Columbus Crew SC vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Columbus Crew SC

3 – 2

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Colorado Rapids SC

Wed 31 May 2023 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field 20,223 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 9' Sam Nicholson

Lucas Zelarayan 37' 1–1

Sean Zawadzki 62' 2–1

Cucho Hernandez 72' 3–1

3–2 90' Cole Bassett

Y 74' Moise Bombito

Patrick Schulte 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Lower.com Field.

Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

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

Columbus Crew SC 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-31 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-08-14 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-05-26 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 2018-09-22 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–2	W
29 May	Nashville SC	A	1–3	L
20 May	FC Cincinnati	A	2–3	L
17 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–0	W
13 May	Orlando City SC	H	2–2	D
29 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–2	L

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 May	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–3	L
28 May	FC Cincinnati	H	0–1	L
21 May	Real Salt Lake	H	2–3	L
17 May	Atlanta United FC	A	0–4	L
14 May	Philadelphia Union	H	1–2	L
07 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–1	W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Colorado Rapids SC
#10	Position	#26
16	Points	16
15	Played	15
4 / 4 / 7	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 9
21	Scored	25
23	Conceded	24
-2	GD	+1
1.07	PPG	1.07
27%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Columbus Crew SC is hosting Colorado Rapids SC for another epic battle.
5' Steven Moreira, a Cape Verde Islands , has 28 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
9' A stunning finish from Sam Nicholson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
14' Columbus Crew SC have won 426 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
19' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
29' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
37' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lucas Zelarayan makes it 1-1.
42' Columbus Crew SC currently sit 16 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
46' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Sean Zawadzki on, Philip Quinton off on 46 minutes.
51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
56' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
59' Fresh legs for Colorado Rapids SC! Calvin Harris comes on to replace Jonathan Lewis.
60' Cole Bassett gets the nod from Colorado Rapids SC. He replaces Connor Ronan and will look to change the dynamic.
61' Jimmy Medranda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yaw Yeboah at the 61 minute mark.
62' The USA Sean Zawadzki breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 2-1!
67' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
72' Cucho Hernandez does the damage! The net is bulging and Columbus Crew SC surge ahead!
73' The whistle greets Lucas Zelarayan as he departs to be replaced by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Moise Bombito.
79' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Kevin Cabral on, Moise Bombito off on 79 minutes.
84' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Keegan Rosenberry is replaced by Steven Beitashour on 84 minute.
86' It’s a booking for Columbus Crew SC player. Patrick Schulte gets a Yellow card.
90' What a strike from Cole Bassett! The score is 3-2.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

9
Cucho Hernandez
31
Steven Moreira
18
Malte Amundsen
14
Yaw Yeboah ↓ Jimmy Medranda 61'
17
Christian Ramirez
6
Darlington Nagbe
10
Lucas Zelarayan ↓ Jacen Russell-Rowe 73'
8
Aidan Morris
2
Philip Quinton ↓ Sean Zawadzki 46'
28
Patrick Schulte
23
Mohamed Farsi

Bench

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

20
Connor Ronan ↓ Cole Bassett 60'
21
Bryan Acosta
2
Keegan Rosenberry ↓ Steven Beitashour 84'
4
Danny Wilson
28
Sam Nicholson
6
Lalas Abubakar
5
Andreas Maxso
15
Danny Leyva ↓ Marlon Vargas 79'
1
Marko Ilic
7
Jonathan Lewis ↓ Calvin Harris 59'
64
Moise Bombito ↓ Kevin Cabral 79'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gyasi Zardes	2
Federico Higuain	1
Sam Nicholson	1
Gyasi Zardes	1
Cole Bassett	1
Pedro Santos	1
Tommy Smith	1
Nicolas Mezquida	1

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

2023-05-31 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-05-29 Nashville SC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-05-20 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-05-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-05-13 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Orlando City SC D 2023-04-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Internacional CF Miami L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2023-05-31 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-05-28 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati L 2023-05-21 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Real Salt Lake L 2023-05-17 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-05-14 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Philadelphia Union L 2023-05-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.99 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC50% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC27%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

73%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

50%

Columbus Crew SC or Colorado Rapids SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC35% Draw40% Colorado Rapids SC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

6.7%

3 – 1

5.6%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

3.8%

1 – 3

3.6%

0 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	19%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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