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Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 28Kick-off on August 22, 2021 at 01:00 AM (UTC)Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado

Colorado Rapids
2-1
Real Salt Lake

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

Colorado Rapids won 2-1 on August 22, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 51′A. RusnákReal Salt Lake
  • 64′D. RubioColorado Rapids
  • 71′M. KayeColorado Rapids

Official lineup for Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Colorado Rapids

3-4-3
  1. 12M. Barrios
  2. 11D. Rubio
  3. 26C. Bassett
  1. 14M. Kaye
  2. 19J. Price
  3. 23K. Acosta
  4. 6L. Abubakar
  1. 5A. Trusty
  2. 2K. Rosenberry
  3. 4D. Wilson
  1. 22W. Yarbrough

Real Salt Lake

4-4-2
  1. 14R. Rubín
  2. 10J. Menéndez
  1. 13Nicholas Besler
  2. 29A. Julio
  3. 11A. Rusnák
  4. 8D. Kreilach
  1. 22A. Herrera
  2. 15J. Glad
  3. 4D. Toia
  4. 30M. Silva
  1. 18Z. MacMath
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Colorado Rapids have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Real Salt Lake have 5, 5 and 5.

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

Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 18, 2021Los Angeles Galaxy(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Aug 15, 2021Houston Dynamo(away)3-1Major League Soccer
Aug 8, 2021Sporting Kansas City(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Aug 1, 2021Austin(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Jul 25, 2021Real Salt Lake(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 19, 2021Houston Dynamo(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Aug 15, 2021Austin(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Aug 8, 2021Portland Timbers(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Aug 5, 2021Los Angeles Galaxy(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Aug 1, 2021Houston Dynamo(away)0-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Colorado Rapids win, 0 draws, 5 Real Salt Lake wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 25, 2021Real Salt Lake 3-0 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Sep 13, 2020Real Salt Lake 0-5 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Aug 23, 2020Colorado Rapids 1-4 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Jul 13, 2020Real Salt Lake 2-0 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Aug 25, 2019Real Salt Lake 2-0 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
May 12, 2019Colorado Rapids 2-3 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids on Jul 25, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Colorado Rapids score 1.7 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Real Salt Lake score 1.5 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Colorado Rapids1.71.068/158/15
Real Salt Lake1.51.149/159/15

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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