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Colorado Rapids v Real Salt Lake prediction

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What to expect

We expect about 1.6 goals from Colorado Rapids and 1.2 from Real Salt Lake, so Colorado Rapids come out ahead by a nose. Put together, that is around 2.9 goals in the game, which is an ordinary sort of total.

Colorado Rapids come into this on three straight wins. Recent results are only ever part of the story, but they are worth knowing before kick-off.

Our pick: Both teams to score. Both of these carry enough of a threat to find the net (xG 1.6-1.2), and we make both teams to score about 57%. Expect goals at either end rather than a one-sided shut-out.

We put the chance of that landing at about 57 out of 100. The price on offer is 1.54, which works out at about 65 out of 100. The price is shorter than our own read, so there is less in this than it might look.

What the numbers say
Colorado Rapids have won four of their last five.
Real Salt Lake have not won any of their last five.
Three of the last five meetings had three goals or more.
Both teams scored in three of the last five meetings.

Recent meetings

17 May 2026Real Salt Lake 2 - 1 Colorado Rapids
5 Oct 2025Real Salt Lake 1 - 0 Colorado Rapids
18 May 2025Colorado Rapids 1 - 0 Real Salt Lake
21 Jul 2024Colorado Rapids 3 - 2 Real Salt Lake
19 May 2024Real Salt Lake 5 - 3 Colorado Rapids
Real Salt Lake have won three of the last five meetings.

One thing to watch

If one attack goes missing for the night, both teams scoring falls flat. The price is shorter than our own read of about 57%, so there's less value here than the number suggests.

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