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

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MLS · 2021

Colorado Rapids SC

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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

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

Colorado Rapids SC 18 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 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 19 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
#26	Position	#25
22	Points	24
18	Played	18
7 / 1 / 10	W / D / L	6 / 6 / 6
27	Scored	20
25	Conceded	25
+2	GD	-5
1.22	PPG	1.33
39%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Rafael Navarro

7 G

3 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah

8 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Colorado Rapids SC and Minnesota United FC get this one started.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Michael Boxall is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Minnesota United FC.
17' What composure from Emanuel Reynoso! The Argentina international strokes it home. 0-1.
18' The deadlock is broken! Emanuel Reynoso gets on the scoresheet on 18 minutes.
23' Minnesota United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
24' Hassani Dotson does the damage! The net is bulging and Minnesota United FC surge ahead!
25' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hassani Dotson makes it 0-4.
27' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Younes Namli trudges off to be replaced by Cole Bassett on 27 minutes.
28' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kellyn Acosta.
33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
35' Diego Rubio catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Jan Gregus argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
50' Ethan Finlay is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Minnesota United FC tonight.
55' Minnesota United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
57' A goal from the USA international Kellyn Acosta! He fires home on 57 to make it 1-4!
58' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 58 minute. Andre Shinyashiki leaves to be changed by Jonathan Lewis.
63' It is a cagey affair so far. Colorado Rapids SC in their trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact .
66' A change in the Minnesota United FC ranks — Romain Metanire exits the field as Ethan Finlay enters on 66.
67' Ethan Finlay has so much to prove this time. He replaces Romain Metanire on 67 minute.
71' A goal from the USA international Cole Bassett! He fires home on 71 to make it 2-4!
72' What composure from Cole Bassett! The USA international strokes it home. 3-4.
77' Finland international Robin Lod has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
80' The whistle greets Emanuel Reynoso as he departs to be replaced by Brent Kallman.
81' Chase Gasper catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
82' What an equalizer from Danny Wilson!
83' Juan Agudelo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Robin Lod on 83 minute.
87' Fresh legs for Colorado Rapids SC! Drew Moor comes on to replace Michael Barrios.
90' A moment of madness from Samuel Vines on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Colorado Rapids SC will be frustrated.
Another three points for Colorado Rapids SC.

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
Emanuel Reynoso	4
Cole Bassett	4
Robin Lod	3
Hassani Dotson	3
Gyasi Zardes	3
Tani Oluwaseyi	2
Sang-bin Jeong	2
Kevin Cabral	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

1.76 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.52 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC46% Draw24% Minnesota United FC30%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.28

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

71%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

54%

Colorado Rapids SC or Minnesota United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC32% Draw42% Minnesota United FC26%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

5.9%

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 0

5.3%

3 – 1

0 – 1

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	19%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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