Real Salt Lake 2-1 Colorado Rapids — Result, Statistics & Match Review — USA - Major League, 17 May 2026

📅17/05/2026 · 🕒04:30 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 2-1 2nd Score 2-2
MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Probability per market · Global + League + Team blend
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home
55%
1.75
Draw
23%
3.8
Away
22%
3.83
Under/Over 2.5
Under 2.5
40%
2.38
Over 2.5
60%
1.52
Both Teams to Score
Yes
57%
1.53
No
43%
2.33
Total Goals
0-1 Goal
22%
4.86
2-3 Goals
39%
1.92
4-5 Goals
25%
2.65
6+ Goals
14%
6.76
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
28%
2.18
1/2
5%
34.0
1/X
8%
12.95
X/1
19%
4.6
X/2
8%
9.28
X/X
8%
6.02
2/1 EV+ ✗
8%
19.85
2/2
8%
6.4
2/X
8%
14.1
Value flag · 2/1 at 19.85 — our 8% vs market 2.7%. Did not land — edges play out over many matches, not one.
PRO iddaakolik · Analysis Engine
Model vs Market · Probabilities · Discipline
Model vs Market — where we differ
iddaakolik Market EU Bookmakers
55%
Home Win
54%
+1.5pp
23%
Draw
23%
+0.0pp
22%
Away Win
23%
-1.6pp
40%
Under 2.5
38%
+2.1pp
60%
Over 2.5
62%
-2.1pp
57%
BTTS Yes
61%
-4.0pp
43%
BTTS No
39%
+4.0pp
gold — our model green — our served pick grey — EU market (margin removed: each group sums to 100%)
Edge (pp): green = we see more probability than the market · gold = essentially even (±0.5pp) · red = we see less. The Decision above outranks any single row: the engine backs well-supported edges, not merely big ones.
PREVIEW Match Preview Engine
iddaakolik Team Elo · Form · Goals signals
HOME Real Salt Lake EU Bookmakers 57%
Head to Head
AWAY Colorado Rapids EU Bookmakers 26%
+2% / +13% Team Performance vs MarketAll History / Recent Form · above/below bookmaker expectations -1% / -10%
1.55/1.17 Expected GoalsScored / Conceded 1.47/1.76
+7% / +3% Attack / Defense(vs League Avg.) +11% / -9%
57% Ball Possession 43%
16 Total Shots 11
6 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 4
421 · 85% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 308 · 80%
23.1 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 21.2
17.5 Crosses 14.7
2.1 Yellow Cards 2.4
H2H Past Meetings
Real recorded figures, averaged over these meetings
HOME Real Salt Lake
3W-0D-3L
AWAY Colorado Rapids
1.67 Avg Goals (FT) 1.50
1.09 xG 1.91
59% Ball Possession 41%
12 Total Shots 12
5 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 4
451 Passes 288
86% Pass Accuracy 80%
20 Box Touches 22
18 Crosses 17
2 Yellow Cards 2
05.10.2025 Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake 1-0 HT 1-0 Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids ABD
18.05.2025 Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids 1-0 HT 0-0 Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake ABD
21.07.2024 Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids 3-2 HT 2-1 Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake ABD
19.05.2024 Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake 5-3 HT 2-2 Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids ABD
10.03.2024 Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake 1-2 HT 1-1 Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids ABD
22.10.2023 Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids 0-1 HT 0-0 Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake ABD
RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME Real Salt Lake
2-1
AWAY Colorado Rapids
1.55 xG 0.44
48% Ball Possession 52%
17 Total Shots 8
8 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 6
334 Passes 377
82% Pass Accuracy 86%
27 Box Touches 14
14 Crosses 14
2 Yellow Cards 3
FAQ Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids
Match summary & frequently asked questions

Real Salt Lake edged past Colorado Rapids 2-1 in the USA - Major League on 17 May 2026. The game was level at 1-1 at the break, so the decisive goals came after it.

The goals market leaned clearly over 2.5, at 60% and both teams to score was close to even at 57%.

On the day, Real Salt Lake had 48% of the ball to Colorado Rapids's 52%, shots finished 17-8, expected goals 1.55 to 0.44.

Across their last 6 meetings in our records, honours are even at 3 apiece. Those games averaged 1.67 goals for Real Salt Lake and 1.50 for Colorado Rapids.

What was the final score of Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids?

Real Salt Lake 2-1 Colorado Rapids in the USA - Major League on 17/05/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

What did the model predict for Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids?

Before kick-off our model rated a Real Salt Lake win the most likely single outcome at about 55%, with the full match-result split Real Salt Lake 55%, draw 23%, Colorado Rapids 22%. The final score 2-1 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (Real Salt Lake), Over 2.5, BTTS Yes — a clean sweep of the main markets.

✓ Match Result (Real Salt Lake) ✓ Over 2.5 ✓ BTTS Yes
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