Sunday , 16 August 2026

Colorado Rapids SC vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Colorado Rapids SC
5 – 2
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sun 7 Nov 2021 · 23:00 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Jack Price 15' Y
Y 72' Carlos Vela
Danny Wilson 72' Y
Y 82' Raheem Edwards

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

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

4
3
8
Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-07 Colorado Rapids SC 5–2 Los Angeles FC 2021-05-23 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-10-06 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-06-29 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Los Angeles FC 2018-10-07 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov Los Angeles FC H 5–2 W
31 Oct Houston Dynamo A 1–0 W
27 Oct New England Revolution A 0–1 L
24 Oct Portland Timbers H 2–0 W
21 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 1–1 D
17 Oct Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov Colorado Rapids SC A 2–5 L
03 Nov Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–1 D
27 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 3–0 W
24 Oct Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D
21 Oct FC Dallas A 3–2 W
16 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC Los Angeles FC
#26 Position #17
22 Points 34
18 Played 19
7 / 1 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 5
27 Scored 35
25 Conceded 19
+2 GD +16
1.22 PPG 1.79
39% Win % 53%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 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
Los Angeles FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
5/2
31-45
7/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Rafael Navarro 7 G 3 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 8 G 2 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Colorado Rapids SC and Los Angeles FC is underway.
  • 5' Michael Barrios needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 21 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Jack Price has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 15.
  • 18' Jonathan Lewis has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 18 minutes.
  • 23' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 28' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 31' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Sebastien Ibeagha has done his job and it is now time for Carlos Vela to step up.
  • 33' Collen Warner does the damage! The net is bulging and Colorado Rapids SC surge ahead!
  • 38' 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 Andre Shinyashiki suffering a number of foals already.
  • 43' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 48' With 0 assists to his name this season, Diego Rubio is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles FC.
  • 53' The USA Jonathan Lewis breaks the deadlock on 53 minutes. 3-0!
  • 55' Goal! Cristian Arango scores his 73 goal in 172 matches.
  • 56' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Jack Price by Cole Bassett on 56 minute.
  • 61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 63' Cole Bassett is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 68' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Collen Warner is replaced by Lucas Esteves.
  • 71' GOAL! Brian Rodriguez scores on 71.
  • 72' Los Angeles FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Colorado Rapids SC! Dominique Badji comes on to replace Mark-Anthony Kaye.
  • 79' What a moment for Dominique Badji! That strike on 79 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 82' Raheem Edwards was booked on 82.
  • 87' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-2.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Vela 7
Diego Rossi 5
Mateusz Bogusz 4
Djordje Mihailovic 2
Adama Diomande 2
Jonathan Lewis 2
Adama Diomande 2
Cristian Olivera 1

Head to Head

2021-11-07 Colorado Rapids SC 5–2 Los Angeles FC 2021-05-23 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-10-06 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-06-29 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Los Angeles FC 2018-10-07 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Los Angeles FC

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-11-07 Colorado Rapids SC 5–2 Los Angeles FC W 2021-10-31 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-10-27 New England Revolution 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-10-24 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2021-10-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-10-17 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Los Angeles FC Form

2021-11-07 Colorado Rapids SC 5–2 Los Angeles FC L 2021-11-03 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-10-27 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-10-24 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2021-10-21 FC Dallas 2–3 Los Angeles FC W 2021-10-16 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.85 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or Los Angeles FC 76% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC44% Draw24% Los Angeles FC32%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
68%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
56%
Colorado Rapids SC or Los Angeles FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC32% Draw41% Los Angeles FC27%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.1%
3 – 1
5%
1 – 0
4.9%
0 – 0
4.4%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
4.2%
1 – 3
4.1%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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