Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
FC Cincinnati
2 – 1
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sat 27 Apr 2024 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Matt Miazga 26' Y
Pavel Bucha 58' Y
Y 81' Moise Bombito

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at TQL Stadium.

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

2
2
FC Cincinnati 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Colorado Rapids SC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-27 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2023-05-28 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2021-06-19 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr Colorado Rapids SC H 2–1 W
20 Apr Atlanta United FC A 2–1 W
13 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 1–2 L
06 Apr New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L
30 Mar Charlotte FC A 1–1 D
23 Mar New York City FC H 1–0 W
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Apr FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L
21 Apr FC Dallas H 2–1 W
14 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 3–0 W
06 Apr Internacional CF Miami A 2–2 D
30 Mar Los Angeles FC H 3–2 W
24 Mar Houston Dynamo H 0–1 L

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Colorado Rapids SC
#6 Position #26
26 Points 22
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 10
45 Scored 27
44 Conceded 25
+1 GD +2
1.44 PPG 1.22
39% Win % 39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/7
31-45
9/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
2/1
76+
11/3
■ 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)

FC Cincinnati
Evander 10 G 4 A
Kevin Denkey 10 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 5 G
Colorado Rapids SC
Rafael Navarro 7 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. FC Cincinnati host Colorado Rapids SC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 17' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. DeAndre Yedlin departs to be replaced by Bret Halsey.
  • 22' Alec Kann needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 26' Matt Miazga was booked on 26.
  • 31' Luciano Acosta, a Argentina , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 42' Luciano Acosta makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and FC Cincinnati are in front.
  • 47' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 272 games and scored 394 goals.
  • 52' 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.
  • 57' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pat Noonan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Pavel Bucha.
  • 63' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 64' GOAL! Corey Baird scores on 64. Assisted by Luca Orellano
  • 66' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Oliver Larraz is withdrawn and Darren Yapi gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 72' Moise Bombito does the damage! The net is bulging and Colorado Rapids SC surge ahead!
  • 77' With 0 assists to his name this season, DeAndre Yedlin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Moise Bombito.
  • 86' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 87' Yuya Kubo makes way for Yamil Asad at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
  • 88' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Ian Murphy departs to be replaced by Kipp Keller.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Aaron Boupendza. He replaces Luciano Acosta on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Colorado Rapids SC.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Rubio 2
Jonathan Lewis 2
Corey Baird 1
Luciano Acosta 1
Nicolas Mezquida 1
Andre Shinyashiki 1
Kekuta Manneh 1
Dominique Badji 1

Head to Head

2024-04-27 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2023-05-28 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2021-06-19 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Form

2024-04-27 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-04-20 Atlanta United FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2024-04-13 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati L 2024-04-06 FC Cincinnati 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2024-03-30 Charlotte FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2024-03-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York City FC W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2024-04-27 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2024-04-21 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 FC Dallas W 2024-04-14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-04-06 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2024-03-30 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Los Angeles FC W 2024-03-24 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.9 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.87 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: FC Cincinnati or Colorado Rapids SC 77% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati43% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC34%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
66%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
57%
FC Cincinnati or Colorado Rapids SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati31% Draw39% Colorado Rapids SC30%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 2
4.4%
2 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
1 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
3.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 18% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 17% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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