Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Houston Dynamo

2 – 2

Full Time

Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 18 Aug 2019 · 01:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'

Adam Lundqvist 2' Y

Y 25' Jack Price

Y 76' Tommy Smith

Y 81' Sam Vines

Overview

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Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS .

Houston Dynamo 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 18 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Frank Anderson
Referee Ismail Elfath
Referee Sorin Stoica
Referee Silviu Petrescu
Referee Cory Richardson

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

Houston Dynamo 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2019-08-18 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-03-31 Colorado Rapids SC 1–4 Houston Dynamo 2018-07-15 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo 2018-06-10 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–2	D
11 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	1–2	L
08 Aug	New York City FC	A	2–3	L
04 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–1	L
28 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–1	L
20 Jul	Toronto FC	A	3–1	W

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	2–2	D
15 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	0–1	L
11 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
04 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	6–3	W
28 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–3	L
21 Jul	New York City FC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo		Colorado Rapids SC
#19	Position	#26
32	Points	22
18	Played	18
10 / 2 / 6	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 10
27	Scored	27
24	Conceded	25
+3	GD	+2
1.78	PPG	1.22
56%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

4/2

76+

2/3

■ 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)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

8 G

4 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Rafael Navarro

7 G

3 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Houston Dynamo welcome Colorado Rapids SC for this crunch clash at .
2' Adam Lundqvist was booked on 2.
7' Against the run of play, Diego Rubio has scored! This game has turned on its head.
12' 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 Sam Vines suffering a number of foals already.
17' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mauro Manotas, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' Colorado Rapids SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 25.
30' Houston Dynamo have won 391 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
35' Tomas Martinez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
38' Diego Rubio doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
43' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
48' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact .
53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Colorado Rapids SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
56' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Memo Rodriguez has done his job and it is now time for Christian Ramirez to step up.
61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
66' The supporters are chanting for Jon Lewis. He replaces Sam Nicholson on 66 minute.
67' Thomas McNamara is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tomas Martinez at the 67 minute mark.
72' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
74' Mauro Manotas does the damage! The net is bulging and Houston Dynamo surge ahead!
76' Colorado Rapids SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 76.
79' A stunning finish from Mauro Manotas — that came from absolutely nowhere!
79' The crowd applauds Diego Rubio as he leaves the pitch. Nicolas Mezquida steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
81' Controversy at the stadium! Samuel Vines argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
86' Boniek Garcia needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

6
Aljaz Struna
15
Maynor Figueroa
3
Adam Lundqvist
27
Boniek Garcia C
23
Joe Willis
10
Tomas Martinez ↓ Thomas McNamara 67'
9
Mauro Manotas
17
Alberth Elis
8
Memo Rodriguez ↓ Christian Ramirez 56'
20
A.J. DeLaGarza
22
Matias Vera

Bench

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Diego Rubio	5
Cole Bassett	4
Mauro Manotas	4
Rafael Navarro	3
Amine Bassi	3
Lalas Abubakar	3
Samuel Vines	2
Kosi Thompson	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2019-08-18 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2019-08-11 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2019-08-08 New York City FC 3–2 Houston Dynamo L 2019-08-04 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-07-28 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2019-07-20 Toronto FC 1–3 Houston Dynamo W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2019-08-18 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2019-08-15 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-08-11 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-08-04 Colorado Rapids SC 6–3 Montreal Impact FC W 2019-07-28 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-07-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 New York City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.59 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo47% Draw27% Colorado Rapids SC26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

74%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

53%

Houston Dynamo or Colorado Rapids SC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Houston Dynamo33% Draw46% Colorado Rapids SC21%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

0 – 0

8.4%

2 – 0

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	22%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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