Colorado Rapids SC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Mon 23 May 2022 · 00:00 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Obed Vargas

Y 46' Yeimar Gomez

Keegan Rosenberry 53' Y

Bryan Acosta 71' Y

Overview

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Colorado Rapids SC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 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 18 games · Avg 2.9 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-10-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-10-04 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-11-02 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
19 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–2	L
14 May	Los Angeles FC	H	2–0	W
08 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–1	L
01 May	Portland Timbers	H	2–0	W
24 Apr	Charlotte FC	H	0–0	D

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–1	L
19 May	Houston Dynamo	A	1–0	W
15 May	Minnesota United FC	H	3–1	W
08 May	FC Dallas	A	0–2	L
24 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	A	3–4	L
17 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC		Seattle Sounders FC
#27	Position	#23
43	Points	46
34	Played	34
12 / 7 / 15	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 12
47	Scored	44
50	Conceded	46
-3	GD	-2
1.26	PPG	1.35
35%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 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

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

5/5

16-30

5/7

31-45

4/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

4/5

76+

13/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Obed Vargas has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 305 appearances.
20' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' USA international Joshua Atencio has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
40' The crowd applauds Mark-Anthony Kaye as he leaves the pitch. Jonathan Lewis steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
45' Obed Vargas picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' Yeimar Gomez is having his name booked by the referee on 46.
50' Magnificent from Jonathan Lewis! That is 18 goals in 291 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
53' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
58' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Yeimar Gomez departs to be replaced by Leo Chu.
63' Colorado Rapids SC is showing some good football. However, Colorado Rapids SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
68' Fredy Montero is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
71' Bryan Acosta has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 71.
73' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Xavier Arreaga is replaced by Jimmy Medranda on 73 minute.
78' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
80' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Jordan Morris by Will Bruin on 80 minute.
81' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Michael Barrios is replaced by Nicolas Mezquida on 81 minute.
86' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
90' Colorado Rapids SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Max Alves is hanging Diego Rubio on the field on 90 minute.
Another three points for Colorado Rapids SC.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Bryan Acosta ↓ Collen Warner 80'
11
Diego Rubio ↓ Max Alves 90'
12
Michael Barrios ↓ Nicolas Mezquida 81'
2
Keegan Rosenberry
33
Steven Beitashour
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye ↓ Jonathan Lewis 40'
19
Jack Price ↓ Gustavo Vallecilla 90'
4
Danny Wilson
6
Lalas Abubakar
22
William Yarbrough
31
Anthony Markanich

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Fredy Montero ↑ 73'
94
Jimmy Medranda ↑ 73'
30
Stefan Cleveland
17
Will Bruin ↑ 80'
84
Joshua Atencio ↑ 80'
23
Leo Chu ↑ 58'
45
Ethan Dobbelaere
92
Abdoulaye Cissoko

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	4
Jordan Morris	4
Albert Rusnak	4
Cristian Roldan	4
Andre Shinyashiki	3
Cole Bassett	3
Jonathan Lewis	2
Nicolas Lodeiro	2

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2022-05-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-05-19 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-05-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Los Angeles FC W 2022-05-08 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-05-01 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2022-04-24 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Charlotte FC D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2022-05-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-05-19 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-05-15 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Minnesota United FC W 2022-05-08 FC Dallas 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-04-24 San Jose Earthquakes 4–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-04-17 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Internacional CF Miami L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.35 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.93 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC48% Draw28% Seattle Sounders FC24%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.28

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

76%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

52%

Colorado Rapids SC or Seattle Sounders FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC31% Draw51% Seattle Sounders FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

12.5%

2 – 0

8.9%

2 – 1

8.4%

0 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

4.3%

2 – 2

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 1

3.8%

3 – 2

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	23%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	16%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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