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 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 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	26	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	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
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 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
#22	Position	#29
36	Points	29
27	Played	27
11 / 3 / 13	W / D / L	7 / 8 / 12
38	Scored	40
38	Conceded	49
+0	GD	-9
1.33	PPG	1.07
41%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts). Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/7

16-30

4/9

31-45

6/2

46-60

4/5

61-75

7/4

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

7 G

6 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	14 G	2 A
Anthony Markanich	8 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Colorado Rapids SC and Minnesota United FC has kicked off!
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Colorado Rapids SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Colorado Rapids SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
17' Emanuel Reynoso is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
18' Brilliant from the ! Emanuel Reynoso makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 18.
23' Minnesota United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
24' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hassani Dotson makes no mistake. 0-3!
25' Goal! Hassani Dotson scores his 19 goal in 290 matches.
27' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Younes Namli exits the field as Cole Bassett enters on 27.
28' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a Yellow card on 28.
33' A quiet spell here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' A moment of madness from Diego Rubio on 35 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Colorado Rapids SC will be frustrated.
40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' Jan Gregus picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
55' The 36-year-old Ethan Finlay has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
57' Goal! Kellyn Acosta scores his 17 goal in 280 matches.
58' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Andre Shinyashiki trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Lewis on 58 minutes.
63' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
66' Minnesota United FC ring the changes. Romain Metanire has done his job and it is now time for Ethan Finlay to step up.
67' It is a substitution in Minnesota United FC team. Romain Metanire is replaced by Ethan Finlay on 67 minute.
71' GOAL! Cole Bassett fires home to make it 2-4!
72' A stunning finish from Cole Bassett — that came from absolutely nowhere!
77' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
80' Brent Kallman is replacing Emanuel Reynoso for the Minnesota United FC side.
81' A moment of madness from Chase Gasper on 81 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Minnesota United FC will be frustrated.
82' Goal! Danny Wilson scores his 7 goal in 280 matches.
83' The supporters are chanting for Juan Agudelo. He replaces Robin Lod on 83 minute.
87' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Michael Barrios is withdrawn and Drew Moor gets his opportunity.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Samuel Vines.
The final score is 3-2.

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
Robin Lod	3
Hassani Dotson	3
Gyasi Zardes	3
Ethan Finlay	2
Tani Oluwaseyi	2
Sang-bin Jeong	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

1.93 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.68 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC47% Draw23% Minnesota United FC30%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

70%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

53%

Colorado Rapids SC or Minnesota United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC33% Draw40% Minnesota United FC27%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

5.2%

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

1 – 3

0 – 1

0 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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