Saturday , 14 November 2026

Colorado Rapids SC vs Austin FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Colorado Rapids SC
1 – 0
Full Time
Austin FC
Sun 1 Oct 2023 · 01:30 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Andreas Maxso 41' 1–0
Moise Bombito 32' Y
Darren Yapi 77' Y
Y 88' Will Bruin
Y 90' Emiliano Rigoni

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Austin FC — MLS at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

6
3
4
Colorado Rapids SC 13 games · Avg 2.4 goals Austin FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2022-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Austin FC 2021-09-30 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Austin FC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Austin FC H 1–0 W
28 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–2 D
24 Sep Portland Timbers A 2–3 L
21 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L
17 Sep New England Revolution H 2–1 W
03 Sep Real Salt Lake A 0–2 L
Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Colorado Rapids SC A 0–1 L
25 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–3 D
20 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
18 Sep Portland Timbers H 1–2 L
02 Sep New England Revolution A 2–2 D
31 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC Austin FC
#27 Position #29
43 Points 34
34 Played 34
12 / 7 / 15 W / D / L 8 / 10 / 16
47 Scored 42
50 Conceded 65
-3 GD -23
1.26 PPG 1.00
35% Win % 24%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
18% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts). Austin FC are 29th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
4/3
16-30
8/5
31-45
4/5
46-60
8/4
61-75
5/9
76+
6/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Austin FC
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/11
61-75
5/10
76+
14/17
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 8 G 8 A
Austin FC
Christian Ramirez 9 G 2 A
Myrto Uzuni 9 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Colorado Rapids SC and Austin FC has kicked off!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ciara Dargahi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' 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 Andreas Maxso suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Josh Wolff might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 32' The referee calls foul for Moise Bombito. He receives a card.
  • 37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Owen Wolff made 207 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' Against the run of play, Andreas Maxso has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 46' Sebastian Anderson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 51' Austin FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 56' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Calvin Harris has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 59' A change in the Austin FC ranks — Ethan Finlay exits the field as Will Bruin enters on 59.
  • 64' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Rafael Navarro scoring 1 goals.
  • 67' A change in the Austin FC ranks — Jon Gallagher exits the field as CJ Fodrey enters on 67.
  • 69' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Sam Nicholson trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Lewis on 69 minutes.
  • 74' Austin FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 77' Controversy at the stadium! Darren Yapi argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 78' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Calvin Harris by Ralph Priso-Mbongue on 78 minute.
  • 79' Alexander Ring makes way for Memo Rodriguez at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Austin FC.
  • 84' CJ Fodrey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 207 appearances.
  • 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Will Bruin on 88.
  • 90' Emiliano Rigoni was booked on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ciara Dargahi

Austin FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2022-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Austin FC 2021-09-30 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Austin FC

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2023-10-01 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Austin FC W 2023-09-28 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-09-24 Portland Timbers 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-09-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-09-17 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 New England Revolution W 2023-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L

Austin FC Form

2023-10-01 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Austin FC L 2023-09-25 Austin FC 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-09-20 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Austin FC D 2023-09-18 Austin FC 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2023-09-02 New England Revolution 2–2 Austin FC D 2023-08-31 Austin FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.69 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC52% Draw25% Austin FC23%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

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

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
78%
Draw or Austin FC
48%
Colorado Rapids SC or Austin FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC36% Draw46% Austin FC18%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
9%
0 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
5.8%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 23% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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