Colorado Rapids SC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Thu 21 Sep 2023 · 01:30 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 34' Leo Chu

0–2 56' Albert Rusnak

Cole Bassett 80' 1–2

Y 40' Nouhou Tolo

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

2023-09-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2023-02-27 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-07-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-05-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-10-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
17 Sep	New England Revolution	H	2–1	W
03 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
31 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	0–3	L
24 Aug	Los Angeles FC	A	0–4	L
16 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	0–0	D

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–1	W
17 Sep	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
03 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	2–2	D
31 Aug	Austin FC	A	2–1	W
27 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
21 Aug	Atlanta United FC	H	0–2	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' And we are off! Colorado Rapids SC vs Seattle Sounders FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' 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.
15' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Dejan Joveljic scoring 1 goals.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' Colorado Rapids SC have won 418 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' Jordan Morris is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
34' GOAL! Leo Chu fires home to make it 0-1!
39' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
40' Nouhou Tolo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 40.
45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' Sidnei Tavares makes way for Ralph Priso-Mbongue at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' Albert Rusnak doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
62' The supporters are chanting for Diego Rubio. He replaces Connor Ronan on 62 minute.
63' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Cristian Roldan is replaced by Braian Galvan on 63 minute.
65' The whistle greets Nouhou Tolo as he departs to be replaced by Obed Vargas.
70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
75' Nouhou Tolo, a Cameroon , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
80' Goal! Cole Bassett scores his 36 goal in 291 matches.
81' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Leo Chu is replaced by Reed Baker-Whiting.
86' Xavier Arreaga is replacing Rafael Navarro for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
Another three points for Seattle Sounders FC.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

20
Connor Ronan ↓ Diego Rubio 62'
91
Kevin Cabral
2
Keegan Rosenberry
23
Cole Bassett
5
Andreas Maxso
13
Andrew Gutman
9
Rafael Navarro
1
Marko Ilic
10
Sidnei Tavares ↓ Ralph Priso-Mbongue 46'
14
Calvin Harris
64
Moise Bombito

Bench

Coach Ciara Dargahi

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

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

2023-09-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-09-17 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 New England Revolution W 2023-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-08-31 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-08-24 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-07-16 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2023-09-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-09-17 FC Dallas 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-09-03 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2023-08-31 Austin FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-08-27 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-08-21 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.17 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.36 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or Seattle Sounders FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC31% Draw29% Seattle Sounders FC40%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

60%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

69%

Colorado Rapids SC or Seattle Sounders FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC23% Draw48% Seattle Sounders FC29%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 0

10%

0 – 1

9.8%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

8.2%

0 – 2

7.2%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 3

3.8%

0 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	21%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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