Sunday , 16 August 2026

Austin FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Austin FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sun 26 Mar 2023 · 00:30 UTC Q2 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jon Gallagher 5' 1–0
1–1 85' Kevin Cabral
Y 47' Andreas Maxso
Alexander Ring 53' Y
Y 59' Cole Bassett
Y 64' Bryan Acosta

Overview

Match Preview

Austin FC vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Q2 Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

4
2
6
Austin FC 12 games · Avg 2.4 goals Colorado Rapids SC
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-26 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-10-09 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Austin FC 2021-09-30 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Austin FC 2021-08-01 Austin FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Mar Colorado Rapids SC H 1–1 D
19 Mar Houston Dynamo A 0–2 L
12 Mar Real Salt Lake A 2–1 W
05 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 1–0 W
26 Feb St. Louis City H 2–3 L
30 Oct Los Angeles FC A 0–3 L
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Mar Austin FC A 1–1 D
19 Mar Minnesota United FC H 1–2 L
12 Mar San Jose Earthquakes A 0–1 L
05 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 0–0 D
27 Feb Seattle Sounders FC A 0–4 L
09 Oct Austin FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Austin FC Colorado Rapids SC
#29 Position #26
17 Points 22
18 Played 18
4 / 5 / 9 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 10
22 Scored 27
36 Conceded 25
-14 GD +2
0.94 PPG 1.22
22% Win % 39%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Austin FC are 29th (17 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Austin FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
6/13
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/4
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Austin FC
Myrto Uzuni 6 G
Christian Ramirez 5 G 1 A
Colorado Rapids SC
Rafael Navarro 7 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Q2 Stadium!
  • 5' Goal! Jon Gallagher scores his 20 goal in 287 matches.
  • 6' Jon Gallagher has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 6 minutes.
  • 11' Over 11 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 16' Sebastian Driussi, a Argentina , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 21' The energy levels are beginning to show. Robin Fraser might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 26' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 31' Austin FC currently sit 13 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 36' Austin FC are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 275 games and scored 396 goals.
  • 46' It is a cagey affair so far. Austin FC in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact 4-3-3.
  • 47' Andreas Maxso is having his name booked by the referee on 47.
  • 52' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Michael Barrios suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' The referee calls foul for Alexander Ring. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 58' Lalas Abubakar needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Cole Bassett. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 61' A change in the Austin FC ranks — Jhojan Valencia exits the field as Sofiane Djeffal enters on 61.
  • 64' Poor challenge from Bryan Acosta. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 65' Austin FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Diego Fagundez is hanging Emiliano Rigoni on the field on 65 minute.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Colorado Rapids SC! Michael Barrios comes on to replace Jonathan Lewis.
  • 73' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked 29 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 78' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 83' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 85' Against the run of play, Kevin Cabral has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 86' Austin FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Will Bruin is hanging Gyasi Zardes on the field on 86 minute.
  • 86' A goal from the France international Kevin Cabral! He fires home on 86 to make it 2-2!
  • 88' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 88 minute. Connor Ronan leaves to be changed by Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
  • It finishes all square. Austin FC and Colorado Rapids SC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Austin FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rafael Navarro 5
Sebastian Driussi 4
Lalas Abubakar 2
Jonathan Lewis 2
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Ethan Finlay 2
Andre Shinyashiki 2
Diego Fagundez 2

Head to Head

2023-03-26 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-10-09 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Austin FC 2021-09-30 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Austin FC 2021-08-01 Austin FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC

Austin FC Form

2023-03-26 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2023-03-19 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Austin FC L 2023-03-12 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Austin FC W 2023-03-05 Austin FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-02-26 Austin FC 2–3 St. Louis City L 2022-10-30 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Austin FC L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2023-03-26 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2023-03-19 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2023-03-12 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-03-05 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-02-27 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-10-09 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.26 Austin FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Austin FC or Colorado Rapids SC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Austin FC35% Draw27% Colorado Rapids SC38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Austin FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
65%
Austin FC or Colorado Rapids SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Austin FC24% Draw46% Colorado Rapids SC30%
Actual: Austin FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 1
8.5%
0 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap Austin FC covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.