Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids

Real Salt Lake

2 - 1

Colorado Rapids

🕒 Sun, 17 May 2026 02:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ M. Badawi 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 14

Regular Season Table

Real Salt Lake 9 · Colorado Rapids 23

Referee Stats

M. Badawi

6 matches · 5.17 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.17
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	83%
Home wins	50%
Draws	17%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Real Salt Lake outshot their opponent (17-8).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
Real Salt Lake had the sharper finishing (8-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Real Salt Lake (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-0-1

Goals For / Against

18 / 8

Avg: 2.25 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.63

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Colorado Rapids (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-1-7

Goals For / Against

10 / 16

Avg: 1.00 / 1.60

Points

Avg: 0.70

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.63

PPG

0.70

2.25

1.00

1.60

75%

O2.5

50%

63%

BTTS

50%

Score 1st

40%

League-position context

Real Salt Lake rank9th

Colorado Rapids rank23rd

Real Salt Lake points26

Colorado Rapids points19

Real Salt Lake: #9 · 26 pts · GD +4

11 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Colorado Rapids: #23 · 19 pts · GD +1

18 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Real Salt Lake last 5 home

W W W L W

Points12/15

Weighted index87

Goals11-5

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Colorado Rapids last 5 away

L L W L L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals3-7

Record1-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Real Salt Lake trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.563%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 38%

Colorado Rapids trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 90% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Real Salt Lake score at home88%

Real Salt Lake clean sheet at home25%

Colorado Rapids score away60%

Colorado Rapids clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Real Salt Lake score first50%

Real Salt Lake win after scoring first100%

Colorado Rapids score first40%

Colorado Rapids win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Real Salt Lake 75% · Colorado Rapids 0%

Avg first goal minute: Real Salt Lake 10.5' · Colorado Rapids 24.0'

Vs league average

Real Salt Lake score at home2.25 vs 1.89

Real Salt Lake concede at home1.00 vs 1.34

Colorado Rapids score away1.00 vs 1.34

Colorado Rapids concede away1.60 vs 1.89

Real Salt Lake score 19% above league average, while Colorado Rapids score 26% below league average.

Defensive side: Real Salt Lake are 26% below league average at home, and Colorado Rapids are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Real Salt Lake goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

46-60 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

16-30 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 0

Colorado Rapids goal timing (away)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

31-45 3

0-15 2

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

406

439

Passes Accurate

334

377

Passes %

82%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

W. Frederick II

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Aaronson

34'

34' H. Ojediran

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Z. Gozo

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Solans

52' ↑↓

↑↓

52' ⇄ J. Travis

1st substitution · For: R. Holding

52' ↑↓

↑↓

52' ⇄ C. Ronan

2nd substitution · For: J. Atencio

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ A. Hezarkhani

1st substitution · For: M. Guilavogui

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Chadwick Zachary Booth

2nd substitution · For: D. Marczuk

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ L. Engel

3rd substitution · For: S. Junqua

67'

67' J. Atencio

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

S. Solans

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Sanabria

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ H. Ojediran

3rd substitution · For: D. Yapi

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ K. Thompson

4th substitution · For: R. Cannon

73'

73' R. Cannon

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ S. Spierings

4th substitution · For: G. Dillon

81'

81' Z. Gozo

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Navarro

5th substitution · For: A. Castillo Manyoma

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ S. Solans

5th substitution · For: V. Olatunji

90+3'

90+3' D. Yedlin

Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Real Salt Lake beat Colorado Rapids 2-1 on Sunday, 17 May 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by M. Badawi.

First half: Colorado Rapids took an early lead at 7' when W. Frederick II scored, with the assist credited to P. Aaronson, making the score 0-1. H. Ojediran received a yellow card for Colorado Rapids at 34'. Real Salt Lake leveled the score at 36' when Z. Gozo scored, with the assist credited to S. Solans, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Colorado Rapids made their 1st substitution at 52', with J. Travis replacing R. Holding. Colorado Rapids made their 2nd substitution at 52', with C. Ronan replacing J. Atencio. Real Salt Lake made their 1st substitution at 64', with A. Hezarkhani replacing M. Guilavogui. Real Salt Lake made their 2nd substitution at 64', with Chadwick Zachary Booth replacing D. Marczuk. Real Salt Lake made their 3rd substitution at 64', with L. Engel replacing S. Junqua. J. Atencio received a yellow card for Colorado Rapids at 67'. Real Salt Lake took the lead at 68' when S. Solans scored, with the assist credited to J. Sanabria, making the score 2-1. Colorado Rapids made their 3rd substitution at 73', with H. Ojediran replacing D. Yapi. Colorado Rapids made their 4th substitution at 73', with K. Thompson replacing R. Cannon. R. Cannon received a yellow card for Colorado Rapids at 73'. Real Salt Lake made their 4th substitution at 76', with S. Spierings replacing G. Dillon. Z. Gozo received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 81'. Colorado Rapids made their 5th substitution at 84', with M. Navarro replacing A. Castillo Manyoma. Real Salt Lake made their 5th substitution at 87', with S. Solans replacing V. Olatunji. D. Yedlin received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 90+3'.

Real Salt Lake used 5 substitutions while Colorado Rapids used 5 substitutions. Real Salt Lake got 2 yellow cards, while Colorado Rapids got 3 yellow cards.