Wednesday , 30 September 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#22 Position #28
36 Points 31
27 Played 27
11 / 3 / 13 W / D / L 7 / 10 / 10
38 Scored 35
38 Conceded 47
+0 GD -12
1.33 PPG 1.15
41% Win % 26%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts). Austin FC are 28th (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/5
31-45
3/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/7
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Austin FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
4/5
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/6
61-75
3/3
76+
12/15
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 7 G 6 A
Austin FC
Christian Ramirez 9 G 2 A
Myrto Uzuni 6 G

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' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Austin FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' The 33-year-old Emiliano Rigoni has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Rafael Navarro scoring 1 goals.
  • 30' 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.
  • 32' The referee has no hesitation. Moise Bombito is booked for Colorado Rapids SC — card on 32.
  • 37' The travelling Austin FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 41' A stunning finish from Andreas Maxso — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Colorado Rapids SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 51' Austin FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Colorado Rapids SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 59' Another change for Austin FC made on 59 minute. Ethan Finlay leaves to be changed by Will Bruin.
  • 64' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
  • 67' Jon Gallagher makes way for CJ Fodrey at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Austin FC.
  • 69' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Sam Nicholson departs to be replaced by Jonathan Lewis.
  • 74' Supporters expect more eagerness from Calvin Harris, as he is very good at scoring at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with 6 goals in the last 5 games.
  • 77' Darren Yapi was booked on 77.
  • 78' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Calvin Harris departs to be replaced by Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Alexander Ring as he leaves the pitch. Memo Rodriguez steps in for Austin FC.
  • 84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Will Bruin on 88 minutes.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Emiliano Rigoni. He receives a card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

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
2 / 4
1.63 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC51% Draw26% Austin FC23%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
77%
Draw or Austin FC
49%
Colorado Rapids SC or Austin FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC35% Draw46% Austin FC19%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
8.8%
0 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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