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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 20Kick-off on May 21, 2023 at 01:30 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 21, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 12′P. RuizReal Salt Lake
  • 21′D. MusovskiReal Salt Lake
  • 33′D. WilsonColorado Rapids
  • 44′D. KreilachReal Salt Lake
  • 73′L. AbubakarColorado Rapids

Official lineup for Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Colorado Rapids

3-1-4-2
  1. 7J. Lewis
  2. 91K. Cabral
  1. 2K. Rosenberry
  2. 21B. Acosta
  3. 28S. Nicholson
  4. 29B. Galván
  1. 20C. Ronan
  1. 4D. Wilson
  2. 5A. Maxsø
  3. 6L. Abubakar
  1. 22W. Yarbrough

Real Salt Lake

4-4-2
  1. 8D. Kreilach
  2. 17D. Musovski
  1. 14R. Rubín
  2. 7P. Ruiz
  3. 28J. Löffelsend
  4. 27B. Jacquesson
  1. 3B. Oviedo
  2. 4B. Vera
  3. 20E. Holt
  4. 19B. Hidalgo
  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 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Real Salt Lake have 6, 3 and 6.

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

Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 17, 2023Atlanta United FC(away)0-4Major League Soccer
May 14, 2023Philadelphia Union(home)1-2Major League Soccer
May 10, 2023Sacramento Republic(away)4-2US Open Cup
May 7, 2023Los Angeles Galaxy(away)3-1Major League Soccer
Apr 30, 2023Vancouver Whitecaps(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 18, 2023Portland Timbers(home)0-0Major League Soccer
May 14, 2023Los Angeles FC(home)0-3Major League Soccer
May 11, 2023Portland Timbers(away)4-3US Open Cup
May 7, 2023Houston Dynamo(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Apr 30, 2023Seattle Sounders(home)0-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Colorado Rapids wins, 2 draws, 2 Real Salt Lake wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 10, 2022Real Salt Lake 2-2 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Apr 3, 2022Colorado Rapids 1-1 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Oct 17, 2021Real Salt Lake 3-1 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Aug 22, 2021Colorado Rapids 2-1 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Jul 25, 2021Real Salt Lake 3-0 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Sep 13, 2020Real Salt Lake 0-5 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids on Jul 10, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Colorado Rapids score 1.1 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Real Salt Lake score 1.3 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Colorado Rapids1.11.448/158/15
Real Salt Lake1.31.647/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Colorado Rapids sit 9th in Major League Soccer (43 points from 33 matches) and Real Salt Lake sit 11th (42 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Colorado Rapids3312714464743
11Real Salt Lake3312615515142

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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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