Match

Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake: result 2-3 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 14Kick-off on May 12, 2019 at 01:00 AM (UTC)Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado

Colorado Rapids
2-3
Real Salt Lake

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What was the result of Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake?

Real Salt Lake won 2-3 on May 12, 2019.

Goalscorers

  • 25′A. RusnákReal Salt Lake (pen.)
  • 27′C. BairdReal Salt Lake
  • 45′K. AcostaColorado Rapids
  • 47′D. WilsonColorado Rapids
  • 53′S. JohnsonReal Salt Lake

Official lineup for Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Colorado Rapids

4-2-3-1
  1. 23K. Kamara
  1. 11J. Lewis
  2. 10K. Acosta
  3. 28S. Nicholson
  1. 19J. Price
  2. 4D. Wilson
  1. 22S. Anderson
  2. 27D. Wynne
  3. 6L. Abubakar
  4. 2K. Rosenberry
  1. 1Timothy Matthew Howard

Real Salt Lake

4-2-3-1
  1. 50S. Johnson
  1. 23S. Saucedo
  2. 11A. Rusnák
  3. 17C. Baird
  1. 8D. Kreilach
  2. 13Nicholas Besler
  1. 4D. Toia
  2. 14N. Onuoha
  3. 15J. Glad
  4. 22A. Herrera
  1. 51Andrew Putna
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Colorado Rapids have 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats; Real Salt Lake have 5, 2 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 4, 2019Vancouver Whitecaps(home)2-3Major League Soccer
Apr 27, 2019Atlanta United FC(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Apr 20, 2019Chicago Fire(away)1-4Major League Soccer
Apr 14, 2019DC United(home)2-3Major League Soccer
Apr 6, 2019Orlando City SC(away)3-4Major League Soccer
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 5, 2019Portland Timbers(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Apr 29, 2019Los Angeles Galaxy(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Apr 19, 2019FC Cincinnati(away)3-0Major League Soccer
Apr 14, 2019Orlando City SC(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Apr 7, 2019Seattle Sounders(away)0-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Colorado Rapids win, 1 draw, 4 Real Salt Lake wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 26, 2018Colorado Rapids 0-6 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Jul 22, 2018Real Salt Lake 2-2 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Apr 22, 2018Real Salt Lake 3-0 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Oct 15, 2017Colorado Rapids 1-0 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Aug 27, 2017Real Salt Lake 4-1 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Apr 16, 2017Colorado Rapids 1-2 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake on Aug 26, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Colorado Rapids score 1.2 and concede 2.3 goals per match over their last 15; Real Salt Lake score 1.5 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Colorado Rapids1.22.329/1510/15
Real Salt Lake1.51.9210/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Colorado Rapids sit 12th in Major League Soccer (43 points from 34 matches) and Real Salt Lake sit 9th (45 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Real Salt Lake3413615535245
12Colorado Rapids3412715475043

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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