Charlotte FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Charlotte FC vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Bank of America Stadium.
- Charlotte FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Apr Colorado Rapids SC H 2–2 D 09 Apr Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L 01 Apr Toronto FC A 2–2 D 25 Mar New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D 18 Mar Orlando City SC A 2–1 W 11 Mar Atlanta United FC H 0–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 15 Apr Charlotte FC A 2–2 D 09 Apr Sporting Kansas City A 1–0 W 02 Apr Los Angeles FC H 0–0 D 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 Season Stats
Charlotte FC Colorado Rapids SC #6 Position #26 21 Points 16 15 Played 15 6 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 9 24 Scored 25 23 Conceded 24 +1 GD +1 1.40 PPG 1.07 40% Win % 33% Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this seasonCharlotte FC are 6th (21 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Charlotte FC0-15–/216-302/431-453/–46-601/261-751/376+4/3■ Scored ■ ConcededColorado Rapids SC0-153/216-302/331-451/346-604/–61-752/476+1/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Charlotte FC and Colorado Rapids SC is underway.
- 2' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Lalas Abubakar gets a Yellow card.
- 7' Charlotte FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 7.
- 12' 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.
- 17' Colorado Rapids SC is showing some good football. However, Colorado Rapids SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 272 games and scored 394 goals.
- 30' The whistle greets Cole Bassett as he departs to be replaced by Max Alves.
- 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 40' Jonathan Lewis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 45' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Diego Rubio gets a Yellow card.
- 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Derrick Jones on 50.
- 52' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Max Alves gets a Yellow card.
- 54' Max Alves puts Colorado Rapids SC on the lead.
- 59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lalas Abubakar, as he is very good at scoring at Bank of America Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 62' GOAL! Kerwin Vargas scores on 62.
- 64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Darren Yapi.
- 65' GOAL! Kamil Jozwiak scores on 65.
- 70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 74' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Steven Beitashour is replaced by Michael Barrios.
- 75' Another change for Charlotte FC made on 75 minute. Karol Swiderski leaves to be changed by Nathan Byrne.
- 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
- 82' It is a substitution in Charlotte FC team. Kamil Jozwiak is replaced by Orrin McKinze Gaines on 82 minute.
- 87' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 88' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 90' Charlotte FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ben Bender is hanging Kerwin Vargas on the field on 90 minute.
- The final score is 2-2.
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Lineups
Charlotte FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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- 20
- 13
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28
Joseph Mora ↓ Jaylin Lindsey 75'
- 25
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11
Karol Swiderski ↓ Nathan Byrne 75'
- 7
- 29
- 9
- 31
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18
Kerwin Vargas ↓ Ben Bender 90'
Bench
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14
Nathan Byrne ↑ 75'
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24
Jaylin Lindsey ↑ 75'
- 23
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15
Ben Bender ↑ 90'
- 19
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17
Orrin McKinze Gaines II ↑ 82'
Coach Christian LattanzioColorado Rapids SC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 20
- 21
- 11
- 2
- 33
- 4
- 28
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23
Cole Bassett ↓ Max Alves 30'
- 6
- 22
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77
Darren Yapi ↓ Jonathan Lewis 74'
Bench
- 91
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12
Michael Barrios ↑ 74'
- 16
- 27
- 1
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7
Jonathan Lewis ↑ 74'
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8
Max Alves ↑ 30'
- 34
- 31
Coach Robin Fraser -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Michael Barrios 1 Max Alves 1 Kamil Jozwiak 1 Kerwin Vargas 1 Djordje Mihailovic 1 Joshua Atencio 1 Head to Head
Charlotte FC Form
Colorado Rapids SC Form
2023-04-15 Charlotte FC 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2023-04-09 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-04-02 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.46 Charlotte FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.44 Colorado Rapids SC xGI would bet for: Charlotte FC or Colorado Rapids SC 73% + Both teams to score 59%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.9Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 55% 45% ± 3.5 33% 67% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Charlotte FC or Draw 66%Draw or Colorado Rapids SC 61%Charlotte FC or Colorado Rapids SC 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.5%2 – 1 8.1%1 – 2 8%0 – 0 7.3%1 – 0 7.1%0 – 1 7%2 – 2 Actual2 – 0 5.8%0 – 2 5.6%3 – 1 4%1 – 3 3.8%3 – 2 2.9%Asian Handicap — Charlotte FC
Handicap Charlotte FC covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 11% 82% -1.5 18% — 82% -1 18% 19% 63% -0.5 37% — 63% +0.5 64% — 36% +1 64% 19% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 11% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.