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Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake Prediction, Odds & Statistics

Our Poisson-based model projects 1.60 expected goals for Colorado Rapids and 1.31 for Real Salt Lake, a combined total of 2.90. That distribution gives Colorado Rapids the largest share of the 1X2 market at 44%, with the draw at 25%. Goals markets follow the same shape: 56% for over 2.5 goals and 58% for both teams to score, with 1–1 the single most likely scoreline at 11%. Probabilities are statistical estimates and carry meaningful uncertainty — a 44% favourite still loses or draws roughly 56% of the time.

Model pick

Colorado Rapids or Draw

68.7% probability

Moderate confidence

Expected goals

1.60 – 1.31

Model version

poisson-v2

Probabilities are statistical estimates, not guarantees.

Match result (1X2)

Colorado Rapids win44%
Draw25%
Real Salt Lake win31%

Double chance 1X

69%

Double chance 12

76%

Double chance X2

56%

Goals markets

Over 1.5 goals79%
Over 2.5 goals56%
Over 3.5 goals33%
Both teams to score58%

Correct score

  • 1–111.4%
  • 2–19.1%
  • 1–08.8%
  • 1–27.5%
  • 0–17.2%

Why the model likes this

  • Colorado Rapids home form

    10 points from their last 5 home matches in our dataset.

  • Most likely outcome

    The model rates Colorado Rapids to win the strongest 1X2 selection at 44%, against 44% / 25% / 31% for home, draw and away.

  • Expected goals balance

    Projected 1.60 goals for Colorado Rapids and 1.31 for Real Salt Lake, a combined 2.90 — an open game on paper.

  • Goals markets

    Over 2.5 goals lands at 56% and both teams to score at 58%, with 1–1 the single most likely scoreline at 11%.

Recent form

Colorado Rapids

  • 2026-08-16T01:30:00.000Z · H vs Sporting Kansas City · 2-0 (W)
  • 2026-08-02T01:30:00.000Z · H vs Austin · 1-0 (W)
  • 2026-07-26T00:30:00.000Z · A vs St. Louis City · 0-1 (L)
  • 2026-07-23T01:30:00.000Z · H vs San Diego · 1-0 (W)
  • 2026-07-10T01:00:00.000Z · H vs FC Juarez · 1-1 (D)

Real Salt Lake

    Head-to-head

    Head-to-head history is temporarily unavailable. The prediction below is unaffected — it is built from current form, home and away performance, goals data and competition statistics.

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