Sunday , 16 August 2026

Colorado Rapids SC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Colorado Rapids SC
6 – 2
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 12 Apr 2026 · 01:30 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park 15,102 HT 45' · FT 45'
Kosi Thompson 5' 1–0
Joshua Atencio 17' 2–0
Kosi Thompson 53' 3–0
3–1 69' Lawrence Ennali
Rafael Navarro 73' 4–1
Felipe og 90+1' 5–1
5–2 90+3' Guilherme
Rafael Navarro pen 90+5' 6–2
Y 77' Agustin Resch
Joshua Atencio 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

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/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

6
7
6
Colorado Rapids SC 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-12 Colorado Rapids SC 6–2 Houston Dynamo 2025-09-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2025-04-20 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2024-05-30 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2024-03-24 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #19
22 Points 32
18 Played 18
7 / 1 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 6
27 Scored 27
25 Conceded 24
+2 GD +3
1.22 PPG 1.78
39% Win % 56%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts). Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 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
3/4
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
4/2
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Rafael Navarro 7 G 3 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 8 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Dick's Sporting Goods Park!
  • 5' Kosi Thompson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 10' Colorado Rapids SC have won 394 goals from 272 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Czech Republic international Ondrej Lingr has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 17' Magnificent from Joshua Atencio! That is 4 goals in 285 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 32' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 37' The 31-year-old Guilherme has been sensational this season — 4 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 42' Wayne Frederick needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 47' Jonathan Bond is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Houston Dynamo so far.
  • 52' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 53' Kosi Thompson adds to his 2 season tally! Colorado Rapids SC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 56' Keegan Rosenberry is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hamzat Ojediran at the 56 minute mark.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Houston Dynamo. Duane Holmes is replaced by Ibrahim Aliyu.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Agustin Resch made 275 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 68' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Darren Yapi exits the field as Georgi Minoungou enters on 68.
  • 69' What composure from Lawrence Ennali! The Germany international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 72' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Erik Sviatchenko exits the field as Agustin Resch enters on 72.
  • 73' Rafael Navarro makes no mistake. The score reads 4-1 and Colorado Rapids SC are in front.
  • 77' It’s gonna be a card for Agustin Resch.
  • 82' Agustin Bouzat has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Mateusz Bogusz is replaced by Nick Markanich on 85 minute.
  • 89' Joshua Atencio picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Houston Dynamo.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matt Wells

Houston Dynamo Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Rubio 5
Mauro Manotas 4
Cole Bassett 4
Lalas Abubakar 3
Rafael Navarro 3
Amine Bassi 3
Djordje Mihailovic 2
Christian Ramirez 2

Head to Head

2026-04-12 Colorado Rapids SC 6–2 Houston Dynamo 2025-09-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2025-04-20 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2024-05-30 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2024-03-24 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo

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 W

Houston Dynamo Form

2026-04-12 Colorado Rapids SC 6–2 Houston Dynamo L 2026-04-05 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-03-22 FC Dallas 4–3 Houston Dynamo L 2026-03-15 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2026-03-01 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Los Angeles FC L 2026-02-22 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.7 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC60% Draw20% Houston Dynamo20%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 4.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
79%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
40%
Colorado Rapids SC or Houston Dynamo
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC46% Draw35% Houston Dynamo19%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted
6 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.9%
3 – 1
6.9%
1 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
5.3%
4 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
4.6%
4 – 2
3.7%
1 – 0
3.5%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 17% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 19% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 11% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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