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

Major League SoccerMatchday 39Kick-off on September 3, 2023 at 01:30 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 September 3, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 19′B. VeraReal Salt Lake
  • 49′C. ArangoReal Salt Lake

Official lineup for Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Real Salt Lake

4-4-2
  1. 8D. Kreilach
  2. 9C. Arango
  1. 10J. Savarino
  2. 13N. Palacio
  3. 6B. Ojeda
  4. 16M. Chang
  1. 3B. Oviedo
  2. 4B. Vera
  3. 15J. Glad
  4. 2A. Brody
  1. 18Z. MacMath

Colorado Rapids

4-4-2
  1. 9Rafael Navarro
  2. 11D. Rubio
  1. 10Sidnei Tavares
  2. 97R. Priso
  3. 20C. Ronan
  4. 23C. Bassett
  1. 13A. Gutman
  2. 4D. Wilson
  3. 5A. Maxsø
  4. 33S. Beitashour
  1. 1M. Ilić
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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, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 1, 4 and 10.

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

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 31, 2023Portland Timbers(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Aug 27, 2023Houston Dynamo(home)0-3Major League Soccer
Aug 24, 2023Houston Dynamo(away)1-3US Open Cup
Aug 9, 2023Los Angeles FC(away)0-4Leagues Cup
Aug 5, 2023Leon(away)3-1Leagues Cup
Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 31, 2023Minnesota United FC(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Aug 24, 2023Los Angeles FC(away)0-4Major League Soccer
Aug 1, 2023Toluca(away)1-4Leagues Cup
Jul 24, 2023Nashville SC(away)1-2Leagues Cup
Jul 16, 2023Houston Dynamo(home)0-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Real Salt Lake wins, 2 draws, 1 Colorado Rapids win.

DateScoreCompetition
May 25, 2023Colorado Rapids 0-1 Real Salt LakeUS Open Cup
May 21, 2023Colorado Rapids 2-3 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
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

Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake on May 25, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Real Salt Lake score 1.7 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 0.5 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Real Salt Lake1.71.548/1513/15
Colorado Rapids0.51.745/157/15

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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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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