Colorado Rapids SC vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 19 Mar 2023 · 01:30 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Cole Bassett 49' 1–0

1–1 54' Luis Amarilla pen

1–2 82' Miguel Tapias

Max Alves 35' Y

Y 57' Dayne St. Clair

Y 58' Kervin Arriaga

Ralph Priso-Mbongue 81' Y

Danny Wilson 90' Y

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

2023-03-19 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Minnesota United FC 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

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Mar	Minnesota United FC	H	1–2	L
12 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–1	L
05 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–0	D
27 Feb	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–4	L
09 Oct	Austin FC	A	1–1	D
01 Oct	FC Dallas	H	1–0	W

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–1	W
12 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D
26 Feb	FC Dallas	A	1–0	W
18 Oct	FC Dallas	A	5–6	L
09 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–0	W
02 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–2	L

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' Temperatures are rising at Dick's Sporting Goods Park as Colorado Rapids SC face off against Minnesota United FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Michael Barrios, as he is very good at scoring at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
10' Minnesota United FC have won 447 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Paraguay international Luis Amarilla has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
25' Max Alves is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' Max Alves has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 35.
40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' It looks like no one’s ball. Minnesota United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' Time for substitution for Minnesota United FC. Mender Garcia is replaced by Luis Amarilla.
49' Cole Bassett has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 49 minutes.
54' Luis Amarilla is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
56' Minnesota United FC make a change. Hassani Dotson trudges off to be replaced by Franco Fragapane on 56 minutes.
57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dayne St. Clair.
58' Kervin Arriaga was booked on 58.
60' Colorado Rapids SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Diego Rubio is hanging Anthony Markanich on the field on 60 minute.
61' Colorado Rapids SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jack Price is hanging Sam Nicholson on the field on 61 minute.
66' Colorado Rapids SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Minnesota United FC backline.
71' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Michael Barrios exits the field as Jonathan Lewis enters on 71.
73' Ralph Priso-Mbongue has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Price on 73 minute.
78' Jonathan Lewis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 9 Yellow cards this season.
81' Ralph Priso-Mbongue was booked on 81.
82' GOAL! Miguel Tapias scores on 82.
82' Colorado Rapids SC ring the changes. Connor Ronan has done his job and it is now time for Kevin Cabral to step up.
87' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Connor Ronan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
90' Poor challenge from Danny Wilson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
90' Time for substitution for Minnesota United FC. Joseph Rosales is replaced by Brent Kallman.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Minnesota United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

17
Robin Lod
92
Kemar Lawrence
15
Michael Boxall
31
Hassani Dotson ↓ Franco Fragapane 56'
97
Dayne St. Clair
27
D.J. Taylor ↓ Zarek Valentin 90'
8
Joseph Rosales ↓ Brent Kallman 90'
21
Bongokuhle Hlongwane
33
Kervin Arriaga
28
Mender Garcia ↓ Luis Amarilla 46'
4
Miguel Tapias

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2023-03-19 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2023-03-12 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-03-05 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-02-27 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-10-09 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2022-10-01 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 FC Dallas W

Minnesota United FC Form

2023-03-19 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2023-03-12 Minnesota United FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2023-02-26 FC Dallas 0–1 Minnesota United FC W 2022-10-18 FC Dallas 6–5 Minnesota United FC L 2022-10-09 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2022-10-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Minnesota United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.71 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.55 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or Minnesota United FC 73% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC39% Draw27% Minnesota United FC34%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

66%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

61%

Colorado Rapids SC or Minnesota United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC31% Draw42% Minnesota United FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

5.8%

2 – 0

5.6%

0 – 0

5.4%

0 – 1

5.2%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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