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 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

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
#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' 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
Carlos Gomez	4
Diego Rubio	4
Jefferson Savarino	4
Cole Bassett	4
Joao Plata	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

1.76 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.19 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake51% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC24%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

76%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

49%

Real Salt Lake or Colorado Rapids SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake36% Draw44% Colorado Rapids SC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.4%

2 – 0

0 – 0

1 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	22%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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