Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids Prediction: Salt Lake finally caught a break

Real Salt Lake welcome Colorado Rapids to the Rio Tinto Stadium for their next MLS match. The team are dealing with back-to-back defeats in their last 2 games since the end of the Leagues Cup tournament and they are desperate for a win. Hopefully they can rely on their fans to spur them to victory over The Rapids.

Colorado Rapids have also lost their last 2 matches in a row since the domestic league resumed and they will be eager to get at least a point in an unfamiliar territory. Real Salt Lake won the previous meeting earlier in the season and The Rapids are determined to get their revenge.

Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake can take some comfort that they have beaten Colorado Rapids already this season in the first meeting back in May. But besides that, Real Salt Lake are in terrible form and a win is just what the team needs right now. They lost their last 2 games and most recently, lost to Portland Timbers away from home. Portland Timbers got the opening goal in the 13th minute through Santiago Moreno and then Felipe Mora doubled their lead in the 64th minute. Real Salt Lake managed to get one goal back through Cristian Arango in the 82nd minute and the game ended in a 2-1 defeat for Real Salt Lake.

Considering their recent form in the MLS, Salt Lake have 2 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw in their last 5 MLS matches in a row. Their big 4-0 win over Orlando City SC, was followed by the 2-2 draw against Sporting Kansas City and then they won against New York Red Bulls 3-1, before losing their last 2 games against Houston Dynamo and Portland Timbers. They have not been any better playing at home either, as they have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 home games.

According to the latest rankings, Real Salt Lake are ranked 6th in the western conference and 13th on the MLS table, with 37 points from 26 games played.

Streaks: losses (4), without a clean sheet (6), more than 2.5 goals (7/8), first to concede (6/6), first half loser (5/6), less than 10.5 corners (8/8).

Colorado Rapids

It is safe to say The Rapids are the worst team in the MLS currently as their result clearly shows that. They have picked up only 19 points from 25 matches in the MLS. They have 3 wins, 10 draws and 12 defeats so far, with a goal aggregate of 16:37.

The Rapids will take the trip to the Rio Tinto Stadium to face Salt Lake as they search for their first MLS win in the last 4 games in a row. They lost back-to-back games leading to this game, with the most recent being the 3-0 defeat against Minnesota United. In that game, Minnesota United were in control of the game from the first half, scoring all 3 goals before the end of the first half. Emmanuel Reynoso opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 18th minute and then followed it up with another goal in the 26th minute, before Teemu Pukki buried the 3rd goal in the back of the net in the 43rd minute. There were no goals from either side in the second half and Minnesota United won the match 3-0 at full time.

The Rapids are winless in their last 4 MLS games, they have also lost their last 2 MLS games and in their last 5, they had 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Their last win against FC Dallas, was followed by back-to-back draws against Portland Timbers and Houston Dynamo, before the back-to-back defeats against Los Angeles FC and Minnesota United. Away from home, they have lost their last 6 matches in the MLS.

Streaks: losses (4), no wins (6), without a clean sheet (4), more than 2.5 goals (4/5), first to concede (4/5).

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake have dominated the games against Colorado Rapids in the past. Both teams have played 20 matches against each other and Real Salt Lake won 14 matches, while The Rapids won 3 and 3 matches ended in a draw.

Streaks

• Real Salt Lake have not lost in the last 5 matches against Colorado Rapids
• Colorado Rapids are without a clean sheet in the last 8 matches against Real Salt Lake.
• There were more than 2.5 goals scored in 8/10 matches.
• Both teams scored in 5/6 matches.
• Real Salt Lake scored first in 8/8 matches.
• Real Salt Lake won the first half in 5/5 matches.
• There were more than 4.5 cards in 5/7 matches.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 9/9 matches.

Expert Betting Tips

According to Analysis, Real Salt Lake have scored 36 goals and conceded 39 goals in the MLS. They average 1.4 goals per game and their conversion rate is 9%, while conceding an average of 1.5 goals per game and they have 6 clean sheets. They also average 5.3 corners per game.

While Colorado Rapids have scored 16 goals and conceded 37 goals in the MLS. They average 0.5 goals per game and their conversion rate is 6%, while conceding an average of 1.5 goals per game and they have 8 clean sheets. They also average 4.8 corners per game.

• Home Win FT at 1.69 Odds
• Home Win FT at 1.68 Odds
• Correct Score 2-0 at 8.50 Odds