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 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 18 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

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

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
20	Points	22
18	Played	18
5 / 5 / 8	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 10
26	Scored	27
28	Conceded	25
-2	GD	+2
1.11	PPG	1.22
28%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/6

16-30

2/2

31-45

6/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/4

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Rafael Navarro

7 G

3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Columbus Crew SC have kicked off against Colorado Rapids SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
9' GOAL! Sam Nicholson fires home to make it 0-1!
14' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
19' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
24' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
29' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact 3-5-2.
34' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
37' GOAL! Lucas Zelarayan scores on 37.
42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' Sean Zawadzki is replacing Philip Quinton for the Columbus Crew SC side.
51' Jonathan Lewis, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
59' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Jonathan Lewis is replaced by Calvin Harris.
60' The supporters are chanting for Cole Bassett. He replaces Connor Ronan on 60 minute.
61' Yaw Yeboah makes way for Jimmy Medranda at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
62' The deadlock is broken! Sean Zawadzki gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
67' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
72' GOAL! Cucho Hernandez fires home to make it 3-1!
73' Jacen Russell-Rowe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lucas Zelarayan at the 73 minute mark.
74' A moment of madness from Moise Bombito on 74 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Colorado Rapids SC will be frustrated.
79' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Moise Bombito is replaced by Kevin Cabral.
84' Colorado Rapids SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Steven Beitashour is hanging Keegan Rosenberry on the field on 84 minute.
86' Patrick Schulte picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' GOAL! Cole Bassett scores on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Tommy Smith	1
Nicolas Mezquida	1
Jon Lewis	1
Juan Hernandez	1
Federico Higuain	1
Diego Rubio	1
Cucho Hernandez	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

1.93 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.55 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC49% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC28%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.48

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

73%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

51%

Columbus Crew SC or Colorado Rapids SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC35% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.8%

3 – 1

5.5%

1 – 0

5.4%

0 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

4.2%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	20%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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