Colorado Rapids SC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Houston Dynamo

Sun 21 Aug 2022 · 01:00 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 15' Griffin Dorsey

Bryan Acosta 19' Y

Felipe Gutierrez 65' Y

Y 66' Hector Herrera

Y 67' Hector Herrera

Bryan Acosta 80' R

Michael Barrios 85' Y

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

2022-08-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-03-20 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-10-31 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-08-15 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-05-16 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	1–1	D
18 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
14 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
07 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	4–3	W
02 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	5–4	W
24 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–2	L

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–1	D
14 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–3	L
06 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
30 Jul	Philadelphia Union	A	0–6	L
24 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	1–2	L
18 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	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' Colorado Rapids SC have kicked off against Houston Dynamo. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Colorado Rapids SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Lucas Esteves is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Houston Dynamo so far.
15' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Griffin Dorsey.
19' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Bryan Acosta gets a Yellow card.
24' Houston Dynamo have won 394 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
29' The 27-year-old Griffin Dorsey has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
34' 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 Darwin Ceren suffering a number of foals already.
39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paulo Nagamura will be considering his options from the bench.
44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
48' The Ghana Lalas Abubakar breaks the deadlock on 48 minutes. 1-0!
53' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
58' Fafa Picault needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
65' Colorado Rapids SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
66' Hector Herrera is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
66' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Adalberto Carrasquilla departs to be replaced by Fafa Picault.
67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Hector Herrera.
69' The crowd applauds Keegan Rosenberry as he leaves the pitch. Steven Beitashour steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
74' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
77' Carlos Darwin Quintero has so much to prove this time. He replaces Memo Rodriguez on 77 minute.
78' Carlos Darwin Quintero has so much to prove this time. He replaces Memo Rodriguez on 78 minute.
80' Bryan Acosta is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
84' Jonathan Lewis makes way for Drew Moor at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
85' Michael Barrios catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 85.
85' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Michael Barrios is withdrawn and Sam Nicholson gets his opportunity.
88' Sam Junqua is replacing Griffin Dorsey for the Houston Dynamo side.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Bryan Acosta
13
Felipe Gutierrez ↓ Max Alves 85'
12
Michael Barrios ↓ Sam Nicholson 85'
2
Keegan Rosenberry ↓ Steven Beitashour 69'
4
Danny Wilson
29
Gyasi Zardes
6
Lalas Abubakar
32
Collen Warner
66
Lucas Esteves
22
William Yarbrough
7
Jonathan Lewis ↓ Drew Moor 84'

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

16
Hector Herrera
2
Daniel Steres
11
Corey Baird
5
Tim Parker
3
Adam Lundqvist ↓ Zeca 88'
8
Memo Rodriguez ↓ Carlos Darwin Quintero 78'
12
Steve Clark
20
Adalberto Carrasquilla ↓ Fafa Picault 66'
25
Griffin Dorsey ↓ Sam Junqua 88'
22
Matias Vera ↓ Darwin Ceren 78'
9
Carlos Ferreira

Bench

24
Darwin Ceren ↑ 78'
4
Zarek Valentin
10
Fafa Picault ↑ 66'
37
Zeca ↑ 88'
26
Michael Nelson
29
Sam Junqua ↑ 88'
27
Marcelo Palomino
13
Ethan Bartlow
23
Carlos Darwin Quintero ↑ 78'

Coach Paulo Nagamura

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2022-08-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2022-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-08-14 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-08-07 Colorado Rapids SC 4–3 Minnesota United FC W 2022-08-02 New York Red Bulls 4–5 Colorado Rapids SC W 2022-07-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Houston Dynamo Form

2022-08-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2022-08-14 Houston Dynamo 2–3 Montreal Impact FC L 2022-08-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2022-07-30 Philadelphia Union 6–0 Houston Dynamo L 2022-07-24 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2022-07-18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Houston Dynamo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.63 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC51% Draw26% Houston Dynamo23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

77%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

49%

Colorado Rapids SC or Houston Dynamo

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC35% Draw46% Houston Dynamo19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

8.6%

0 – 0

8.6%

0 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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