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

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Sat 11 Sep 2021 · 19:30 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 36' Derrick Williams

Y 37' Derrick Williams

Braian Galvan 45' Y

Michael Barrios 79' Y

Collen Warner 87' Y

Y 89' Jorge Villafana

Overview

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

Colorado Rapids SC 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 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	27	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	St. Louis City	27	47
18	FC Dallas	27	47
19	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
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 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-11 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-08-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-09-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-09-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-05-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–1	D
05 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–0	W
29 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
22 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
18 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–1	W
15 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	3–1	W

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–1	D
28 Aug	Los Angeles FC	A	3–3	D
21 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–2	L
18 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–2	L
14 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	1–0	W
09 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC		Los Angeles Galaxy
#22	Position	#23
36	Points	36
27	Played	28
11 / 3 / 13	W / D / L	9 / 9 / 10
38	Scored	37
38	Conceded	44
+0	GD	-7
1.33	PPG	1.29
41%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 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 Galaxy

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

6/9

46-60

4/5

61-75

2/5

76+

9/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

7 G

6 A

Los Angeles Galaxy

Marco Reus	7 G	7 A
Klauss	7 G
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Dick's Sporting Goods Park as Colorado Rapids SC face off against Los Angeles Galaxy in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Greg Vanney will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Sebastian Lletget is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
20' Los Angeles Galaxy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
35' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Auston Trusty has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
36' Derrick Williams has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 36.
37' Derrick Williams has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 37.
42' Mark-Anthony Kaye has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
45' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a Yellow card on 45.
50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Los Angeles Galaxy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
55' 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 Victor Vazquez suffering a number of foals already.
60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Colorado Rapids SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
62' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Samuel Grandsir is hanging Kevin Cabral on the field on 62 minute.
63' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Cole Bassett on, Jonathan Lewis off on 63 minutes.
66' Against the run of play, Michael Barrios has scored! This game has turned on its head.
71' Sacha Kljestan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Derrick Williams at the 71 minute mark.
76' 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.
79' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Jonathan dos Santos by Ethan Zubak on 79 minute.
79' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Michael Barrios gets a Yellow card.
80' A goal from the France international Samuel Grandsir! He fires home on 80 to make it 1-1!
85' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
87' Controversy at the stadium! Collen Warner argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
89' Jorge Villafana is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Michael Barrios ↓ Dominique Badji 79'
5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye ↓ Andre Shinyashiki 63'
4
Danny Wilson
23
Kellyn Acosta
32
Collen Warner
52
Braian Galvan
66
Lucas Esteves
22
William Yarbrough
7
Jonathan Lewis ↓ Cole Bassett 63'

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jonathan Bond
14
Javier Hernandez ↓ Dejan Joveljic 62'
3
Derrick Williams ↓ Sacha Kljestan 71'
9
Kevin Cabral ↓ Samuel Grandsir 62'
4
Sega Coulibaly
8
Jonathan dos Santos ↓ Ethan Zubak 79'
17
Sebastian Lletget
5
Daniel Steres
7
Victor Vazquez ↓ Efrain Alvarez 62'
2
Julian Araujo
19
Jorge Villafana

Bench

11
Samuel Grandsir ↑ 62'
33
Jonathan Klinsmann
29
Ethan Zubak ↑ 79'
99
Dejan Joveljic ↑ 62'
16
Sacha Kljestan ↑ 71'
26
Efrain Alvarez ↑ 62'
20
Nick DePuy
43
Adam Saldana
37
Daniel Aguirre

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-09-11 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-09-05 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-08-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-08-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-08-15 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC W

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2021-09-11 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-08-28 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-08-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-08-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-08-14 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-08-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.57 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC52% Draw25% Los Angeles Galaxy23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

77%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

48%

Colorado Rapids SC or Los Angeles Galaxy

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC33% Draw47% Los Angeles Galaxy20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

0 – 0

8.8%

2 – 0

8.3%

0 – 1

6.6%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

3 – 1

4.8%

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	22%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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