Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Houston Dynamo

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Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 3 May 2026 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Lawrence Ennali 72' 1–0

Felipe 31' Y

Y 43' Hamzat Ojediran

Y 47' Alexis Castillo

Mateusz Bogusz 56' Y

Lawrence Ennali 63' Y

Y 66' Darren Yapi

Overview

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Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at PNC Stadium.

Houston Dynamo 34 games · 51 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Allen Chapman
Assistant 1 Jeremy Hanson
Assistant 2 Matt Trotter (USA)

15 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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

Houston Dynamo 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-03 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2026-04-12 Colorado Rapids SC 6–2 Houston Dynamo 2025-09-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2025-04-20 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2024-05-30 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–0	W
26 Apr	Austin FC	A	0–2	L
23 Apr	San Diego FC	H	1–0	W
18 Apr	Orlando City SC	A	1–0	W
12 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–6	L
05 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–1	L

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	Houston Dynamo	A	0–1	L
26 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–3	L
23 Apr	Los Angeles FC	A	0–0	D
18 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	H	2–3	L
12 Apr	Houston Dynamo	H	6–2	W
04 Apr	Toronto FC	A	2–3	L

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo		Colorado Rapids SC
#20	Position	#27
51	Points	43
34	Played	34
14 / 9 / 11	W / D / L	12 / 7 / 15
43	Scored	47
43	Conceded	50
+0	GD	-3
1.50	PPG	1.26
41%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (51 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/3

16-30

6/7

31-45

9/4

46-60

6/4

61-75

6/4

76+

5/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme	16 G	8 A
Mateusz Bogusz	8 G	2 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Houston Dynamo welcome Colorado Rapids SC for this crunch clash at PNC Stadium.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Houston Dynamo and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Colorado Rapids SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' Agustin Resch needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
30' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
31' Houston Dynamo player sees a card in front of him.
36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Matt Wells will be considering his options from the bench.
43' Hamzat Ojediran catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 43.
47' Alexis Castillo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 47.
52' 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 Alexis Castillo suffering a number of foals already.
56' The referee shows Houston Dynamo player a card on 56.
61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
63' That is a card for Houston Dynamo. Lawrence Ennali will be fuming at that decision.
66' A moment of madness from Darren Yapi on 66 minutes earns him a card. Colorado Rapids SC will be frustrated.
71' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 50% of all matches.
72' Magnificent from Lawrence Ennali! That is 4 goals in 300 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ezequiel Ponce made 130 appearances and scored 46 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
82' It looks surprising Houston Dynamo does not make any changes. Guilherme has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
87' 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.
The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matt Wells

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Diego Rubio	5
Mauro Manotas	4
Cole Bassett	4
Lalas Abubakar	3
Rafael Navarro	3
Amine Bassi	3
Djordje Mihailovic	2
Christian Ramirez	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2026-05-03 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2026-04-26 Austin FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2026-04-23 Houston Dynamo 1–0 San Diego FC W 2026-04-18 Orlando City SC 0–1 Houston Dynamo W 2026-04-12 Colorado Rapids SC 6–2 Houston Dynamo L 2026-04-05 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2026-05-03 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2026-04-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2026-04-23 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D 2026-04-18 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Internacional CF Miami L 2026-04-12 Colorado Rapids SC 6–2 Houston Dynamo W 2026-04-04 Toronto FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.41 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo46% Draw28% Colorado Rapids SC26%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.49

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

74%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

54%

Houston Dynamo or Colorado Rapids SC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo30% Draw49% Colorado Rapids SC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

10.4%

2 – 1

8.6%

2 – 0

0 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	22%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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