COLORADO RAPIDS vs. REAL SALT LAKE
DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City, Colo.
October 4, 2015 (WEEK 31, MLS Game #316)
7 pm ET (FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO)
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- The Rapids suffered a second consecutive defeat as their winless run was extended to four games in a 3-2 loss at the Houston Dynamo on Saturday evening. Vicente Sanchez scored a pair of goals for the second time in his MLS career in the loss.
- Real had their two-game winning streak in league play put to an end, dropping a 1-0 decision at the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday evening.
- The teams are meeting for the third time this season. Jared Watts and Juan Ramirez each scored in second-half stoppage time as the Rapids claimed a 3-1 victory July 11 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park; they played to a scoreless draw June 7 at Rio Tinto Stadium.
- The Rapids victory in the last meeting ended a five-game winless streak vs. Real, who had three wins and two draws over the stretch. 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 Real also did not qualify.
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