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

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

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	#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' We are underway at BBVA Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' What composure from Lalas Abubakar! The Ghana international strokes it home. 0-1.
10' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Rafael Navarro scoring 2 goals.
24' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Diego Rubio.
29' Colorado Rapids SC have won 418 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
39' 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.
44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' The crowd applauds Maynor Figueroa as he leaves the pitch. Ariel Lassiter steps in for Houston Dynamo.
51' Fafa Picault makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Houston Dynamo are in front.
56' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
60' The Colombia Michael Barrios breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 1-2!
63' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Michael Barrios trudges off to be replaced by Jonathan Lewis on 63 minutes.
64' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zarek Valentin is hanging Fafa Picault on the field on 64 minute.
69' Dominique Badji is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
72' The Houston Dynamo manager makes a substitution. Griffin Dorsey departs to be replaced by Memo Rodriguez.
77' Houston Dynamo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
80' Against the run of play, Braian Galvan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
81' Collen Warner is replacing Jack Price for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
83' Mateo Bajamich has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sam Junqua on 83 minute.
84' The supporters are chanting for Nicolas Mezquida. He replaces Andre Shinyashiki on 84 minute.
89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adalberto Carrasquilla made 8 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
Houston Dynamo will have plenty to reflect on. Colorado Rapids SC were simply the better side today.

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
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

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

1.19 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.5 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

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 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%

0 – 1

9.2%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 0

8.7%

0 – 2

7.5%

1 – 0

7.1%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

2.8%

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%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	21%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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