Colorado Rapids SC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Colorado Rapids SC

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Houston Dynamo

Sun 16 May 2021 · 01:00 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 67' Joe Corona

Nicolas Mezquida 85' Y

Nicolas Mezquida 86' Y

Y 86' Maynor Figueroa

Overview

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

Colorado Rapids SC 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

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

Colorado Rapids SC 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-16 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Houston Dynamo 2020-11-08 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-09-10 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-08-18 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-03-31 Colorado Rapids SC 1–4 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 May	Houston Dynamo	H	3–1	W
09 May	Minnesota United FC	H	3–2	W
03 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W
25 Apr	Austin FC	H	1–3	L
18 Apr	FC Dallas	A	0–0	D
23 Nov	Minnesota United FC	A	0–3	L

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–3	L
13 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–0	W
08 May	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
01 May	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
25 Apr	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
17 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC		Houston Dynamo
#22	Position	#20
36	Points	44
27	Played	27
11 / 3 / 13	W / D / L	13 / 5 / 9
38	Scored	34
38	Conceded	32
+0	GD	+2
1.33	PPG	1.63
41%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 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

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/4

31-45

7/4

46-60

5/3

61-75

5/3

76+

3/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

7 G

6 A

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

14 G

6 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, Houston Dynamo does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' USA international Keegan Rosenberry has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Colorado Rapids SC and Houston Dynamo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
29' Samuel Vines does the damage! The net is bulging and Colorado Rapids SC surge ahead!
30' Samuel Vines is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
35' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's shape.
36' The deadlock is broken! Diego Rubio gets on the scoresheet on 36 minutes.
37' Diego Rubio makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and Colorado Rapids SC are in front.
39' Christian Ramirez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 39 minutes.
42' Cole Bassett adds to his 2 season tally! Colorado Rapids SC lead 5-1 — and this changes everything.
43' Cole Bassett is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
48' Houston Dynamo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
58' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
60' Joe Corona is replacing Derrick Jones for the Houston Dynamo side.
65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
67' Joe Corona is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
69' Fresh legs for Colorado Rapids SC! Nicolas Benezet comes on to replace Andre Shinyashiki.
74' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 74 minute. Michael Barrios leaves to be changed by Nicolas Mezquida.
75' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Nicolas Mezquida on, Michael Barrios off on 75 minutes.
79' Fresh legs for Houston Dynamo! Boniek Garcia comes on to replace Adam Lundqvist.
84' 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.
85' Nicolas Mezquida was booked on 85.
86' Nicolas Mezquida catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 86.
89' Jack Price makes way for Oliver Larraz at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
90' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Jack Price is replaced by Oliver Larraz on 90 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Diego Rubio
12
Michael Barrios ↓ Nicolas Mezquida 74'
5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
19
Jack Price ↓ Oliver Larraz 90'
4
Danny Wilson
23
Kellyn Acosta
26
Cole Bassett
9
Andre Shinyashiki ↓ Nicolas Benezet 69'
22
William Yarbrough
13
Samuel Vines

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

15
Maynor Figueroa
5
Tim Parker
3
Adam Lundqvist ↓ Boniek Garcia 79'
24
Darwin Ceren
2
Alejandro Fuenmayor
8
Memo Rodriguez ↓ Fafa Picault 60'
21
Derrick Jones ↓ Joe Corona 60'
9
Christian Ramirez ↓ Maximiliano Urruti 60'
1
Marko Maric
16
Jose Bizama
17
Niccolo Lemoine ↓ Mateo Bajamich 60'

Bench

37
Maximiliano Urruti ↑ 60'
27
Boniek Garcia ↑ 79'
4
Zarek Valentin
10
Fafa Picault ↑ 60'
26
Michael Nelson
14
Joe Corona ↑ 60'
11
Ariel Lassiter
30
Ian Hoffmann
7
Mateo Bajamich ↑ 60'

Coach Tab Ramos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Diego Rubio	5
Mauro Manotas	4
Cole Bassett	4
Amine Bassi	3
Lalas Abubakar	3
Rafael Navarro	3
Kosi Thompson	2
Nelson Quinones	2

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-05-16 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Houston Dynamo W 2021-05-09 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2021-05-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-04-25 Colorado Rapids SC 1–3 Austin FC L 2021-04-18 FC Dallas 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D 2020-11-23 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-05-16 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Houston Dynamo L 2021-05-13 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-05-08 FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-05-01 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2021-04-25 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2021-04-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.69 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC48% Draw25% Houston Dynamo27%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

73%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

52%

Colorado Rapids SC or Houston Dynamo

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC33% Draw44% Houston Dynamo23%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

6.8%

0 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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