Colorado Rapids SC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Colorado Rapids SC

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Seattle Sounders FC

Sun 8 Sep 2019 · 01:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+8'

Y 79' Emanuel Cecchini

Overview

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Colorado Rapids SC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .

Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Philippe Briere
Referee Baldomero Toledo
Referee Hilario Grajeda
Referee Thomas Zablocki
Referee Kevin Stott

Standings

#	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

Colorado Rapids SC 17 games · Avg 2.7 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-09-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-03-10 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-09-29 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–0	W
31 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	2–0	W
25 Aug	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
18 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	2–2	D
15 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	0–1	L
11 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
01 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	4–3	W
24 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	2–1	W
18 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–2	D
15 Aug	Real Salt Lake	A	0–3	L
10 Aug	New England Revolution	H	3–3	D

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC		Seattle Sounders FC
#26	Position	#21
16	Points	24
15	Played	13
5 / 1 / 9	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 3
25	Scored	17
24	Conceded	11
+1	GD	+6
1.07	PPG	1.85
33%	Win %	54%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (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

2/4

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Colorado Rapids SC vs Seattle Sounders FC — let the football do the talking.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Kellyn Acosta has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 272 appearances.
15' Alex Roldan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' Colorado Rapids SC have won 394 goals from 272 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Colorado Rapids SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Justin Dhillon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
41' Against the run of play, Andre Shinyashiki has scored! This game has turned on its head.
46' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Danny Leyva comes on to replace Handwalla Bwana.
51' A quiet spell here at . Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
56' The 33-year-old Jonathan Campbell has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
58' Shandon Hopeau gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Justin Dhillon and will look to change the dynamic.
62' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Jon Lewis trudges off to be replaced by Dillon Serna on 62 minutes.
67' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
70' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andre Shinyashiki makes it 2-0.
75' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Andre Shinyashiki departs to be replaced by Niki Jackson.
79' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Emanuel Cecchini on 79 minutes.
82' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Sam Nicholson is replaced by Danny Wilson.
84' Alex Roldan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Emanuel Cecchini on 84 minute.
89' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
It finishes all square. Colorado Rapids SC and Seattle Sounders FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

4
Danny Wilson ↑ 82'
44
Axel Sjoberg
17
Dillon Serna ↑ 62'
12
Niki Jackson ↑ 75'
15
Andre Rawls
18
Sam Raben
29
Matt Hundley

Coach Robin Fraser

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

35
Bryan Meredith
16
Alex Roldan ↑ 84'
31
Nicholas Hinds
37
Shandon Hopeau ↑ 58'
75
Danny Leyva ↑ 46'

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	4
Jordan Morris	4
Albert Rusnak	4
Andre Shinyashiki	3
Cole Bassett	3
Cristian Roldan	3
Raul Ruidiaz	2
Djordje Mihailovic	2

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2019-09-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2019-08-31 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2019-08-25 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-08-18 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2019-08-15 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-08-11 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2019-09-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2019-09-01 Seattle Sounders FC 4–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2019-08-24 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2019-08-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D 2019-08-15 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2019-08-10 Seattle Sounders FC 3–3 New England Revolution D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.27 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or Seattle Sounders FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC40% Draw29% Seattle Sounders FC31%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.48

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

69%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

60%

Colorado Rapids SC or Seattle Sounders FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC26% Draw49% Seattle Sounders FC25%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

10.5%

1 – 0

9.5%

0 – 1

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

3.4%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	20%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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