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

Thu 8 Jul 2021 · 01:00 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 36' Osvaldo Alonso

Cole Bassett 36' Y

Y 37' Osvaldo Alonso

Braian Galvan 45' Y

Danny Wilson 83' Y

Danny Wilson 84' Y

R 86' Ramon Abila

Overview

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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

2021-07-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Minnesota United FC 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

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	2–0	W
05 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
24 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–3	L
19 Jun	FC Cincinnati	A	2–0	W
30 May	FC Dallas	H	3–0	W
23 May	Los Angeles FC	A	1–2	L

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
04 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–2	D
27 Jun	Portland Timbers	A	1–0	W
24 Jun	Austin FC	H	2–0	W
20 Jun	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
30 May	Real Salt Lake	A	1–1	D

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Colorado Rapids SC and Minnesota United FC is underway.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Adrian Heath might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' 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.
25' It’s high time Robin Fraser made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Chase Gasper has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
35' Ethan Finlay needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 5 Yellow cards this season.
36' Minnesota United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 36.
37' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Osvaldo Alonso on 37 minutes.
42' It is a cagey affair so far. Colorado Rapids SC in their trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact .
45' The Argentina Braian Galvan breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-0!
45' Colorado Rapids SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
50' A quiet spell here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Minnesota United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
60' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
65' Minnesota United FC ring the changes. Adrien Hunou has done his job and it is now time for Ramon Abila to step up.
67' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Michael Barrios exits the field as Andre Shinyashiki enters on 67.
72' USA international Auston Trusty has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
76' Niko Hansen is replacing Robin Lod for the Minnesota United FC side.
77' Fresh legs for Minnesota United FC! Hassani Dotson comes on to replace Osvaldo Alonso.
80' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Nicolas Mezquida trudges off to be replaced by Drew Moor on 80 minutes.
81' Andre Shinyashiki doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Danny Wilson.
84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Danny Wilson.
86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Ramon Abila.
90' Collen Warner gets the nod from Colorado Rapids SC. He replaces Cole Bassett and will look to change the dynamic.
Minnesota United FC will have plenty to reflect on. Colorado Rapids SC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Diego Rubio
12
Michael Barrios ↓ Andre Shinyashiki 67'
5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
4
Danny Wilson
23
Kellyn Acosta
26
Cole Bassett ↓ Collen Warner 90'
6
Lalas Abubakar
20
Nicolas Mezquida ↓ Drew Moor 80'
52
Braian Galvan ↓ Nicolas Benezet 67'
22
William Yarbrough

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

30
Adrian Zendejas
21
Juan Agudelo
5
Jacori Hayes ↑ 90'
20
Wil Trapp
11
Niko Hansen ↑ 76'
13
Ethan Finlay ↑ 76'
9
Ramon Abila ↑ 65'
31
Hassani Dotson ↑ 77'
24
Justin McMaster

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-07-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2021-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-06-24 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-06-19 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-05-30 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 FC Dallas W 2021-05-23 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Minnesota United FC Form

2021-07-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2021-07-04 Minnesota United FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-06-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC W 2021-06-24 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Austin FC W 2021-06-20 FC Dallas 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2021-05-30 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.63 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC47% Draw26% Minnesota United FC27%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.86

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

73%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

53%

Colorado Rapids SC or Minnesota United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC33% Draw45% Minnesota United FC22%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

1 – 0

8.4%

0 – 0

7.5%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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