Match

Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids: result 2-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 21Kick-off on July 22, 2012 at 02:10 AM (UTC)America First Field, Sandy, Utah

Real Salt Lake
2-0
Colorado Rapids

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

Real Salt Lake won 2-0 on July 22, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 32′Álvaro Alberto Saborío ChacónReal Salt Lake
  • 89′W. JohnsonReal Salt Lake

Official lineup for Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Real Salt Lake

  1. 7F. Espíndola
  2. 8W. Johnson
  3. 15Álvaro Alberto Saborío Chacón
  1. 5K. Beckerman
  2. 11J. Morales
  3. 20Ned Grabavoy
  1. 2A. Beltran
  2. 4Jámison Olave Mosquera
  3. 6Nat Borchers
  4. 17Chris Wingert
  1. 18N. Rimando

Colorado Rapids

  1. 37Luis Eduardo Schmidt
  1. 10M. Rivero
  2. 15Wells Thompson
  3. 23J. Castrillón
  4. 32Tony Cascio
  5. 5J. Nane
  1. 3Drew Moor
  2. 8Tyson Wahl
  3. 22Marvell Wynne
  4. 34Tyrone Everton Marshall
  1. 18Matt Pickens
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 5, 1 and 9.

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

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 15, 2012San Jose Earthquakes(away)0-5Major League Soccer
Jul 8, 2012Portland Timbers(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Jul 5, 2012Seattle Sounders(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Jul 1, 2012Columbus Crew(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Jun 24, 2012San Jose Earthquakes(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 18, 2012Toronto FC(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 15, 2012FC Dallas(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 8, 2012Seattle Sounders(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Jul 5, 2012Whitecaps(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Jul 1, 2012Portland Timbers(home)3-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Real Salt Lake win, 0 draws, 0 Colorado Rapids wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 8, 2012Real Salt Lake 2-0 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids on Apr 8, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Real Salt Lake score 1.4 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 1.5 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Real Salt Lake1.41.658/1510/15
Colorado Rapids1.51.438/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

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

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Real Salt Lake3413615535245
12Colorado Rapids3412715475043

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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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