Colorado Rapids SC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Colorado Rapids SC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
- Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
- Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sergii Boiko (USA)
- Assistant 1 Mike Barwegen (Canada)
- Assistant 2 Kali Smith (USA)
5 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 9.4 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Houston Dynamo H 6–2 W 04 Apr Toronto FC A 2–3 L 22 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 4–1 W 14 Mar New York City FC A 1–3 L 08 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 4–1 W 28 Feb Portland Timbers H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 2–6 L 05 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L 22 Mar FC Dallas A 3–4 L 15 Mar Portland Timbers H 3–2 W 01 Mar Los Angeles FC H 0–2 L 22 Feb Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W Season Stats
Colorado Rapids SC Houston Dynamo #26 Position #22 16 Points 22 15 Played 14 5 / 1 / 9 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 6 25 Scored 19 24 Conceded 23 +1 GD -4 1.07 PPG 1.57 33% Win % 50% Key Stats
68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this seasonColorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts). Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Colorado Rapids SC0-153/216-302/331-451/346-604/–61-752/476+1/4■ Scored ■ ConcededHouston Dynamo0-15–/216-301/231-453/246-602/361-753/276+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Dick's Sporting Goods Park that hosts another battle between Colorado Rapids SC and Houston Dynamo.
- 5' What a strike from Kosi Thompson! The score is 1-0.
- 10' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Rafael Navarro scoring 2 goals.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Agustin Bouzat, as he is very good at scoring at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 17' GOAL! Joshua Atencio scores on 17. Assisted by Rafael Navarro
- 22' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 100% of all matches.
- 27' It’s high time Matt Wells made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 251 games and scored 381 goals.
- 37' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 47' 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.
- 52' Colorado Rapids SC is showing some good football. However, Colorado Rapids SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 53' Goal! Kosi Thompson scores his 4 goal in 260 matches.
- 56' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Hamzat Ojediran is replaced by Keegan Rosenberry on 56 minute.
- 60' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Duane Holmes departs to be replaced by Ibrahim Aliyu.
- 65' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ondrej Lingr suffering a number of foals already.
- 68' Georgi Minoungou is replacing Darren Yapi for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
- 69' What a strike from Lawrence Ennali! The score is 3-1.
- 72' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Erik Sviatchenko is replaced by Agustin Resch.
- 73' GOAL! Rafael Navarro scores on 73. Assisted by Georgi Minoungou
- 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Agustin Resch on 77.
- 82' 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.
- 85' Another substitution for Houston Dynamo to replace Mateusz Bogusz by Nick Markanich on 85 minute.
- 89' Joshua Atencio is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Houston Dynamo.
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Lineups
Colorado Rapids SC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 12
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7
Dante Sealy ↓ Alexis Castillo 72'
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77
Darren Yapi ↓ Georgi Minoungou 68'
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33
Kosi Thompson ↓ Noah Cobb 72'
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- 13
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Bench
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Keegan Rosenberry ↑ 56'
- 19
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24
Noah Cobb ↑ 72'
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93
Georgi Minoungou ↑ 68'
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Alexis Castillo ↑ 72'
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Coach Matt WellsHouston Dynamo Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
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14
Duane Holmes ↓ Ibrahim Aliyu 60'
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10
Ezequiel Ponce ↓ Ondrej Lingr 85'
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30
Agustin Bouzat ↓ Hector Herrera 60'
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- 28
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19
Mateusz Bogusz ↓ Nick Markanich 85'
- 11
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Bench
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Hector Herrera ↑ 60'
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- 13
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9
Ondrej Lingr ↑ 85'
- 21
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17
Nick Markanich ↑ 85'
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24
Ibrahim Aliyu ↑ 60'
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Agustin Resch ↑ 72'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Diego Rubio 5 Mauro Manotas 4 Cole Bassett 4 Amine Bassi 3 Lalas Abubakar 3 Rafael Navarro 3 Djordje Mihailovic 2 Christian Ramirez 2 Head to Head
Colorado Rapids SC Form
2026-04-12 Colorado Rapids SC 6–2 Houston Dynamo W 2026-04-04 Toronto FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2026-03-22 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Colorado Rapids SC W 2026-03-14 New York City FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2026-03-08 Colorado Rapids SC 4–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-02-28 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers WHouston Dynamo Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.94 Colorado Rapids SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.58 Houston Dynamo xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 74%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Colorado Rapids SC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.52Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 94% 6% ± 2.5 81% 19% ± 3.5 65% 35% ± 4.5 46% 54% Double Chance
Colorado Rapids SC or Draw 81%Draw or Houston Dynamo 38%Colorado Rapids SC or Houston Dynamo 81%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 6–2 not predicted6 – 2Actual2 – 1 7.4%3 – 1 7.1%1 – 1 5.8%2 – 2 5.7%3 – 2 5.5%4 – 1 5.2%2 – 0 4.9%3 – 0 4.6%4 – 2 4.1%1 – 2 4%4 – 0 3.4%5 – 1 3.1%Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC
Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers -2.5 27% — 73% -2 27% 18% 55% -1.5 45% — 55% -1 45% 19% 36% -0.5 64% — 36% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 10% 9% +1.5 91% — 9% +2 91% 5% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet 6% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.