Colorado Rapids vs Real Salt Lake | MLS Match Preview

   

COLORADO RAPIDS vs. REAL SALT LAKE
DICK’S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City, Colo.
July 11, 2015 (MLS Game #190)
9 pm ET (MLS Live, Altitude, KMYU)

• The Rapids put an end to their six-game winless streak as Kevin Doyle scored his first goal since coming to the club and Vicente Sanchez scored his first goal of the season, leading to a 2-1 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday evening. The Rapids have won two league games since April 18, over their last 13 games – both coming against Western Conference-leading Vancouver.
• Sebastian Jaime scored for a second consecutive match as Real Salt Lake played to a second consecutive draw, reaching a 1-1 result with Orlando City SC on Saturday evening. Jaime has scored in Real’s last four games at Rio Tinto Stadium over all competitions.
• The teams are meeting for the second time this season. They played to a scoreless draw June 7 at Rio Tinto Stadium.
• RSL have not lost in the last five meetings between the teams, with three wins and two draws. Real won all three meetings between the teams a year ago.
• The rivals play for the Rocky Mountain Cup, a trophy awarded by the supporters groups of both teams. The rivalry has lived up to its billing in past seasons, as last-day results sent RSL into the MLS Cup Playoffs ahead of their Rocky Mountain rivals in 2008 (a last-minute RSL goal for a 1-1 tie) and 2009 (a 3-0 Real win). In 2007, the RSL win also ended the Rapids’ playoff hopes, though RSL also did not qualify.