Colorado Rapids SC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Colorado Rapids SC

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Los Angeles Galaxy

Thu 12 Sep 2019 · 01:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+13'

Y 38' Jorgen Skjelvik

Y 79' Daniel Steres

Jack Price 89' Y

R 90' Cristian Pavon

Andre Shinyashiki 90' Y

Y 90' Cristian Pavon

Overview

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Colorado Rapids SC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS .

Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Colorado Rapids SC 16 games · Avg 3.0 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2019-09-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-05-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-08-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-08-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W
08 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–0	W
31 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	2–0	W
25 Aug	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
18 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	2–2	D
15 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	0–1	L

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–2	L
01 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	3–4	L
26 Aug	Los Angeles FC	A	3–3	D
18 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–2	D
15 Aug	FC Dallas	H	2–0	W
11 Aug	D.C. United SC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC		Los Angeles Galaxy
#26	Position	#24
16	Points	20
15	Played	15
5 / 1 / 9	W / D / L	5 / 5 / 5
25	Scored	22
24	Conceded	22
+1	GD	+0
1.07	PPG	1.33
33%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 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

2/4

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

4/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cole Bassett, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' It’s high time Guillermo Schelotto made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Colorado Rapids SC and Los Angeles Galaxy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
35' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
38' Los Angeles Galaxy player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
43' A quiet spell here at . Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
48' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 100% of all matches.
53' Colorado Rapids SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles Galaxy backline.
55' The Los Angeles Galaxy bench stirs into life. Chris Pontius is withdrawn and Uriel Antuna gets his opportunity.
60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Danny Wilson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
70' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Andre Shinyashiki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
74' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Favio Alvarez by Emil Cuello on 74 minute.
79' It’s a booking for Los Angeles Galaxy player. Daniel Steres gets a Yellow card.
80' Cole Bassett has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 80 minutes.
82' GOAL! Giancarlo Gonzalez fires home to make it 1-1!
85' Against the run of play, Nicolas Mezquida has scored! This game has turned on its head.
86' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Efrain Alvarez on, Servando Carrasco off on 86 minutes.
87' The supporters are chanting for Axel Sjoberg. He replaces Cole Bassett on 87 minute.
89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jack Price.
90' A moment of madness from Cristian Pavon on 90 minutes earns him a Red card. Los Angeles Galaxy will be frustrated.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Colorado Rapids SC take all three points.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

21
Giancarlo Gonzalez
25
Rolf Feltscher
9
Zlatan Ibrahimovic C
16
Jorgen Skjelvik
12
Chris Pontius ↓ Uriel Antuna 55'
1
David Bingham
6
Servando Carrasco ↓ Efrain Alvarez 86'
5
Daniel Steres
10
Cristian Pavon
11
Favio Alvarez ↓ Emil Cuello 74'
14
Joe Corona

Bench

18
Uriel Antuna ↑ 55'
4
David Romney
19
Juninho
28
Matt Lampson
26
Efrain Alvarez ↑ 86'
27
Emil Cuello ↑ 74'
22
Julian Araujo

Coach Guillermo Schelotto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Riqui Puig	3
Cole Bassett	3
Kevin Cabral	2
Jonathan Lewis	2
Gabriel Pec	2
Sam Nicholson	2
Gyasi Zardes	2
Andre Shinyashiki	2

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2019-09-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2019-09-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2019-08-31 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2019-08-25 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-08-18 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2019-08-15 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2019-09-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-09-01 Seattle Sounders FC 4–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-08-26 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2019-08-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D 2019-08-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 FC Dallas W 2019-08-11 D.C. United SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.97 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC55% Draw23% Los Angeles Galaxy22%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

78%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

45%

Colorado Rapids SC or Los Angeles Galaxy

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC38% Draw42% Los Angeles Galaxy20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 0

6.9%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.4%

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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