Colorado Rapids SC vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Colorado Rapids SC

2 – 0

Full Time

Los Angeles FC

Sat 14 May 2022 · 19:30 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 16' Sebastien Ibeagha

Y 17' Sebastien Ibeagha

Y 22' Jose Cifuentes

Y 24' Cristian Arango

Y 25' Cristian Arango

Bryan Acosta 29' Y

Lalas Abubakar 88' Y

Overview

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

Colorado Rapids SC 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 28 games · 41 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 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Los Angeles FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Los Angeles FC 2022-02-26 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC 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

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	Los Angeles FC	H	2–0	W
08 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–1	L
01 May	Portland Timbers	H	2–0	W
24 Apr	Charlotte FC	H	0–0	D
17 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	1–3	L
10 Apr	FC Dallas	A	1–3	L

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
08 May	Philadelphia Union	H	2–2	D
02 May	Minnesota United FC	H	2–0	W
24 Apr	FC Cincinnati	A	2–1	W
17 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–1	W
09 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC		Los Angeles FC
#22	Position	#21
36	Points	41
27	Played	28
11 / 3 / 13	W / D / L	11 / 8 / 9
38	Scored	43
38	Conceded	30
+0	GD	+13
1.33	PPG	1.46
41%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 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

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

6/5

31-45

9/4

46-60

4/5

61-75

4/5

76+

6/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

7 G

6 A

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	14 G	5 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Colorado Rapids SC to score. At the same time, Los Angeles FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Mark-Anthony Kaye has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' Colorado Rapids SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles FC backline.
16' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sebastien Ibeagha.
17' Gyasi Zardes does the damage! The net is bulging and Colorado Rapids SC surge ahead!
17' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sebastien Ibeagha.
22' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jose Cifuentes on 22 minutes.
24' It’s a booking for Los Angeles FC player. Cristian Arango gets a Yellow card.
25' Controversy at the stadium! Cristian Arango argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
28' The Chile Diego Rubio breaks the deadlock on 28 minutes. 2-0!
29' Bryan Acosta has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 29.
34' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 279 games and scored 400 goals.
40' Another substitution for Los Angeles FC to replace Ryan Hollingshead by Ilie Sanchez on 40 minute.
45' Honduras international Bryan Acosta has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
50' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Cherundolo will be considering his options from the bench.
60' The travelling Los Angeles FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
64' The crowd applauds Francisco Ginella as he leaves the pitch. Latif Blessing steps in for Los Angeles FC.
69' Over 69 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
72' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Diego Rubio is replaced by Jack Price on 72 minute.
77' Cal Jennings gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Kwadwo Opoku and will look to change the dynamic.
79' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Mark-Anthony Kaye is replaced by Nicolas Mezquida on 79 minute.
84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jose Cifuentes, as he is very good at scoring at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
88' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. Lalas Abubakar will be fuming at that decision.
89' Max Alves is replacing Gyasi Zardes for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
Colorado Rapids SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Bryan Acosta
11
Diego Rubio ↓ Jack Price 72'
5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye ↓ Nicolas Mezquida 79'
4
Danny Wilson
29
Gyasi Zardes ↓ Max Alves 89'
6
Lalas Abubakar
66
Lucas Esteves ↓ Steven Beitashour 89'
22
William Yarbrough
7
Jonathan Lewis ↓ Michael Barrios 79'

Bench

12
Michael Barrios ↑ 79'
1
Clint Irwin
3
Drew Moor
33
Steven Beitashour ↑ 89'
19
Jack Price ↑ 72'
32
Collen Warner
20
Nicolas Mezquida ↑ 79'
8
Max Alves ↑ 89'
31
Anthony Markanich

Coach Robin Fraser

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios
9
Cristian Arango
24
Ryan Hollingshead ↓ Ilie Sanchez 40'
77
John McCarthy
10
Carlos Vela
23
Kellyn Acosta
25
Sebastien Ibeagha
11
Jose Cifuentes ↓ Daniel Musovski 64'
8
Francisco Ginella ↓ Latif Blessing 64'
22
Kwadwo Opoku ↓ Cal Jennings 77'
5
Mamadou Fall

Bench

6
Ilie Sanchez ↑ 40'
7
Latif Blessing ↑ 64'
16
Maxime Crepeau
29
Daniel Musovski ↑ 64'
26
Cal Jennings ↑ 77'
28
Tony Leone

Coach Steven Cherundolo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Carlos Vela	7
Diego Rossi	5
Mateusz Bogusz	4
Adama Diomande	2
Djordje Mihailovic	2
Jonathan Lewis	2
Adama Diomande	2
Michael Barrios	1

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2022-05-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Los Angeles FC W 2022-05-08 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-05-01 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2022-04-24 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Charlotte FC D 2022-04-17 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-04-10 FC Dallas 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Los Angeles FC Form

2022-05-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Los Angeles FC L 2022-05-08 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2022-05-02 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2022-04-24 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Los Angeles FC W 2022-04-17 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-04-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.4 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or Los Angeles FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC43% Draw28% Los Angeles FC29%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.58

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

71%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

57%

Colorado Rapids SC or Los Angeles FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC29% Draw48% Los Angeles FC23%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.6%

1 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

7.8%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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