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Colorado Rapids SC vs Minnesota United FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Colorado Rapids SC
3 – 2
Full Time
Minnesota United FC
Sun 24 Jun 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Minnesota United FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Apolinar Mariscal
  • Referee Mike Kampmeinert
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Victor Rivas
  • Referee Ismir Pekmic

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

9
3
7
Colorado Rapids SC 19 games · Avg 3.3 goals Minnesota United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-24 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun Minnesota United FC H 3–2 W
14 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 2–2 D
10 Jun Houston Dynamo A 0–2 L
02 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L
27 May Portland Timbers H 2–3 L
19 May New York City FC A 0–4 L
Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun Colorado Rapids SC A 2–3 L
04 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 1–4 L
27 May Montreal Impact FC H 2–0 W
20 May Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D
12 May San Jose Earthquakes H 1–3 L
10 May Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC Minnesota United FC
#26 Position #23
16 Points 22
15 Played 15
5 / 1 / 9 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 5
25 Scored 18
24 Conceded 22
+1 GD -4
1.07 PPG 1.47
33% Win % 40%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts). Minnesota United FC are 23rd (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
2/4
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Minnesota United FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Colorado Rapids SC gets underway.
  • 5' Edgar Castillo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' Colorado Rapids SC is showing some good football. However, Colorado Rapids SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' Bobby Shuttleworth is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
  • 45' Minnesota United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 50' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Miguel Navarro scoring 1 goals.
  • 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Minnesota United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 70' Christian Ramirez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 80' The 39-year-old Johan Blomberg has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 85' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 90' 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.
  • 3-2 the final result. Minnesota United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cole Bassett 4
Emanuel Reynoso 4
Gyasi Zardes 3
Robin Lod 3
Hassani Dotson 3
Ethan Finlay 2
Tani Oluwaseyi 2
Sang-bin Jeong 2

Head to Head

2018-06-24 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2018-06-24 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2018-06-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2018-06-10 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-05-27 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Portland Timbers L 2018-05-19 New York City FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC L

Minnesota United FC Form

2018-06-24 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC L 2018-06-04 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Minnesota United FC L 2018-05-27 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-05-20 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-05-12 Minnesota United FC 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-05-10 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.3 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Minnesota United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC54% Draw22% Minnesota United FC24%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
76%
Draw or Minnesota United FC
46%
Colorado Rapids SC or Minnesota United FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC41% Draw38% Minnesota United FC21%
Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 0
4.5%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 16% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 20% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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