Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 15 Aug 2021 · 00:30 UTC BBVA Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 24' Diego Rubio

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

Houston Dynamo 27 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Houston Dynamo 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-15 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-05-16 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Houston Dynamo 2020-11-08 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-09-10 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2019-08-18 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–3	L
08 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	0–2	L
05 Aug	Austin FC	A	2–3	L
01 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	0–0	D
25 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–1	D
21 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–0	D

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	3–1	W
08 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–0	D
01 Aug	Austin FC	A	1–0	W
25 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	0–3	L
22 Jul	FC Dallas	H	2–0	W
18 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo		Colorado Rapids SC
#20	Position	#22
44	Points	36
27	Played	27
13 / 5 / 9	W / D / L	11 / 3 / 13
34	Scored	38
32	Conceded	38
+2	GD	+0
1.63	PPG	1.33
48%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/4

31-45

7/4

46-60

5/3

61-75

5/3

76+

3/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/2

16-30

5/5

31-45

3/4

46-60

6/1

61-75

3/7

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

14 G

6 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

7 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Houston Dynamo and Colorado Rapids SC is underway.
5' Against the run of play, Lalas Abubakar has scored! This game has turned on its head.
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
15' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Rafael Navarro scoring 2 goals.
20' Houston Dynamo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
24' Diego Rubio has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 24.
29' Houston Dynamo is showing some good football. However, Houston Dynamo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
34' With 1 assists to his name this season, Matias Vera is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
39' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
44' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' Another change for Houston Dynamo made on 46 minute. Maynor Figueroa leaves to be changed by Ariel Lassiter.
51' Fafa Picault doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
56' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
60' Michael Barrios does the damage! The net is bulging and Colorado Rapids SC surge ahead!
63' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Michael Barrios trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Lewis on 63 minutes.
64' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Fafa Picault departs to be replaced by Zarek Valentin.
69' Nicolas Mezquida has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
72' Memo Rodriguez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Griffin Dorsey on 72 minute.
77' 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.
80' Braian Galvan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
81' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Jack Price exits the field as Collen Warner enters on 81.
83' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Sam Junqua exits the field as Mateo Bajamich enters on 83.
84' The supporters are chanting for Nicolas Mezquida. He replaces Andre Shinyashiki on 84 minute.
89' Both keepers have barely been tested. Houston Dynamo and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Diego Rubio ↓ Braian Galvan 63'
12
Michael Barrios ↓ Jonathan Lewis 63'
5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye ↓ Dominique Badji 84'
19
Jack Price ↓ Collen Warner 81'
4
Danny Wilson
26
Cole Bassett
6
Lalas Abubakar
9
Andre Shinyashiki ↓ Nicolas Mezquida 84'
22
William Yarbrough

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-08-15 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-08-08 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo L 2021-08-05 Austin FC 3–2 Houston Dynamo L 2021-08-01 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2021-07-25 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-07-21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-08-15 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-08-08 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2021-08-01 Austin FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-07-25 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-07-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 FC Dallas W 2021-07-18 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.17 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Houston Dynamo or Colorado Rapids SC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo29% Draw28% Colorado Rapids SC43%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

57%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

71%

Houston Dynamo or Colorado Rapids SC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo22% Draw47% Colorado Rapids SC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

9.1%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 2

7.6%

1 – 0

7.2%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

5.1%

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	17%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	21%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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