Thursday , 2 July 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 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

1
1
2
Colorado Rapids SC 4 games · Avg 3.8 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
#26 Position #10
16 Points 16
15 Played 15
5 / 1 / 9 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 7
25 Scored 21
24 Conceded 23
+1 GD -2
1.07 PPG 1.07
33% Win % 27%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 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
2/4
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Colorado Rapids SC and Columbus Crew SC has kicked off!
  • 5' USA international Kellyn Acosta has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 23' What composure from Tommy Smith! The New Zealand international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 28' A stunning finish from Pedro Santos — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 33' A quiet spell here at . Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 38' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 43' The crowd applauds Hector Jimenez as he leaves the pitch. Joshua Williams steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 48' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' Gaston Sauro is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
  • 52' Jon Lewis adds to his 0 season tally! Colorado Rapids SC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 54' The deadlock is broken! Gyasi Zardes gets on the scoresheet on 54 minutes.
  • 56' Poor challenge from Jack Price. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 61' Robinho has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 66' 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.
  • 67' The whistle greets Sam Nicholson as he departs to be replaced by Nicolas Mezquida.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Robinho. He replaces David Accam on 70 minute.
  • 75' 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.
  • 77' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Jon Lewis is withdrawn and Andre Shinyashiki gets his opportunity.
  • 82' Jonathan Mensah is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
  • 85' A moment of madness from Niko Hansen on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
  • 89' What a strike from Nicolas Mezquida! The score is 3-2.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nicolas Mezquida.
  • 90' The whistle greets Diego Rubio as he departs to be replaced by Cole Bassett.
  • With this win, Colorado Rapids SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Juan Hernandez 1
Federico Higuain 1
Diego Rubio 1
Cucho Hernandez 1
Shkelzen Gashi 1
Lucas Zelarayan 1
Shkelzen Gashi 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
2.04 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC49% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC28%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
72%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
51%
Colorado Rapids SC or Columbus Crew SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC36% Draw40% Columbus Crew SC24%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
8.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
3.9%
3 – 0
3.6%
0 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 19% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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