Match Report
Colorado Rapids went into the game 7th in the table on 31 points; Real Salt Lake sat 10th on 28 — a 3-point gap. Real Salt Lake had been under-performing their position — 26th on five-round form against 10th in the table. Per game in the league, Colorado Rapids were scoring 1.41 and conceding 1.27, Real Salt Lake 1.62 and 1.57, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Real Salt Lake had not won in 6 games, having scored in 13 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Colorado Rapids held 9 points of 15 and Real Salt Lake 2.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 3 for Colorado Rapids, 5 for Real Salt Lake and 2 drawn, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 70% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 70%.
Dick's Sporting Goods Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,680. With 44 matches recorded and 1.6 yellow cards per game, R. Mendoza was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Colorado Rapids: Reggie Cannon (58')
Key stats
Possession: Colorado Rapids 64% · Real Salt Lake 36% · Total shots: 14-4 · On target: 4-0 · Corners: 7-1