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

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Colorado Rapids SC

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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

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Colorado Rapids SC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#27	Position	#7
43	Points	47
34	Played	34
12 / 7 / 15	W / D / L	14 / 5 / 15
47	Scored	59
50	Conceded	52
-3	GD	+7
1.26	PPG	1.38
35%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 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

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Colorado Rapids SC to score. At the same time, Columbus Crew SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Sam Vines is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Caleb Porter might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
23' A stunning finish from Tommy Smith — that came from absolutely nowhere!
28' The deadlock is broken! Pedro Santos gets on the scoresheet on 28 minutes.
33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
38' Both keepers have barely been tested. Colorado Rapids SC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
43' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Hector Jimenez is replaced by Joshua Williams.
48' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
50' That is a Yellow card for Columbus Crew SC. Gaston Sauro will be fuming at that decision.
52' Assisted by Sam Nicholson with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jon Lewis makes no mistake. 2-1!
54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Gyasi Zardes makes it 2-2.
56' Jack Price picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
61' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Caleb Porter will be considering his options from the bench.
67' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Nicolas Mezquida on, Sam Nicholson off on 67 minutes.
70' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. David Accam is replaced by Robinho.
75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
77' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Jon Lewis exits the field as Andre Shinyashiki enters on 77.
82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Wil Trapp, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Niko Hansen on 85 minutes.
89' Nicolas Mezquida makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Colorado Rapids SC are in front.
90' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 90 minute. Diego Rubio leaves to be changed by Cole Bassett.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Colorado Rapids SC take all three points.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

9
David Guzman
29
David Accam ↓ Robinho 70'
4
Jonathan Mensah
10
Federico Higuain ↓ Patrick Mullins 67'
11
Gyasi Zardes
6
Wil Trapp C
7
Pedro Santos
23
Zack Steffen
16
Hector Jimenez ↓ Joshua Williams 43'
28
Niko Hansen
22
Gaston Sauro

Bench

18
Robinho ↑ 70'
8
Artur
21
Alex Crognale
2
Luis Argudo
32
Patrick Mullins ↑ 67'
24
Jon Kempin
3
Joshua Williams ↑ 43'

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gyasi Zardes	2
Diego Rubio	1
Cucho Hernandez	1
Shkelzen Gashi	1
Lucas Zelarayan	1
Shkelzen Gashi	1
Sean Zawadzki	1
Federico Higuain	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.9 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.71 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC46% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC31%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

69%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

54%

Colorado Rapids SC or Columbus Crew SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC32% Draw40% Columbus Crew SC28%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

5.1%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

4.1%

0 – 1

4.1%

0 – 0

4.1%

0 – 2

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

Columbus Crew SC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Clean Sheet