Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Houston Dynamo

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Full Time

Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 31 Oct 2021 · 19:00 UTC BBVA Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 10' Dominique Badji

Adalberto Carrasquilla 29' Y

Memo Rodriguez 44' Y

Y 52' Mark-Anthony Kaye

Joe Corona 53' Y

Y 75' Danny Wilson

Y 75' Cole Bassett

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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

2021-10-31 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC 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

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–1	L
24 Oct	Austin FC	A	1–2	L
21 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–3	L
17 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
03 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–4	L
30 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–0	D

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Oct	Houston Dynamo	A	1–0	W
27 Oct	New England Revolution	A	0–1	L
24 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	2–0	W
21 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
17 Oct	Real Salt Lake	A	1–3	L
10 Oct	Minnesota United FC	A	3–1	W

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' And we are off! Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids SC — let the football do the talking.
5' 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.
10' Dominique Badji was booked on 10.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Colorado Rapids SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' Griffin Dorsey is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
29' Controversy at the stadium! Adalberto Carrasquilla argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
34' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
44' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Memo Rodriguez on 44 minutes.
49' Sweden international Adam Lundqvist has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
52' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. Mark-Anthony Kaye will be fuming at that decision.
53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joe Corona.
58' Colorado Rapids SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Dominique Badji on 58.
61' Fresh legs for Colorado Rapids SC! Jonathan Lewis comes on to replace Lalas Abubakar.
62' Fresh legs for Colorado Rapids SC! Cole Bassett comes on to replace Mark-Anthony Kaye.
64' A change in the Houston Dynamo ranks — Adalberto Carrasquilla exits the field as Boniek Garcia enters on 64.
69' The crowd applauds Dominique Badji as he leaves the pitch. Andre Shinyashiki steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
73' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Joe Corona is withdrawn and Carlos Darwin Quintero gets his opportunity.
75' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
76' The supporters are chanting for Drew Moor. He replaces Michael Barrios on 76 minute.
81' Danny Wilson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
86' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tab Ramos might look to freshen things up shortly.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

5
Tim Parker
3
Adam Lundqvist
2
Alejandro Fuenmayor
8
Memo Rodriguez
20
Adalberto Carrasquilla ↓ Boniek Garcia 64'
26
Michael Nelson
25
Griffin Dorsey ↓ Tyler Pasher 64'
29
Sam Junqua
14
Joe Corona ↓ Carlos Darwin Quintero 73'
11
Ariel Lassiter ↓ Maximiliano Urruti 73'
30
Ian Hoffmann

Bench

Coach Tab Ramos

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Younes Namli ↓ Diego Rubio 62'
12
Michael Barrios ↓ Drew Moor 76'
8
Dominique Badji ↓ Andre Shinyashiki 69'
5
Auston Trusty
33
Steven Beitashour
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye ↓ Cole Bassett 62'
19
Jack Price
4
Danny Wilson
6
Lalas Abubakar ↓ Jonathan Lewis 61'
66
Lucas Esteves
22
William Yarbrough

Bench

11
Diego Rubio ↑ 62'
1
Clint Irwin
3
Drew Moor ↑ 76'
26
Cole Bassett ↑ 62'
32
Collen Warner
20
Nicolas Mezquida
9
Andre Shinyashiki ↑ 69'
18
Jeremy Kelly
7
Jonathan Lewis ↑ 61'

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
Djordje Mihailovic	2
Christian Ramirez	2

Head to Head

Houston Dynamo Form

2021-10-31 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-10-24 Austin FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2021-10-21 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-10-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-10-03 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Houston Dynamo L 2021-09-30 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-10-31 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-10-27 New England Revolution 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-10-24 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2021-10-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-10-17 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-10-10 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.14 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 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

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.52

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

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% Draw49% Colorado Rapids SC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 0

10.1%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

8.1%

0 – 2

7.4%

2 – 1

2 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 3

3.9%

0 – 3

3.4%

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%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	21%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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