Thursday , 2 July 2026

Austin FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Austin FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sun 20 Oct 2024 · 01:00 UTC Q2 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Julio Cascante 3' Y
Hector Jimenez 28' Y
Y 30' Lalas Abubakar
Alexander Ring 45' Y
Oleksandr Svatok 61' Y
Jon Gallagher 73' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

4
2
5
Austin FC 11 games · Avg 2.5 goals Colorado Rapids SC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-20 Austin FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2024-06-16 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Austin FC 2023-10-01 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Austin FC 2023-03-26 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-10-09 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Colorado Rapids SC H 3–2 W
06 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
03 Oct Portland Timbers A 1–0 W
29 Sep Real Salt Lake H 2–2 D
22 Sep Houston Dynamo H 0–1 L
19 Sep Los Angeles FC A 1–1 D
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Austin FC A 2–3 L
06 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L
03 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–3 L
29 Sep Minnesota United FC A 0–3 L
22 Sep Toronto FC H 2–0 W
19 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 1–4 L

Season Stats

Austin FC Colorado Rapids SC
#29 Position #26
14 Points 16
15 Played 15
3 / 5 / 7 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 9
19 Scored 25
31 Conceded 24
-12 GD +1
0.93 PPG 1.07
20% Win % 33%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Austin FC are 29th (14 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Austin FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
4/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
4/–
61-75
2/4
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Colorado Rapids SC gets underway.
  • 3' Poor challenge from Julio Cascante. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 7' The crowd applauds Djordje Mihailovic as he leaves the pitch. Calvin Harris steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 8' Sebastian Driussi adds to his 3 season tally! Austin FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 13' Julio Cascante needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
  • 18' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 23' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 28' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Hector Jimenez.
  • 30' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Lalas Abubakar on 30 minutes.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' USA international Jonathan Lewis has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' Rafael Navarro doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 45' Alexander Ring picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Sam Vines is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lalas Abubakar at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Austin FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
  • 56' Alexander Ring has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 40 cards already picked up this season.
  • 61' Austin FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 61.
  • 62' Another substitution for Austin FC to replace Jader Obrian by Ethan Finlay on 62 minute.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Kevin Cabral on, Calvin Harris off on 66 minutes.
  • 71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 73' Controversy at the stadium! Jon Gallagher argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 75' Goal! Omir Fernandez scores his 19 goal in 283 matches.
  • 75' Austin FC ring the changes. Diego Rubio has done his job and it is now time for Gyasi Zardes to step up.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Austin FC! Brendan Hines-Ike comes on to replace Jonathan Lewis.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Omir Fernandez as he leaves the pitch. Kimani Stewart-Baynes steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Austin FC players.

Lineups

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastian Driussi 4
Rafael Navarro 4
Jonathan Lewis 2
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Ethan Finlay 2
Andre Shinyashiki 2
Diego Fagundez 2
Cecilio Dominguez 2

Head to Head

2024-10-20 Austin FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2024-06-16 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Austin FC 2023-10-01 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Austin FC 2023-03-26 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-10-09 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC

Austin FC Form

2024-10-20 Austin FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-10-06 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Austin FC L 2024-10-03 Portland Timbers 0–1 Austin FC W 2024-09-29 Austin FC 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2024-09-22 Austin FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo L 2024-09-19 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Austin FC D

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2024-10-20 Austin FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2024-10-06 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-10-03 Colorado Rapids SC 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-09-29 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2024-09-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Toronto FC W 2024-09-19 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.74 Austin FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Austin FC or Colorado Rapids SC 76% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Austin FC43% Draw24% Colorado Rapids SC33%
Actual: Austin FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Austin FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
57%
Austin FC or Colorado Rapids SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Austin FC29% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 2
6.7%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.7%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
4.5%
0 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
4%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap Austin FC covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 18% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 18% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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