Colorado Rapids SC vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

Refresh

MLS · 2021

Colorado Rapids SC

3 – 2

Full Time

Minnesota United FC

Sun 9 May 2021 · 02:00 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Kellyn Acosta 28' Y

Diego Rubio 35' Y

Y 45' Jan Gregus

Y 81' Chase Gasper

Samuel Vines 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Colorado Rapids SC 20 games · Avg 3.3 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-09 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC 2020-11-23 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-10-29 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-07-23 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Minnesota United FC 2019-08-15 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 May	Minnesota United FC	H	3–2	W
03 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W
25 Apr	Austin FC	H	1–3	L
18 Apr	FC Dallas	A	0–0	D
23 Nov	Minnesota United FC	A	0–3	L
08 Nov	Houston Dynamo	A	2–1	W

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–3	L
02 May	Austin FC	H	0–1	L
25 Apr	Real Salt Lake	H	1–2	L
17 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–4	L
08 Dec	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–3	L
04 Dec	Sporting Kansas City	A	3–0	W

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC		Minnesota United FC
#27	Position	#25
43	Points	44
34	Played	34
12 / 7 / 15	W / D / L	11 / 11 / 12
47	Scored	56
50	Conceded	58
-3	GD	-2
1.26	PPG	1.29
35%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/3

16-30

8/5

31-45

4/5

46-60

8/4

61-75

5/9

76+

6/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/9

16-30

5/10

31-45

7/5

46-60

8/5

61-75

9/5

76+

11/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	18 G	4 A
Anthony Markanich	9 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Colorado Rapids SC is hosting Minnesota United FC for another epic battle.
5' USA international Brent Kallman has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' The 37-year-old William Yarbrough has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Younes Namli has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
17' Minnesota United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Emanuel Reynoso on 17.
18' A stunning finish from Emanuel Reynoso — that came from absolutely nowhere!
23' Minnesota United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
24' Goal! Hassani Dotson scores his 21 goal in 296 matches.
25' Hassani Dotson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
27' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Younes Namli by Cole Bassett on 27 minute.
28' Kellyn Acosta was booked on 28.
33' Minnesota United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
35' The referee has no hesitation. Diego Rubio is booked for Colorado Rapids SC — Yellow card on 35.
40' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jan Gregus.
50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Robin Fraser will be considering his options from the bench.
55' Minnesota United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
57' A stunning finish from Kellyn Acosta — that came from absolutely nowhere!
58' Colorado Rapids SC ring the changes. Andre Shinyashiki has done his job and it is now time for Jonathan Lewis to step up.
63' Ethan Finlay is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
66' The crowd applauds Romain Metanire as he leaves the pitch. Ethan Finlay steps in for Minnesota United FC.
67' The Minnesota United FC bench stirs into life. Romain Metanire is withdrawn and Ethan Finlay gets his opportunity.
71' A stunning finish from Cole Bassett — that came from absolutely nowhere!
72' The deadlock is broken! Cole Bassett gets on the scoresheet on 72 minutes.
77' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
80' The supporters are chanting for Brent Kallman. He replaces Emanuel Reynoso on 80 minute.
81' Chase Gasper is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
82' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Danny Wilson makes no mistake. 4-4!
83' Another substitution for Minnesota United FC to replace Robin Lod by Juan Agudelo on 83 minute.
87' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Michael Barrios is replaced by Drew Moor on 87 minute.
90' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. Samuel Vines will be fuming at that decision.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Minnesota United FC.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Younes Namli ↓ Cole Bassett 27'
11
Diego Rubio
12
Michael Barrios ↓ Drew Moor 87'
5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
19
Jack Price
4
Danny Wilson
23
Kellyn Acosta
9
Andre Shinyashiki ↓ Jonathan Lewis 58'
22
William Yarbrough
13
Samuel Vines

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cole Bassett	4
Emanuel Reynoso	4
Gyasi Zardes	3
Kelvin Yeboah	3
Robin Lod	3
Darren Yapi	3
Hassani Dotson	3
Luis Amarilla	2

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-05-09 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2021-05-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-04-25 Colorado Rapids SC 1–3 Austin FC L 2021-04-18 FC Dallas 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D 2020-11-23 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-11-08 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC W

Minnesota United FC Form

2021-05-09 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC L 2021-05-02 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Austin FC L 2021-04-25 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2021-04-17 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Minnesota United FC L 2020-12-08 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC L 2020-12-04 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Minnesota United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.85 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.78 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or Minnesota United FC 77% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC44% Draw23% Minnesota United FC33%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

68%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

56%

Colorado Rapids SC or Minnesota United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC31% Draw40% Minnesota United FC29%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

4.8%

2 – 0

4.6%

1 – 3

4.4%

1 – 0

4.4%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

4.1%

2 – 3

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	18%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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