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by Carlos Zabala in Major League Soccer Picks
In the match with the greatest impact on MLS play-in qualification, Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake will face each other on Saturday in Sandy. Real Salt Lake only needs a win, given their 11th place finish, with the advantage of having two additional games remaining after Saturday: against the Seattle Sounders and St. Louis City, both away. Colorado, meanwhile, is playing its penultimate regular-season game; the final matchup will be at home to host LAFC.
Although Real Salt Lake is a -144 favorite with sportsbooks, the Colorado Rapids have earned a respectable five road wins this year. The last and most significant of these was their win over Minnesota United at Allianz Field. This led sportsbooks to pay odds of +425 for that victory.
However, Colorado has only won one of its last five matches; They drew against Minnesota United last week, playing at home, even though they briefly took the lead thanks to Rafael Navarro's goal. Ojeada, Yedlin, and Olatunji, meanwhile, scored three goals for Real Salt Lake in their last match against Austin FC, which revived their play-in chances.
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Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8
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40 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | -11 |
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11
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37 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | -11 |
Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids Latest Matches
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 27, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Sep 21, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Sep 17, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Sep 13, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 23, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 16, 2025 - Major League Soccer
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 27, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Sep 17, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Sep 13, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 23, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 6, 2025 - Leagues Cup
Aug 2, 2025 - Leagues Cup
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 21, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 16, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 10, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Jul 30, 2025 - Leagues Cup
Jul 16, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Jun 28, 2025 - Major League Soccer
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 27, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Sep 20, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Sep 13, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 30, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 23, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 16, 2025 - Major League Soccer
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 27, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Sep 13, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 16, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 3, 2025 - Leagues Cup
Jul 31, 2025 - Leagues Cup
Jul 12, 2025 - Major League Soccer
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 20, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 30, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 23, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 10, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 7, 2025 - Leagues Cup
Jul 26, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Real Salt Lake against Colorado Rapids : Head to Head (H2H)
33 %
17 %
50 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
May 17, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Jul 20, 2024 - Major League Soccer
May 18, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Mar 9, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 2, 2023 - Major League Soccer
Jul 9, 2022 - Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids v Real Salt Lake last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 4 - 2
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Most goals and assists
Real Salt Lake
Colorado Rapids
D. Luna
(9 Goals)
R. Navarro
(12 Goals)
D. Yedlin
(4 Assists)
C. Bassett
(4 Assists)
Real Salt Lake - Colorado Rapids Key Points
- Both teams scored in Real Salt Lake's last five matches
- Real Salt Lake held Austin FC to a 0.44 xG in their previous match
- Colorado Rapids had 59% possession in their last match against Minnesota United.
- Colorado Rapids had 27 total shots in their last match
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Our Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids Prediction
Forward Rafael Navarro is Colorado's goal-scorer, but he has been a poor contributor in each of his last three matches, with no goals or assists, and his last goal came on August 30.
For its part, Real Salt Lake came out with a clear game plan in the match against Austin FC, arguably the best game fullback DeAndre Yedlin has had this season, where he also scored a goal. Nigerian Victor Olatunji was sent off against LAFC, so the rematch in Los Angeles won't happen, but he returned in great form and scored a goal in the win against Austin.
Our prediction for Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids is: Real Salt Lake to win.
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