Colorado Rapids v Real Salt Lake result

Full-time · Colorado Rapids 2–3 Real Salt Lake

Major League Soccer · Sun, 21 May 2023 02:30 BST · Dick's Sporting Goods Park

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Colorado Rapids · Real Salt Lake · Head-to-head

Colorado Rapids 2–3 Real Salt Lake — Real Salt Lake won this Major League Soccer match.

Next for Colorado Rapids: Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Real Salt Lake: Real Salt Lake v St. Louis City, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Colorado Rapids 2–3 Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park · Commerce City, Colorado
Referee: J. Freemon
Head-to-head (last 6): Colorado Rapids 2 · draws 2 · Real Salt Lake 2 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Colorado Rapids 2W 1D 2L · Real Salt Lake 1W 3D 1L

Colorado Rapids 2–3 Real Salt Lake (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3 / 5.33

Corners

against 7 / 2.17 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5.67 / 4.67

Shots on target

against 5.17 / 3.17 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

3 / 2.5

Cards

against 2.17 / 1.67 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.86 yellows

Referee · J. Freemon

1.86 home / 3 away

over 14 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 May 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 May 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Colorado Rapids for / against	Line	Real Salt Lake for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3 for · 7 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.33 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.33 for · 17.5 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	15.5 for · 11.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	5.67 for · 5.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.67 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.33 for · 10.33 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 8.67 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: J. Freemon — 4.86 yellow cards a game, 0.29 red cards, 24.86 fouls over 14 matches (1.86 to the home side, 3 to the away side).

Home 1.86Away 3

Colorado Rapids

Colorado Rapids — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Yapi n 8	46.3	2.7 6/3	1.2 4/1	—
R. Priso n 8	26.5	2.5 4/2	0.8 2/0	—
M. Barrios n 8	37.1	2.1 3/2	0.9 3/0	—
B. Acosta n 8	79.3	2 6/3	0.3 2/0	—
C. Bassett n 8	66.4	1.9 4/3	1.2 6/1	—

Colorado Rapids — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Cabral n 8	40.6	2.8 4/3	1.9 4/2
B. A. Galvan n 8	22.6	2.5 3/1	1.5 2/1
D. Rubio n 8	75	2.3 6/6	1.5 6/4
J. Lewis n 8	41.6	1.9 4/2	1.4 4/1
M. Barrios n 8	37.1	1.8 4/2	1.2 3/1

Colorado Rapids — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Barrios n 8	37.1	0.6 2/0	0.3 1/0
K. Cabral n 8	40.6	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
D. Rubio n 8	75	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
C. Ronan n 8	89	0.1 1/0	0.3 1/1
J. Lewis n 8	41.6	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Colorado Rapids — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Markanich n 8	42.8	3.4 8/2
R. Priso n 8	26.5	3.4 2/2
B. Acosta n 8	79.3	2.6 5/4
Max n 8	76.1	2.5 7/5
Alex Gersbach n 8	83.4	2.2 8/4

Colorado Rapids — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
William Yarbrough n 8	90	3.1 6/4

Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Braian Ojeda n 8	54.6	2.3 6/3	2.3 5/4	—
D. Luna n 7	18	2.1 3/0	2.1 2/1	—
Brayan Vera n 8	80.9	1.8 7/5	0.8 4/2	—
Daniel Musovski n 8	30.9	1.8 5/0	1.1 2/1	—
B. Jacquesson n 4	40.3	1.7 3/0	0 0/0	—

Real Salt Lake — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Jacquesson n 4	40.3	3.4 4/2	1.1 2/0
Jefferson Savarino n 8	80.9	2.9 8/5	1.5 6/2
Andrés Gómez n 8	63.3	2.7 6/6	1.2 5/2
A. A. Julio Santos n 8	50.9	2.7 6/4	1.5 5/2
P. Ruiz n 8	87.9	1.7 8/4	0.8 4/1

Real Salt Lake — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Justin Meram n 8	61	0.4 1/1	0.6 3/0
Andrés Gómez n 8	63.3	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/1
Jefferson Savarino n 8	80.9	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
Daniel Musovski n 8	30.9	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
D. Kreilach n 8	38.6	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Real Salt Lake — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Löffelsend n 8	69.8	3.9 7/5
Braian Ojeda n 8	54.6	3.7 6/6
P. Ruiz n 8	87.9	3.2 8/6
B. Hidalgo n 6	40.7	2.6 3/3
B. Oviedo n 8	78	2.5 7/5

Real Salt Lake — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Zac MacMath n 8	90	2.5 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Colorado Rapids		Real Salt Lake
62%	Possession	–
1.14	Expected goals (xG)	–
12	Shots	7
4	Shots on target	4
4	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	–
7	Shots inside the box	–
4	Corners	–
1	Offsides	–
13	Fouls	–
3	Yellow cards	–
0	Red cards	–
2	Saves	–
521	Passes	–
88%	Pass accuracy	–

Colorado Rapids player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
William Yarbrough	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Maxso	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
D. Wilson	90	1	1	1	1	1	3	0	8.3
C. Ronan	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7.3
S. Nicholson	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	6.9
K. Rosenberry	90	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	7.5
K. Cabral	90	0	0	0	0	3	1	Y	7
J. Lewis	90	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	6.9
L. Abubakar	88	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7
B. A. Galvan	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
B. Acosta	62	0	0	1	1	0	0	Y	6.3
R. Priso sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Barrios sub	28	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
A. Markanich sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Real Salt Lake player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Zac MacMath	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
B. Hidalgo	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	Y	6.3
Brayan Vera	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.5
B. Oviedo	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
P. Ruiz	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
D. Kreilach	90	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	7.2
R. Rubin	84	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
Daniel Musovski	69	1	0	1	1	1	2	Y	7.3
B. Jacquesson	59	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
J. Löffelsend	59	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
Erik Holt	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
J. Glad sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Andrés Gómez sub	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Braian Ojeda sub	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
A. A. Julio Santos sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Andrew Brody sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Colorado Rapids v Real Salt Lake — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Colorado RapidsDWWLL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Real Salt LakeDDWLD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 0.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Colorado Rapids 2 · 2 draws · Real Salt Lake 2 · 3.5 goals/game

2022-07-10 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids
2022-04-03 Colorado Rapids 1–1 Real Salt Lake
2021-10-17 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Colorado Rapids
2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids 2–1 Real Salt Lake
2021-07-25 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids
2020-09-13 Real Salt Lake 0–5 Colorado Rapids

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Colorado Rapids#14 pos27 pts34 pl-28 GD

Real Salt Lake#5 pos50 pts34 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Colorado Rapids scored0.76

Real Salt Lake scored1.41

Colorado Rapids conceded1.59

Real Salt Lake conceded1.47

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake?: In their last 6 meetings, Colorado Rapids won 2, Real Salt Lake won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake?: Recent form — Colorado Rapids 2W 1D 2L; Real Salt Lake 1W 3D 1L.

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