The host team, Colorado Rapids, should be expected winners in this game, but Real Salt Lake have shown both capability and fearlessness. Learn more about the match!
- Colorado Rapids is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Real Salt Lake have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Major League Soccer
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Colorado and Real Salt Lake.
These teams have little in common geographically as Real Salt Lake have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Colorado Rapids form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park as Colorado Rapids have scored 16 goals to get 18 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Major League Soccer are 5-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Colorado Rapids enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at LA Galaxy's place. The match ended 2-1 with Andre Shinyashiki and Jonathan Lewis scoring. Jack Price (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.65/10. Price hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 46 successful passes (of 49 total). The victory against LA Galaxy came after Andre Shinyashiki's winning goal. The Colorado manager R. Fraser was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 72nd minute.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Houston Dynamo.A decent goal production from Colorado in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. Colorado have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Real Salt Lake form and stats
There's been little loot from Real Salt Lake's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Major League Soccer. Real Salt Lake only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Salt have lost on their last two travels.
Impressive finishing from Anderson Julio and Justin Meram secured the home win 2-1 against Houston Dynamo in their previous game. Midfielder Justin Meram was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.41. Meram scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 18 successful passes (of 21 total). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager F. Juarez when Anderson Julio scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Austin.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Salt playing away, we found nine games. Results were two away wins, three draws and four home wins.
The travelling fans enjoy Salt's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. Salt have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake have faced each other before this season: Real Salt Lake - Colorado 3-0. Last ten meetings featuring these sides: Colorado won one, Real Salt Lake were winners in eight and we saw one draw. eight games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  D. Kreilach 8 goals |   M. Barrios Puerta 5 goals | R. Méndez Rubin 5 goals |
Colorado Rapids missing players
Real Salt Lake missing players
| Colorado Rapids | Real Salt Lake | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 27 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 29 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 78% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 74% |
| 50% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 63% |
| 28% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 32% |
| 6% | 11% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 5% |
| 50% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 63% |
| 44% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 26% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 21% |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| 4.2 | 2.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 8.1 | 6.3 |
| 2.1 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.4 | 14.7 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 36% | 39% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 34% | 35% |
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Real Salt Lake have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Real Salt Lake have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 39 |
| 2 | Sporting KC | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 38 |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 35 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -1 | 27 |
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -10 | 24 |
| 8 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | SJ Earthquakes | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 23 |
| 10 | Dallas | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -5 | 21 |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -8 | 20 |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 18 |
| 13 | Austin | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 16 |