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

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MLS · 2022

Colorado Rapids SC

4 – 3

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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

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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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Colorado Rapids SC to score. At the same time, Minnesota United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
4' What a moment for Abu Danladi! That strike on 4 puts his side firmly in control.
8' Brilliant from the ! Gyasi Zardes makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 8.
11' Diego Rubio doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
15' Gyasi Zardes makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Colorado Rapids SC are in front.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' Minnesota United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' Sam Nicholson, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Robin Fraser might look to freshen things up shortly.
40' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
43' Magnificent from Luis Amarilla! That is 14 goals in 169 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
46' Felipe Gutierrez is replacing Jack Price for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
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' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Sam Nicholson is withdrawn and Jonathan Lewis gets his opportunity.
61' GOAL! Gyasi Zardes fires home to make it 4-2!
65' Time for substitution for Minnesota United FC. Abu Danladi is replaced by Niko Hansen.
67' Joseph Rosales catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 67.
72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
77' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
81' Goal! Brent Kallman scores his 5 goal in 289 matches.
82' Bryan Acosta catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 82.
82' Collen Warner is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Rubio at the 82 minute mark.
83' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kemar Lawrence on 87 minutes.
88' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Michael Barrios is replaced by Lalas Abubakar on 88 minute.
90' It’s a booking for Minnesota United FC player. Franco Fragapane gets a Yellow card.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-3.

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

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

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

4 / 4

2.24 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.67 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC52% Draw22% Minnesota United FC26%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

74%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

48%

Colorado Rapids SC or Minnesota United FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC38% Draw38% Minnesota United FC24%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

8.3%

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

2 – 0

5.1%

3 – 2

1 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

3.7%

3 – 0

3.7%

4 – 1

3.4%

1 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	19%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	14%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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