Colorado Rapids vs 30.08.26 01:301 – 0Full Time
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Match report
Cannon strike gives Colorado Rapids narrow win over Real Salt Lake
Colorado Rapids beat Real Salt Lake 1-0 in a Major League Soccer Regular Season round 22 fixture at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, moving further clear in the table with the only goal of the game deciding an otherwise cagey contest.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The breakthrough came in the 58th minute when Reginald Cannon converted after being set up by Youssef Maziz, sending the home side ahead and forcing Real Salt Lake to chase the game for the remainder. There was no further scoring, and the score stayed at 1-0 through to the final whistle.
Colorado dominated territory and chances throughout, racking up 65% possession and 14 shots to their visitors' four, with four of those on target compared to none for Real Salt Lake. The visitors, by contrast, picked up more bookings, with five yellow cards shown against them compared to three for the hosts, as Rosendo Mendoza struggled to keep the game calm in stretches.
The result lifted Colorado to 31 points from 22 games in 12th place, while Real Salt Lake remained stuck in 17th on 28 points from 21 matches, extending a difficult run that had already seen them lose three of their previous five outings.
Cannon scored the only goal of the match and was rated 7.9, the highest mark among the featured performers.
Colorado's 65% share of possession underlined their control of the game against a Real Salt Lake side that managed just four shots all match.
Colorado Rapids beat Real Salt Lake 1–0 (half-time 0–0).
Colorado Rapids met Real Salt Lake in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 22). Kick-off was Sunday, 30 August 2026, 01:30 UTC at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Referee: Rosendo Mendoza. Attendance: 16,094.
Team pages: Colorado Rapids · Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 58' Goal: Reginald Cannon (assist: Youssef Maziz) — 1–0
Starting line-ups
Colorado Rapids (4-2-3-1)
Real Salt Lake (3-4-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Colorado Rapids 49%, the draw 26%, Real Salt Lake 25%. It finished Colorado Rapids 1–0 Real Salt Lake.
Level sides, home ground swings it — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage plus Real Salt Lake's hot finishing due to cool give Colorado Rapids the lean. The draw at 26% is nudged down by the same factors that shape the win chances.
Why Colorado Rapids in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1524 to 1566. Sides this close won 43.2% of 15,833 home games (draw 26.7%, visitors 30.1%). Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.4% of 5,116 games vs 44.9% across all 99,457 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Real Salt Lake scored +0.32 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 29.1% of 1,460 games, vs 28.9% for visitors finishing normally.
Why only 49%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 26% and Real Salt Lake at 25%.
Why the draw at 26%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.7%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,679. The cool-off factor takes 2.0 points off the draw. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Colorado Rapids sit -0.50 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0. Colorado Rapids are missing 3 regular starters — Hamzat Ojediran, Miguel Navarro, Joshua Atencio — about 23% of their usual starting-XI weight. Our measured receipt covers one-sided absences only, and the picture here isn't one-sided — both squads are short. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
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- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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Quick answers
›What was the final score of Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake?
Colorado Rapids beat Real Salt Lake 1–0 (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake?
Reginald Cannon (58') for Colorado Rapids.
›Where can I watch Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Colorado Rapids 1–0 Real Salt Lake are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake?
Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake have met 10 times — 3 wins for Colorado Rapids, 7 wins for Real Salt Lake and 0 draws.