Colorado Rapids SC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Colorado Rapids SC

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Thu 28 Sep 2023 · 01:30 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 11' Mathias Laborda

Diego Rubio 47' 1–1

Cole Bassett 67' 2–1

2–2 78' Brian White

Keegan Rosenberry 62' Y

Moise Bombito 87' Y

Overview

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Colorado Rapids SC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 games · 64 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 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-28 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2023-04-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-09-11 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2022-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-09-20 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–2	D
24 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	2–3	L
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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–2	D
24 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L
21 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	1–4	L
16 Sep	Toronto FC	A	2–1	W
02 Sep	New York City FC	A	1–1	D
31 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC		Vancouver Whitecaps FC
#27	Position	#16
43	Points	64
34	Played	34
12 / 7 / 15	W / D / L	19 / 7 / 8
47	Scored	74
50	Conceded	34
-3	GD	+40
1.26	PPG	1.88
35%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

10/4

16-30

11/4

31-45

9/9

46-60

7/7

61-75

10/2

76+

13/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	20 G	2 A
Thomas Muller	9 G	6 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Colorado Rapids SC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC get this one started.
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' 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.
11' A goal from the Uruguay international Mathias Laborda! He fires home on 11 to make it 0-1!
16' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
21' A quiet spell here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
26' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
31' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
36' Canada international Junior Hoilett has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
41' It looks surprising Vancouver Whitecaps FC does not make any changes. Richie Laryea has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Braian Galvan by Luis Diaz on 46 minute.
47' Magnificent from Diego Rubio! That is 64 goals in 301 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
52' Alessandro Schopf needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
53' Ryan Gauld makes way for Pedro Vite at the 53 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
58' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
62' That looks like a foul for a card for Keegan Rosenberry.
65' Another substitution for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to replace Junior Hoilett by Simon Becher on 65 minute.
67' A goal from the USA international Cole Bassett! He fires home on 67 to make it 2-1!
72' A tactical swap from Vancouver Whitecaps FC — Alessandro Schopf on, Richie Laryea off on 72 minutes.
74' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Danny Leyva on, Diego Rubio off on 74 minutes.
78' What a strike from Brian White! The score is 2-2.
83' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
87' Moise Bombito catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 87.
88' Rafael Navarro makes way for Jonathan Lewis at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brian White	6
Diego Rubio	4
Rafael Navarro	3
Ryan Gauld	2
Gyasi Zardes	2
Fredy Montero	2
Yordy Reyna	2
Kei Kamara	2

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2023-09-28 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-09-24 Portland Timbers 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2023-09-28 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-09-24 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-09-21 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-09-16 Toronto FC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-09-02 New York City FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-08-31 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.34 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.68 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC32% Draw27% Vancouver Whitecaps FC41%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

59%

Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

68%

Colorado Rapids SC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC23% Draw44% Vancouver Whitecaps FC33%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 1

7.4%

2 – 1

7.1%

0 – 2

6.8%

0 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

5.7%

1 – 3

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	21%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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