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 18 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 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 16 games · Avg 3.0 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
#26	Position	#27
22	Points	22
18	Played	19
7 / 1 / 10	W / D / L	5 / 7 / 7
27	Scored	24
25	Conceded	29
+2	GD	-5
1.22	PPG	1.16
39%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 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 Galaxy

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/8

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/4

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Rafael Navarro

7 G

3 A

Los Angeles Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Colorado Rapids SC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — let the football do the talking.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Colorado Rapids SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Brazil international Lucas Esteves has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
30' Jonathan Bond, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
35' Jonathan Lewis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
36' Los Angeles Galaxy player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
37' The referee shows Los Angeles Galaxy player a Yellow card on 37.
42' Julian Araujo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
45' Braian Galvan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Colorado Rapids SC and Los Angeles Galaxy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
60' A quiet spell here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
62' Los Angeles Galaxy ring the changes. Kevin Cabral has done his job and it is now time for Samuel Grandsir to step up.
63' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Cole Bassett on, Jonathan Lewis off on 63 minutes.
66' What a strike from Michael Barrios! The score is 1-0.
71' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sacha Kljestan is hanging Derrick Williams on the field on 71 minute.
76' Kevin Cabral has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
79' Ethan Zubak gets the nod from Los Angeles Galaxy. He replaces Jonathan dos Santos and will look to change the dynamic.
79' Michael Barrios was booked on 79.
80' GOAL! Samuel Grandsir fires home to make it 1-1!
85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
87' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Collen Warner.
89' The referee has no hesitation. Jorge Villafana is booked for Los Angeles Galaxy — Yellow card on 89.
The points are shared — Colorado Rapids SC 1-1 Los Angeles Galaxy. Honours even.

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
Cole Bassett	3
Riqui Puig	3
Sam Nicholson	2
Gabriel Pec	2
Gyasi Zardes	2
Andre Shinyashiki	2
Gaston Brugman	2
Kevin Cabral	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

1.6 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC53% Draw25% Los Angeles Galaxy22%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

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

78%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

47%

Colorado Rapids SC or Los Angeles Galaxy

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC34% Draw47% Los Angeles Galaxy19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 0

8.8%

2 – 0

8.6%

0 – 1

6.4%

1 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	22%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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