Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

MLS · 2023
Colorado Rapids SC
2 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

5
4
6
Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · Avg 2.7 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#26 Position #16
22 Points 34
18 Played 17
7 / 1 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 3
27 Scored 38
25 Conceded 17
+2 GD +21
1.22 PPG 2.00
39% Win % 59%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 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
3/4
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
7/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/–
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Rafael Navarro 7 G 3 A
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Brian White 10 G
Sebastian Berhalter 6 G 4 A
Thomas Muller 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Colorado Rapids SC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 5' Yohei Takaoka is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight.
  • 10' Vancouver Whitecaps 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.
  • 11' What a strike from Mathias Laborda! The score is 0-1.
  • 16' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vancouver Whitecaps FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 21' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryan Gauld suffering a number of foals already.
  • 26' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 31' Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' Vancouver Whitecaps FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' The whistle greets Braian Galvan as he departs to be replaced by Luis Diaz.
  • 47' Diego Rubio doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 52' 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.
  • 53' Fresh legs for Vancouver Whitecaps FC! Pedro Vite comes on to replace Ryan Gauld.
  • 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Connor Ronan, as he is very good at scoring at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 62' A moment of madness from Keegan Rosenberry on 62 minutes earns him a card. Colorado Rapids SC will be frustrated.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Simon Becher. He replaces Junior Hoilett on 65 minute.
  • 67' The USA Cole Bassett breaks the deadlock on 67 minutes. 2-1!
  • 72' Richie Laryea makes way for Alessandro Schopf at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • 74' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Diego Rubio trudges off to be replaced by Danny Leyva on 74 minutes.
  • 78' The deadlock is broken! Brian White gets on the scoresheet on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Rafael Navarro has been relatively quiet despite scoring 37 goals in his last 344 appearances.
  • 87' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a card on 87.
  • 88' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Rafael Navarro exits the field as Jonathan Lewis enters on 88.
  • It finishes all square. Colorado Rapids SC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC share the spoils 2-2.

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

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
1.38 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG
I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC33% Draw27% Vancouver Whitecaps FC40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
60%
Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
67%
Colorado Rapids SC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC24% Draw44% Vancouver Whitecaps FC32%
Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
8.7%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
6.5%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.7%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 3
3.5%
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% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 20% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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