Sunday , 16 August 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 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

6
2
4
Colorado Rapids SC 12 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
#26 Position #29
22 Points 17
18 Played 18
7 / 1 / 10 W / D / L 4 / 5 / 9
27 Scored 22
25 Conceded 36
+2 GD -14
1.22 PPG 0.94
39% Win % 22%

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Colorado Rapids SC are looking to make home advantage count against Austin FC.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Colorado Rapids SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Austin FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Colombia international Jhojan Valencia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Austin FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 32' The referee calls foul for Moise Bombito. He receives a card.
  • 37' Sebastian Anderson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 41' The deadlock is broken! Andreas Maxso gets on the scoresheet on 41 minutes.
  • 46' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. Colorado Rapids SC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Austin FC's compact 4-3-3.
  • 56' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Rafael Navarro scoring 1 goals.
  • 59' Will Bruin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ethan Finlay on 59 minute.
  • 64' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Austin FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 67' CJ Fodrey gets the nod from Austin FC. He replaces Jon Gallagher and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Jonathan Lewis. He replaces Sam Nicholson on 69 minute.
  • 74' The travelling Austin FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 77' Colorado Rapids SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Calvin Harris is replaced by Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
  • 79' Memo Rodriguez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alexander Ring at the 79 minute mark.
  • 84' It looks surprising Austin FC does not make any changes. Leo Vaisanen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 88' The referee calls foul for Will Bruin. He receives a card.
  • 90' Emiliano Rigoni catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Colorado Rapids SC players.

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
Lalas Abubakar 2
Jonathan Lewis 2
Maximiliano Urruti 2
Ethan Finlay 2
Andre Shinyashiki 2
Diego Fagundez 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
1.83 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC55% Draw24% Austin FC21%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
80%
Draw or Austin FC
45%
Colorado Rapids SC or Austin FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC39% Draw44% Austin FC17%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.5%
0 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
5.8%
3 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 2
3%
0 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 23% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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