Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Colorado Rapids SC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Colorado Rapids SC
0 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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

6
7
6
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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 game is set. Colorado Rapids SC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Colorado Rapids SC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Houston Dynamo's compact 4-3-3.
  • 10' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' The 32-year-old Keegan Rosenberry has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Calvin Harris made 252 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Houston Dynamo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Ibrahim Aliyu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 30.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Nelson Quinones picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Thor Ulfarsson gets the nod from Houston Dynamo. He replaces Ibrahim Aliyu and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 61' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 66' Colorado Rapids SC is showing some good football. However, Colorado Rapids SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 67' Colorado Rapids SC ring the changes. Braian Galvan has done his job and it is now time for Jonathan Lewis to step up.
  • 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' Danny Wilson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lalas Abubakar on 75 minute.
  • 80' 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' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 87' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Bryan Acosta is withdrawn and Danny Leyva gets his opportunity.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

PlayerGoals
Diego Rubio 5
Mauro Manotas 4
Cole Bassett 4
Lalas Abubakar 3
Rafael Navarro 3
Amine Bassi 3
Lawrence Ennali 2
Samuel Vines 2

Head to Head

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

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
1.08 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + Under — clean sheet likely 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC45% Draw32% Houston Dynamo23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
78%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
55%
Colorado Rapids SC or Houston Dynamo
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC28% Draw58% Houston Dynamo14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
17.1%
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
10.3%
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.3%
3 – 1
2.5%
2 – 2
2.5%
1 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 25% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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