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 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Standings

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

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
#22	Position	#26
22	Points	16
14	Played	15
7 / 1 / 6	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 9
19	Scored	25
23	Conceded	24
-4	GD	+1
1.57	PPG	1.07
50%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

3/2

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

2/4

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Houston Dynamo launch into their encounter with Colorado Rapids SC.
5' Lalas Abubakar doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact .
15' 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.
20' 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.
24' Diego Rubio has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 24.
29' Matias Vera has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 37 cards already picked up this season.
34' A quiet spell here at BBVA Stadium. Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
44' With 1 assists to his name this season, Cole Bassett is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Houston Dynamo.
46' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ariel Lassiter is hanging Maynor Figueroa on the field on 46 minute.
51' The Haiti Fafa Picault breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-1!
56' Supporters expect more eagerness from William Yarbrough, as he is very good at scoring at BBVA Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
60' GOAL! Michael Barrios fires home to make it 1-2!
63' Michael Barrios makes way for Jonathan Lewis at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
64' Houston Dynamo ring the changes. Fafa Picault has done his job and it is now time for Zarek Valentin to step up.
69' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
72' It is a substitution in Houston Dynamo team. Griffin Dorsey is replaced by Memo Rodriguez on 72 minute.
77' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
80' Goal! Braian Galvan scores his 5 goal in 118 matches.
81' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 81 minute. Jack Price leaves to be changed by Collen Warner.
83' Mateo Bajamich is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sam Junqua at the 83 minute mark.
84' Nicolas Mezquida has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andre Shinyashiki on 84 minute.
89' Colorado Rapids SC is showing some good football. However, Colorado Rapids SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Colorado Rapids SC to claim maximum points.

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
Lalas Abubakar	3
Rafael Navarro	3
Amine Bassi	3
Djordje Mihailovic	2
Christian Ramirez	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

4 / 4

1.29 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.78 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo28% Draw26% Colorado Rapids SC46%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

53%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

72%

Houston Dynamo or Colorado Rapids SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo22% Draw43% Colorado Rapids SC35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 1

7.5%

0 – 2

7.3%

2 – 1

6.6%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 3

Actual

1 – 0

5.2%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.6%

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%	15%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	21%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	15%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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