Thursday , 1 October 2026

Colorado Rapids SC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Colorado Rapids SC
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sun 28 May 2023 · 01:30 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 33' Dominique Badji
Kevin Cabral 62' Y
Y 64' Obinna Nwobodo

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs FC Cincinnati — 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

2
2
Colorado Rapids SC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-28 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2021-06-19 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 May FC Cincinnati H 0–1 L
21 May Real Salt Lake H 2–3 L
17 May Atlanta United FC A 0–4 L
14 May Philadelphia Union H 1–2 L
07 May Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–1 W
30 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–0 D
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 May Colorado Rapids SC A 1–0 W
20 May Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W
17 May Montreal Impact FC H 3–0 W
06 May D.C. United SC H 2–1 W
29 Apr New England Revolution A 1–1 D
22 Apr Portland Timbers H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC FC Cincinnati
#22 Position #9
36 Points 33
27 Played 26
11 / 3 / 13 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 9
38 Scored 55
38 Conceded 64
+0 GD -9
1.33 PPG 1.27
41% Win % 31%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts). FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 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
FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 7 G 6 A
FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Colorado Rapids SC host FC Cincinnati — let the battle begin!
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Danny Wilson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Kevin Cabral is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ian Murphy made 256 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' GOAL! Dominique Badji fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 34' What composure from Dominique Badji! The Senegal international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 39' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit 27 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 44' FC Cincinnati fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Calvin Harris as he leaves the pitch. Yosuke Hanya steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Colorado Rapids SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Colorado Rapids SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 62' Kevin Cabral picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Obinna Nwobodo.
  • 65' Sergio Santos is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dominique Badji at the 65 minute mark.
  • 66' FC Cincinnati manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuya Kubo is hanging Junior Moreno on the field on 66 minute.
  • 71' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 74' FC Cincinnati make a change. Alvaro Barreal trudges off to be replaced by Santiago Arias on 74 minutes.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Colorado Rapids SC! Cole Bassett comes on to replace Anthony Markanich.
  • 82' Yerson Mosquera has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 350 appearances.
  • 87' FC Cincinnati have won 369 goals from 256 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Luciano Acosta as he leaves the pitch. Marco Angulo steps in for FC Cincinnati.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Colorado Rapids SC.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Rubio 2
Jonathan Lewis 2
Corey Baird 1
Luciano Acosta 1
Nicolas Mezquida 1
Andre Shinyashiki 1
Kekuta Manneh 1
Dominique Badji 1

Head to Head

2023-05-28 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2021-06-19 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 FC Cincinnati

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2023-05-28 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati L 2023-05-21 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Real Salt Lake L 2023-05-17 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-05-14 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Philadelphia Union L 2023-05-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-04-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D

FC Cincinnati Form

2023-05-28 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2023-05-20 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-05-17 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-05-06 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2023-04-29 New England Revolution 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2023-04-22 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.78 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or FC Cincinnati 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC40% Draw26% FC Cincinnati34%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
66%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
60%
Colorado Rapids SC or FC Cincinnati
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC33% Draw42% FC Cincinnati25%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 0
6%
0 – 0
5.4%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
18% ✗

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