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Colorado Rapids SC vs Houston Dynamo, 2018

MLS · 2018
Colorado Rapids SC
0 – 0
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 15 Jul 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Ted Unkel
  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee Kyle Atkins
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic
  • Referee Jose Da Silva

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

6
7
6
Colorado Rapids SC 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-15 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo 2018-06-10 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jul Houston Dynamo H 0–0 D
07 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 1–2 L
05 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L
01 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–0 W
24 Jun Minnesota United FC H 3–2 W
14 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 2–2 D
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D
08 Jul Minnesota United FC H 3–0 W
04 Jul Los Angeles FC H 2–2 D
24 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 2–3 L
10 Jun Colorado Rapids SC H 2–0 W
02 Jun Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L

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 history
20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Colorado Rapids SC face off against Houston Dynamo in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' Scotland international Sam Nicholson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' Romell Quioto is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
  • 45' A quiet spell here at . Houston Dynamo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Johan Blomberg made 272 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's shape.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Leonardo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 85' Adolfo Machado has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 8 appearances.
  • 90' Kortne Ford is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

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

2018-07-15 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo 2018-06-10 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2018-07-15 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2018-07-07 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-07-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-06-24 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2018-06-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D

Houston Dynamo Form

2018-07-15 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2018-07-08 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Minnesota United FC W 2018-07-04 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2018-06-24 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Houston Dynamo L 2018-06-10 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-06-02 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or Houston Dynamo 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC40% Draw29% Houston Dynamo31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
70%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
60%
Colorado Rapids SC or Houston Dynamo
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC28% Draw49% Houston Dynamo23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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