 trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact 4-3-3.
31' Aiden Hezarkhani is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
34' Hamzat Ojediran picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
36' Zavier Gozo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 5 goals this season for the .
41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
56' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
61' Paxten Aaronson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
66' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
67' Colorado Rapids SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 67.
68' A stunning finish from Sergi Solans — that came from absolutely nowhere!
73' That is a card for Colorado Rapids SC. Reggie Cannon will be fuming at that decision.
75' Sam Junqua picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
81' The referee calls foul for Zavier Gozo. He receives a card.
86' Jackson Travis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
90' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. DeAndre Yedlin gets a card.
The points are shared — Real Salt Lake 2-1 Colorado Rapids SC. Honours even.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matt Wells

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Damir Kreilach	7
Albert Rusnak	5
Jefferson Savarino	4
Cole Bassett	4
Joao Plata	4
Carlos Gomez	4
Diego Rubio	4
Lalas Abubakar	3

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2026-05-17 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2026-05-14 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Houston Dynamo W 2026-05-10 FC Dallas 3–1 Real Salt Lake L 2026-05-02 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2026-04-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2026-04-23 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Internacional CF Miami L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2026-05-17 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2026-05-14 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2026-05-10 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 St. Louis City L 2026-05-03 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2026-04-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2026-04-23 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.83 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake52% Draw24% Colorado Rapids SC24%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

76%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

48%

Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake37% Draw43% Colorado Rapids SC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

2 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

6.5%

1 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

5.7%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 1

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	22%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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