Colorado Rapids SC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Colorado Rapids SC

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Houston Dynamo

Sun 16 Jul 2023 · 01:30 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 30' Ibrahim Aliyu

Y 45' Nelson Quinones

Overview

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

Colorado Rapids SC 18 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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

Colorado Rapids SC 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2023-07-16 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo 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

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	0–0	D
13 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	0–0	D
09 Jul	FC Dallas	H	2–1	W
02 Jul	St. Louis City	A	0–2	L
25 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–0	D
10 Jun	Orlando City SC	A	0–2	L

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–0	D
13 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	0–3	L
09 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–2	D
02 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L
25 Jun	Austin FC	A	0–3	L
22 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	H	4–1	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' KICK OFF: Houston Dynamo gets underway.
5' Danny Wilson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 275 appearances.
10' Houston Dynamo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Lawrence Ennali scoring 2 goals.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' Darren Yapi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 17 Yellow cards this season.
25' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' Ibrahim Aliyu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 30.
35' 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 Franco Escobar suffering a number of foals already.
40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Houston Dynamo winning 50% of all matches.
45' Nelson Quinones has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
46' The supporters are chanting for Thor Ulfarsson. He replaces Ibrahim Aliyu on 46 minute.
51' USA international Andrew Gutman has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
56' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
61' Colorado Rapids SC have won 396 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
66' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
67' Jonathan Lewis is replacing Braian Galvan for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
72' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
75' Danny Wilson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lalas Abubakar on 75 minute.
80' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
87' Danny Leyva is replacing Bryan Acosta for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

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

2023-07-16 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2023-07-13 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-07-09 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 FC Dallas W 2023-07-02 St. Louis City 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-06-25 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-06-10 Orlando City SC 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L

Houston Dynamo Form

2023-07-16 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2023-07-13 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Minnesota United FC L 2023-07-09 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-07-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo L 2023-06-25 Austin FC 3–0 Houston Dynamo L 2023-06-22 Houston Dynamo 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.2 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.78 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC46% Draw31% Houston Dynamo23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 1.98

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	59%	41%
± 2.5	32%	68%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

77%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

54%

Colorado Rapids SC or Houston Dynamo

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC29% Draw55% Houston Dynamo16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

15.3%

1 – 1

13.8%

2 – 0

9.5%

0 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 0

3.7%

3 – 1

3.1%

2 – 2

3.1%

3 – 2

1.3%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	24%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	15%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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