Sunday , 16 August 2026

Colorado Rapids SC vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Colorado Rapids SC
4 – 3
Full Time
Minnesota United FC
Sun 7 Aug 2022 · 01:00 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 67' Joseph Rosales
Bryan Acosta 82' Y
Max Alves 83' Y
Y 87' Kemar Lawrence
Y 90' Franco Fragapane

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

9
3
7
Colorado Rapids SC 19 games · Avg 3.3 goals Minnesota United FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-07 Colorado Rapids SC 4–3 Minnesota United FC 2022-04-17 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-10-10 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-07-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Minnesota United FC 2021-05-09 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Aug Minnesota United FC H 4–3 W
02 Aug New York Red Bulls A 5–4 W
24 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 1–2 L
17 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–0 W
14 Jul Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
10 Jul Real Salt Lake A 2–2 D
Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 3–4 L
30 Jul Portland Timbers H 4–4 D
24 Jul Houston Dynamo A 2–1 W
17 Jul D.C. United SC H 2–0 W
14 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D
09 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 3–1 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' 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.
  • 4' Abu Danladi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 8' Gyasi Zardes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 8 minutes.
  • 11' The Chile Diego Rubio breaks the deadlock on 11 minutes. 2-1!
  • 15' A stunning finish from Gyasi Zardes — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 43' Luis Amarilla doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Jack Price by Felipe Gutierrez on 46 minute.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gustavo Vallecilla, as he is very good at scoring at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 58' Colorado Rapids SC ring the changes. Sam Nicholson has done his job and it is now time for Jonathan Lewis to step up.
  • 61' Gyasi Zardes makes a hat-trick on 61.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Niko Hansen. He replaces Abu Danladi on 65 minute.
  • 67' Controversy at the stadium! Joseph Rosales argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 72' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Bakaye Dibassy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 77' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 77 minutes.
  • 81' A stunning finish from Brent Kallman — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 82' Colorado Rapids SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Diego Rubio as he leaves the pitch. Collen Warner steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 83' Max Alves catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 87' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kemar Lawrence.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Lalas Abubakar. He replaces Michael Barrios on 88 minute.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Minnesota United FC player. Franco Fragapane gets a Yellow card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Colorado Rapids SC take all three points.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Emanuel Reynoso 4
Cole Bassett 4
Hassani Dotson 3
Gyasi Zardes 3
Robin Lod 3
Bakaye Dibassy 2
Kevin Molino 2
Abu Danladi 2

Head to Head

2022-08-07 Colorado Rapids SC 4–3 Minnesota United FC 2022-04-17 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-10-10 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-07-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Minnesota United FC 2021-05-09 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2022-08-07 Colorado Rapids SC 4–3 Minnesota United FC W 2022-08-02 New York Red Bulls 4–5 Colorado Rapids SC W 2022-07-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-07-17 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2022-07-14 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2022-07-10 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D

Minnesota United FC Form

2022-08-07 Colorado Rapids SC 4–3 Minnesota United FC L 2022-07-30 Minnesota United FC 4–4 Portland Timbers D 2022-07-24 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2022-07-17 Minnesota United FC 2–0 D.C. United SC W 2022-07-14 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-07-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Minnesota United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.07 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Minnesota United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC52% Draw23% Minnesota United FC25%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
75%
Draw or Minnesota United FC
48%
Colorado Rapids SC or Minnesota United FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC37% Draw40% Minnesota United FC23%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.1%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 20% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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