Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake Prediction

Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Trade City· R. Mendoza 30/08/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
86%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 1.5 Goals
1.18
SignalSOLIDModel48%RiskMediumGap+1.6%
Value Analysis
70%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 2.5 Goals
1.61
SignalGOODModel45%RiskMediumGap+12.0%
Colorado Rapids Rest
6 days
Real Salt Lake Rest
3 days

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
47%1.94
X
26%3.75
2
27%3.61
Double Chance
1X
73%1.26
X2
53%1.84
Both Teams to Score
Yes
64%1.55
No
36%2.30
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.83 + 1.18 = 3.01
Over 1.5
85%1.18
Over 2.5
69%1.61
Over 3.5
46%2.52
Under 1.5
15%4.50
Under 2.5
31%2.30
Under 3.5
54%1.52
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.8 + 4 = 9.9
Over 8.5
66%1.36
Over 9.5
53%1.64
Over 10.5
39%2.03
Under 8.5
34%2.88
Under 9.5
47%2.10
Under 10.5
61%1.71
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.3 + 2.5 = 4.8
Over 3.5
69%1.29
Over 4.5
50%1.66
Under 3.5
31%3.08
Under 4.5
50%2.10

Match Events

14'H. Ojediran
49'R. Holding
53'A. Hezarkhani
58'R. CannonAssist: Y. Maziz
61'M. Guilavogui
63'D. Yedlin INJ. Sanabria out
63'A. Hezarkhani IND. Luna out
67'N. Caliskan
71'Y. Maziz IND. Phillip out
72'P. Ruiz INC. Guske out
78'W. Frederick INJ. Atencio out
79'C. Guske
81'A. Katranis INS. Lobjanidze out
89'J. J. Arias
90+1'Rafael Navarro IND. Yapi out
90+2'M. Navarro

Lineups

Colorado Rapids
4-2-3-1Coach: Matt Wells
Real Salt Lake
3-4-3Coach: Pablo Mastroeni
Adam Beaudry31A. BeaudryAdam Beaudry
Reggie Cannon4R. CannonReggie Cannon
Rob Holding6R. HoldingRob Holding
Loïc Williams5L. WilliamsLoïc Williams
Miguel Navarro29M. NavarroMiguel Navarro
Hamzat Ojediran8H. OjediranHamzat Ojediran
Wayne Frederick13W. FrederickWayne Frederick
Paxten Aaronson10P. AaronsonPaxten Aaronson
Youssef Maziz88Y. MazizYoussef Maziz
Georgi Minoungou93G. MinoungouGeorgi Minoungou
Rafael Navarro9R. NavarroRafael Navarro
Rafael Cabral1R. CabralRafael Cabral
Kobi Henry3K. HenryKobi Henry
Juan Jose Arias21J. Jose AriasJuan Jose Arias
Sam Junqua29S. JunquaSam Junqua
DeAndre Yedlin2D. YedlinDeAndre Yedlin
Pablo Ruíz7P. RuízPablo Ruíz
Noel Caliskan92N. CaliskanNoel Caliskan
Alexandros Katranis98A. KatranisAlexandros Katranis
Aiden  Hezarkhani39A. HezarkhaniAiden Hezarkhani
Sergi Solans22S. SolansSergi Solans
Morgan Guilavogui9M. GuilavoguiMorgan Guilavogui

Colorado Rapids Substitutes

32Donavan PhillipF
12Josh AtencioM
77Darren YapiF
61Bryan DowdG
33Kosi ThompsonD
2Keegan RosenberryD
24Noah CobbD
49Nathan TchoumbaM
16Alex HarrisF

Real Salt Lake Substitutes

8Juan SanabriaM
10Diego LunaM
25Colin GuskeM
12Saba LobzhanidzeM
31Mason StajduharG
4Lukas EngelD
11Dominik MarczukF
34Luca MoisaM
70Lineker RodriguesF

Match Stats

Colorado RapidsReal Salt Lake
64%Ball Possession36%
7Corner Kicks1
3Yellow Cards5
14Total Shots4
4Shots on Goal0
5Shots off Goal2
10Shots Inside Box1
4Shots Outside Box3
5Blocked Shots2
13Fouls21
1Offsides2
0Goalkeeper Saves3
584Total Passes333
505Passes Accurate244
86%Pass Accuracy73%

Team Comparison

Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids
Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake
1574Elo Rating 1545
0.56Attack 0.62
1.50Defense 1.02
37%Hit Rate 0%
13.5Shots per Game 12.5
4.8Shots on Target 5.1
4.7Corners per Game 5.2
1.7Cards per Game 3.1

AI Insights

High Goal Expectancy3.01 goals
📉Home Underperforming
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (0.4 vs 0.1 in second half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 33% of the time
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Based on 5 historical meetings

Colorado Rapids 36%Draw 0%64% Real Salt Lake
3.19Avg Goals
58%BTTS Rate
58%Over 2.5

Referee Profile

R. Mendoza · 93 matches analysed

4.5Avg Yellows
4.7Avg Cards
23.8Avg Fouls
Stricter than 60% of referees analysed

League Table

Major League Soccer 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps25154656:23+3349WLWLW
2Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo26135834:30+444DLWDD
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City26128645:36+944WWDWD
4FC DallasFC Dallas26128649:42+744DWWWD
5San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes26126846:38+842DWWDD
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC27118843:29+1441DLWDD
7Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids261131236:35+136DWDLW
8Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy27891034:42-833WDLWL
9Portland TimbersPortland Timbers26951247:48-132LLDWL
10San DiegoSan Diego26871144:44031DLLLW
11AustinAustin26791032:44-1230DWDDW
12Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake25851237:42-529LLLDL
13Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders2478928:33-529DDDDD
14Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC26781139:46-729LLLLD
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City25531729:63-3418LWLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps2556:2349
2Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo2634:3044
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City2645:3644
4FC DallasFC Dallas2649:4244
5San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes2646:3842
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC2743:2941
7Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids2636:3536
8Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy2734:4233
9Portland TimbersPortland Timbers2647:4832
10San DiegoSan Diego2644:4431
11AustinAustin2632:4430
12Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake2537:4229
13Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders2428:3329
14Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC2639:4629
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City2529:6318
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Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake Prediction

Our AI model has analysed this Major League Soccer fixture using team Elo ratings, recent form, projected goals and head-to-head history. The forecasts cover six independent markets - each probability is a separate model calculation, not derived from the match winner result.

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Key Factors for This Match

Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake have met 5 times recently, averaging 3.19 goals per game in those meetings. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

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