Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

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.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

14
3
6
Real Salt Lake 23 games · Avg 3.4 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#27 Position #22
32 Points 36
27 Played 27
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 11 / 3 / 13
40 Scored 38
44 Conceded 38
-4 GD +0
1.19 PPG 1.33
33% Win % 41%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/5
31-45
3/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/7
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 7 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC has kicked off!
  • 5' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 6' Wayne Frederick is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 11' It’s high time Matt Wells made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 16' DeAndre Yedlin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 21' Paxten Aaronson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 26' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 283 games and scored 405 goals.
  • 31' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 34' Hamzat Ojediran was booked on 34.
  • 36' Zavier Gozo makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Real Salt Lake are in front.
  • 41' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 51' Rafael Navarro is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 66' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 67' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a card on 67.
  • 68' A stunning finish from Sergi Solans — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 73' That looks like a foul for a card for Reggie Cannon.
  • 75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sam Junqua on 75.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jackson Travis made 283 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 81' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a card on 81.
  • 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' DeAndre Yedlin is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids SC share the spoils 2-1.

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

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
1.66 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake49% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC26%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
75%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
51%
Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake34% Draw45% Colorado Rapids SC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.5%
2 – 0
7.6%
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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