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Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids: result 3-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 40Kick-off on October 17, 2021 at 01:30 AM (UTC)America First Field, Sandy, Utah

Real Salt Lake
3-1
Colorado Rapids

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

Real Salt Lake won 3-1 on October 17, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 13′D. KreilachReal Salt Lake
  • 56′R. RubínReal Salt Lake
  • 73′Y. NamliColorado Rapids
  • 90′A. JulioReal Salt Lake

Official lineup for Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Real Salt Lake

3-4-1-2
  1. 14R. Rubín
  2. 6P. Ruiz
  1. 2A. Brody
  1. 16M. Chang
  2. 11A. Rusnák
  3. 8D. Kreilach
  4. 25Éverton Luiz
  1. 22A. Herrera
  2. 20E. Holt
  3. 15J. Glad
  1. 1D. Ochoa

Colorado Rapids

3-4-2-1
  1. 11D. Rubio
  1. 52B. Galván
  2. 26C. Bassett
  1. 7J. Lewis
  2. 19J. Price
  3. 32C. Warner
  4. 66Lucas Esteves
  1. 6L. Abubakar
  2. 5A. Trusty
  3. 2K. Rosenberry
  1. 22W. Yarbrough
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 7, 6 and 2.

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

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 2, 2021Austin(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 30, 2021Los Angeles Galaxy(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Sep 26, 2021Portland Timbers(away)1-6Major League Soccer
Sep 19, 2021Seattle Sounders(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 16, 2021San Jose Earthquakes(away)4-3Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 10, 2021Minnesota United FC(away)3-1Major League Soccer
Oct 4, 2021Seattle Sounders(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Sep 30, 2021Austin(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Sep 26, 2021Toronto FC(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Sep 20, 2021Vancouver Whitecaps(home)1-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Real Salt Lake wins, 0 draws, 2 Colorado Rapids wins.

DateScoreCompetition
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
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

Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake on Aug 22, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Real Salt Lake score 1.6 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 1.3 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Real Salt Lake1.61.9410/1511/15
Colorado Rapids1.31.058/158/15

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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