Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids – Lineups & Match Details

Real Salt Lake beat Colorado Rapids 2-1. Goals: W. Frederick II (7'), Z. Gozo (36'), S. Solans (68'). Real Salt Lake had 48% possession against Colorado Rapids's 52%. Shots on target: 8-4.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 15

Sunday, 17 May 2026

Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids

Referee: M. Badawi

Lineups

Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake5-4-1
Rafael Cabral1Rafael CabralG
Zach Booth23Zach BoothD
DeAndre Yedlin2DeAndre YedlinD
Justen Glad15Justen GladD
Lukas Engel4Lukas EngelD
Juan Sanabria8Juan SanabriaD
Aiden  Hezarkhani39Aiden HezarkhaniM
Stijn Spierings6Stijn SpieringsM
Noel Caliskan92Noel CaliskanM
Zavier Gozo72Zavier GozoM
Sergi Solans22Sergi SolansF

Substitutes

29Sam JunquaD
11Dominik MarczukF
9Morgan GuilavoguiF
27Griffin DillonM
17Victor OlatunjiF
24Max KerkvlietG
26Philip QuintonD
98Alexandros KatranisD
70Lineker RodriguesF
Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids4-2-3-1
Nicholas Defreitas-Hansen41Nicholas Defreitas-HansenG
Kosi Thompson33Kosi ThompsonD
Lucas Herrington22Lucas HerringtonD
Miguel Navarro29Miguel NavarroD
Jackson Travis99Jackson TravisD
Hamzat Ojediran8Hamzat OjediranM
Connor Ronan20Connor RonanM
Paxten Aaronson10Paxten AaronsonM
Wayne Frederick13Wayne FrederickM
Georgi Minoungou93Georgi MinoungouM
Rafael Navarro9Rafael NavarroF

Substitutes

6Rob HoldingD
12Josh AtencioM
4Reggie CannonD
77Darren YapiF
11Alexis ManyomaM
31Adam BeaudryG
2Keegan RosenberryD
24Noah CobbD
7Dante SealyF

Match Events

7'G

W. Frederick II

Assist: P. Aaronson

34'Y

H. Ojediran

36'G

Z. Gozo

Assist: S. Solans

52'S

C. Ronan

Substitution 1

52'S

J. Travis

Substitution 2

64'S

A. Hezarkhani

Substitution 1

64'S

L. Engel

Substitution 2

64'S

Chadwick Zachary Booth

Substitution 3

67'Y

J. Atencio

68'G

S. Solans

Assist: J. Sanabria

73'S

H. Ojediran

Substitution 3

73'S

K. Thompson

Substitution 4

73'Y

R. Cannon

76'S

S. Spierings

Substitution 4

81'Y

Z. Gozo

84'S

M. Navarro

Substitution 5

87'S

S. Solans

Substitution 5

90'+3Y

D. Yedlin

Statistics

Real Salt Lake
48%52%
Colorado Rapids
1.38Expected Goals (xG)0.39
17Total Shots8
8Shots on Target4
2Corners6
18Fouls8
5Offsides2
82Pass Accuracy (%)85
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Real Salt Lake host Colorado Rapids on Sunday, 17 May 2026. The kick-off time is 01:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Real Salt Lake go into the match 3rd in the table; Colorado Rapids sit 11th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Real Salt Lake have taken 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Colorado Rapids have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 5 Oct 2025: Real Salt Lake 1-0 Colorado Rapids; 18 May 2025: Real Salt Lake 0-1 Colorado Rapids; 21 Jul 2024: Real Salt Lake 2-3 Colorado Rapids. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Real Salt Lake beat Colorado Rapids 2-1. Real Salt Lake scored through Z. Gozo 36', S. Solans 68'. Colorado Rapids replied with W. Frederick II 7'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 68 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Real Salt Lake held 48% of the ball against 52% for Colorado Rapids. Shots on target finished 8-4. Expected goals read 1.38 for Real Salt Lake, 0.39 for Colorado Rapids.

Verdict

The win nudges Real Salt Lake forward and leaves Colorado Rapids with work to do. Real Salt Lake sat 3rd and Colorado Rapids 11th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.