Colorado Rapids SC vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Colorado Rapids SC vs New York City FC — MLS .
- Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
- New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Chris Penso
- Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
- Referee Thomas Zablocki
- Referee Younes Marrakchi
- Referee Malik Badawi
5 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Jul New York City FC H 1–2 L 14 Jul Portland Timbers A 2–2 D 05 Jul New England Revolution H 1–2 L 29 Jun Los Angeles FC H 1–0 W 23 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–2 D 09 Jun Minnesota United FC H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 2–1 W 14 Jul New York Red Bulls A 1–2 L 07 Jul Portland Timbers H 0–1 L 03 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 3–0 W 29 Jun Philadelphia Union H 4–2 W 06 Jun FC Cincinnati H 5–2 W Season Stats
Colorado Rapids SC New York City FC #26 Position #8 16 Points 19 15 Played 15 5 / 1 / 9 W / D / L 5 / 4 / 6 25 Scored 25 24 Conceded 21 +1 GD +4 1.07 PPG 1.27 33% Win % 33% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this seasonColorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts). New York City FC are 8th (19 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Colorado Rapids SC0-153/216-302/331-451/346-604/–61-752/476+1/4■ Scored ■ ConcededNew York City FC0-152/–16-302/331-451/346-603/261-751/276+2/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Colorado Rapids SC and New York City FC is underway.
- 5' 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.
- 6' Goal! Sebastian Anderson scores his 1 goal in 268 matches.
- 11' New York City 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.
- 16' It looks like no one’s ball. New York City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 21' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 26' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New York City FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sam Vines made 268 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 33' It’s gonna be a Red card for Sebastian Anderson.
- 36' Tim Howard is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
- 40' What an equalizer from Heber!
- 45' The supporters are chanting for Clinton Irwin. He replaces Tim Howard on 45 minute.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Nicolas Mezquida. He replaces Cole Bassett on 46 minute.
- 51' 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.
- 56' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tony Rocha, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 63' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Sebastien Ibeagha is replaced by Alexandru Mitrita on 63 minute.
- 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 69' The whistle greets Jon Lewis as he departs to be replaced by Sam Nicholson.
- 74' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Ronald Matarrita has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 79' Valentin Castellanos has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 80' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Valentin Castellanos is replaced by Jesus Medina on 80 minute.
- 83' New York City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Alexandru Mitrita on 83.
- 88' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 88 minutes.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Ronald Matarrita. He receives a Yellow card.
- 90' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Ebenezer Ofori is replaced by Tony Rocha on 90 minute.
- Another three points for New York City FC.
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Lineups
Colorado Rapids SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 5
- 19
- 4
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1
Tim Howard C ↓ Clint Irwin 45'
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26
Cole Bassett ↓ Nicolas Mezquida 46'
- 6
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11
Jon Lewis ↓ Sam Nicholson 69'
- 13
- 99
- 22
Bench
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31
Clint Irwin ↑ 45'
- 8
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28
Sam Nicholson ↑ 69'
- 44
- 17
- 3
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20
Nicolas Mezquida ↑ 46'
New York City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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12
Ebenezer Ofori ↓ Tony Rocha 90'
- 3
- 11
- 22
- 10
- 6
- 33
- 1
- 16
- 9
- 55
Bench
- 17
- 14
- 41
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19
Jesus Medina ↑ 80'
- 2
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15
Tony Rocha ↑ 90'
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28
Alexandru Mitrita ↑ 63'
Coach Domenec Torrent -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals David Villa 2 David Villa 2 Alexandru Mitrita 1 Heber 1 Sebastian Anderson 1 Talles Magno 1 Michael Barrios 1 Ronald Matarrita 1 Head to Head
Colorado Rapids SC Form
2019-07-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 New York City FC L 2019-07-14 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2019-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2019-06-29 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Los Angeles FC W 2019-06-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2019-06-09 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Minnesota United FC WNew York City FC Form
2019-07-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 New York City FC W 2019-07-14 New York Red Bulls 2–1 New York City FC L 2019-07-07 New York City FC 0–1 Portland Timbers L 2019-07-03 New York City FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2019-06-29 New York City FC 4–2 Philadelphia Union W 2019-06-06 New York City FC 5–2 FC Cincinnati W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.31 Colorado Rapids SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.82 New York City FC xGI would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or New York City FC 74% + Both teams to score 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.13Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 59% 41% ± 3.5 38% 62% ± 4.5 21% 79% Double Chance
Colorado Rapids SC or Draw 55%Draw or New York City FC 71%Colorado Rapids SC or New York City FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.3%1 – 2 Actual0 – 1 7.3%0 – 2 7.2%2 – 1 6.6%0 – 0 6%2 – 2 5.9%1 – 3 5.5%1 – 0 5%0 – 3 4.3%2 – 0 3.8%2 – 3 3.7%Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC
Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push New York City FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 8% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 15% 73% -0.5 27% — 73% +0.5 52% — 48% +1 52% 21% 27% +1.5 73% — 27% +2 73% 15% 12% +2.5 88% — 12% Clean Sheet
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓New York City FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.