Matchday

MLS 2026 · 17 May 2026

Real Salt Lake 2–1 Colorado Rapids

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Apr 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.0 – 1.3
Actual xG
1.4 – 0.4
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made Real Salt Lake favourites at 55%.

Real Salt Lake won and made the better chances: 1.4 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Nicholas Defreitas-Hansen, 55.9 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Sergi Solans +8.0.

Well below it: Lukas Engel −12.6, Kosi Thompson −10.2, DeAndre Yedlin −9.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Real Salt Lake

14 May 2026W 3–0v Houston Dynamo MLS
10 May 2026L 1–3at FC Dallas MLS
2 May 2026W 2–0v Portland Timbers MLS
26 Apr 2026L 1–2at LA Galaxy MLS
23 Apr 2026L 0–2v Inter Miami CF MLS

Colorado Rapids

14 May 2026W 1–0at Minnesota United MLS
10 May 2026L 0–1v St.Louis City MLS
3 May 2026L 0–1at Houston Dynamo MLS
26 Apr 2026L 1–3at Vancouver Whitecaps MLS
23 Apr 2026D 0–0at Los Angeles FC MLS

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Real Salt Lake

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Rafael Cabral Goalkeeper9000–52.0+2.0
Sergi Solans Forward87110.3350.6+8.0
Sam Junqua Defender2600–48.7–
Morgan Guilavogui Forward2600–44.1–
Zavier Gozo Midfielder90100.5643.4+0.6
Griffin Dillon Midfielder1400–42.6–
Juan Sanabria Midfielder90010.0941.8−0.9
Stijn Spierings Midfielder7600–41.5−5.4
Justen Glad Defender90000.0940.5−2.1
Aiden Hezarkhani Forward64000.2140.2+1.7
Noel Caliskan Midfielder9000–38.2−4.0
Zach Booth Midfielder6400–38.0+3.4
Dominik Marczuk Midfielder2600–32.7–
DeAndre Yedlin Defender90000.1227.9−9.5
Victor Olatunji Forward800–21.7–
Lukas Engel Defender6400–20.8−12.6

Colorado Rapids

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Darren Yapi Forward1700–63.3–
Rob Holding Defender3800–60.4–
Nicholas Defreitas-Hansen Goalkeeper9000–55.9+4.2
Connor Ronan Midfielder5200–55.8–
Lucas Herrington Defender9000–52.4+2.4
Georgi Minoungou Midfielder9000–45.8+7.9
Wayne Frederick Midfielder90100.1945.3+6.3
Hamzat Ojediran Midfielder73000.0244.0+0.1
Miguel Navarro Defender8400–43.1+6.1
Alexis Manyoma Midfielder11000.0340.8–
Paxten Aaronson Midfielder90010.0240.5−2.2
Rafael Navarro Forward90000.1439.9−5.8
Josh Atencio Midfielder3800–35.4–
Reggie Cannon Defender1700–35.2–
Kosi Thompson Defender7300–32.8−10.2
Jackson Travis Defender5200–32.4−5.1