Two clubs in the Western Conference of MLS will do battle today in a league match between Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids. The first-division clash scheduled for 10 p.m. ET will be held at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports.
Colorado Rapids defender Shane O'Neill had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via MLS's official website): "I think everyone realizes that it's three points or bust at this point. From here on out, we're just going out with no worries. For a lot of the game, we were playing it and we were feeling really good on the ball. [We] just [made] a couple of mistakes."
"[The Portland Timbers] didn't really have a whole lot of chances [against us]," he added when speaking about Week 27's draw. "Just have to fight for the whole 90 minutes next time."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Real Salt Lake's Alvaro Saborio has slowly made his return from injury, featuring as a substitute in Week 27. The 32-year-old has five goals and two assists in 11 appearances this season.
Real Salt Lake's Projected Lineup (4-4-2 diamond): Rimando - Beltran, Schuler, Maund, Wingert - Mulholland, Beckerman, Grabavoy, Morales - Saborio, Plata
Colorado Rapids' Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Berner - Wynne, Piermayr, O'Neill, Burch - Powers - Hill, LaBrocca, Mari, Serna - Deshorn Brown
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DC United | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 47 | |||
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 45 | |||
| 3 | New England Revolution | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 42 | |||
| 4 | New York Red Bulls | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 38 | |||
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 37 | |||
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 37 | |||
| 7 | Toronto FC | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 34 | |||
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 50 | -17 | 32 | |||
| 9 | Chicago Fire | 27 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 30 | |||
| 10 | Impact Montreal | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 52 | -20 | 21 |
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 54 | |||
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 57 | 30 | 27 | 51 | |||
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 44 | 35 | 9 | 46 | |||
| 4 | FC Dallas | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 45 | |||
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 37 | |||
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 36 | |||
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 31 | |||
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 28 | |||
| 9 | Chivas USA | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 51 | -28 | 24 |
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