Colorado Rapids SC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 24 Mar 2024 · 01:30 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 63' Franco Escobar

Cole Bassett 65' Y

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

2024-03-24 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo 2023-10-08 Houston Dynamo 5–1 Colorado Rapids SC 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

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Mar	Houston Dynamo	H	0–1	L
16 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–1	D
10 Mar	Real Salt Lake	A	2–1	W
03 Mar	Nashville SC	H	1–1	D
25 Feb	Portland Timbers	A	1–4	L
22 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	0–1	L

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–0	W
17 Mar	Portland Timbers	H	1–0	W
03 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	1–2	L
25 Feb	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–1	D
22 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	3–1	W
08 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	5–1	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' In just a few seconds Dick's Sporting Goods Park will turn into a battlefield for Colorado Rapids SC and Houston Dynamo.
5' USA international Cole Bassett has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
10' Jan Gregus has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Colorado Rapids SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ben Olsen will be considering his options from the bench.
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Omir Fernandez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
35' Oliver Larraz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 7 Yellow cards this season.
40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Houston Dynamo that had 278 games and scored 391 goals.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Colorado Rapids SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sam Vines, as he is very good at scoring at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
63' That looks like a foul for a card for Franco Escobar.
63' Fresh legs for Colorado Rapids SC! Jonathan Lewis comes on to replace Omir Fernandez.
65' The referee calls foul for Cole Bassett. He receives a card.
67' Sebastian Ferreira is replacing Gabriel Segal for the Houston Dynamo side.
70' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Rafael Navarro trudges off to be replaced by Darren Yapi on 70 minutes.
75' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
80' Micael has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 475 appearances.
82' The crowd applauds Brooklyn Raines as he leaves the pitch. Latif Blessing steps in for Houston Dynamo.
87' Colorado Rapids SC 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.
Colorado Rapids SC will have plenty to reflect on. Houston Dynamo were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

12
Steve Clark
6
Artur
2
Franco Escobar
21
Jan Gregus
25
Griffin Dorsey
32
Sebastian Kowalczyk
4
Ethan Bartlow
35
Brooklyn Raines ↓ Latif Blessing 82'
31
Micael
17
Gabriel Segal ↓ Sebastian Ferreira 67'
18
Ibrahim Aliyu

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2024-03-24 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo L 2024-03-16 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2024-03-10 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-03-03 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Nashville SC D 2024-02-25 Portland Timbers 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-10-22 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Real Salt Lake L

Houston Dynamo Form

2024-03-24 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2024-03-03 Houston Dynamo 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2024-02-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-10-22 Portland Timbers 1–3 Houston Dynamo W 2023-10-08 Houston Dynamo 5–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.94 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC26% Draw30% Houston Dynamo44%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

56%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

74%

Colorado Rapids SC or Houston Dynamo

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC18% Draw50% Houston Dynamo32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

12.1%

0 – 2

1 – 2

8.5%

1 – 0

8.1%

2 – 1

5.8%

2 – 0

4.2%

2 – 2

4.1%

0 – 3

4.1%

1 – 3

3.9%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	15%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	23%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	14%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

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