Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Colorado Rapids SC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Colorado Rapids SC
3 – 2
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sun 26 May 2019 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 50' Gaston Sauro
Jack Price 56' Y
Y 85' Niko Hansen
Nicolas Mezquida 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Eduardo Mariscal
  • Referee Matthew Nelson
  • Referee Guido Gonzalez

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

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1
3
Colorado Rapids SC 5 games · Avg 3.6 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-26 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 2018-09-22 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W
20 May Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–0 W
12 May Real Salt Lake H 2–3 L
04 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–3 L
27 Apr Atlanta United FC A 0–1 L
20 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 1–4 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May Colorado Rapids SC A 2–3 L
19 May Minnesota United FC A 0–1 L
11 May Los Angeles FC H 0–3 L
08 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–1 W
05 May D.C. United SC A 1–3 L
28 Apr Houston Dynamo A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC Columbus Crew SC
#22 Position #12
36 Points 29
27 Played 27
11 / 3 / 13 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 14
38 Scored 39
38 Conceded 43
+0 GD -4
1.33 PPG 1.07
41% Win % 30%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 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
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
3/6
16-30
4/4
31-45
6/6
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 7 G 6 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Colorado Rapids SC and Columbus Crew SC.
  • 5' David Guzman has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Hector Jimenez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 23' What a moment for Tommy Smith! That strike on 23 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 28' The deadlock is broken! Pedro Santos gets on the scoresheet on 28 minutes.
  • 33' Over 33 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 38' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 43' Joshua Williams has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hector Jimenez on 43 minute.
  • 48' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Gaston Sauro.
  • 52' Jon Lewis adds to his 0 season tally! Colorado Rapids SC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 54' Against the run of play, Gyasi Zardes has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 56' Controversy at the stadium! Jack Price argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 66' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 279 games and scored 400 goals.
  • 67' Colorado Rapids SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolas Mezquida is hanging Sam Nicholson on the field on 67 minute.
  • 70' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. David Accam has done his job and it is now time for Robinho to step up.
  • 75' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
  • 77' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Jon Lewis trudges off to be replaced by Andre Shinyashiki on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
  • 85' A moment of madness from Niko Hansen on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
  • 89' Sensational shot from Nicolas Mezquida. Colorado Rapids SC is back in the lead.
  • 90' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Diego Rubio exits the field as Cole Bassett enters on 90.
  • Another three points for Colorado Rapids SC.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gyasi Zardes 2
Lucas Zelarayan 1
Shkelzen Gashi 1
Sean Zawadzki 1
Federico Higuain 1
Sam Nicholson 1
Gyasi Zardes 1
Cole Bassett 1

Head to Head

2019-05-26 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 2018-09-22 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2019-05-26 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-05-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2019-05-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Real Salt Lake L 2019-05-04 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2019-04-27 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-04-20 Chicago Fire FC 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2019-05-26 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-05-19 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-05-11 Columbus Crew SC 0–3 Los Angeles FC L 2019-05-08 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2019-05-05 D.C. United SC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-04-28 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.95 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC48% Draw24% Columbus Crew SC28%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
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 28%
72%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
72%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
52%
Colorado Rapids SC or Columbus Crew SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC35% Draw41% Columbus Crew SC24%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
1 – 0
5.3%
0 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
4.1%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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