Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Houston Dynamo

5 – 1

Full Time

Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 8 Oct 2023 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Nelson Quinones 3' 1–0

Amine Bassi 9' 2–0

Nelson Quinones 28' 3–0

Corey Baird 41' 4–0

4–1 53' Cole Bassett

Artur 84' 5–1

Griffin Dorsey 48' Y

Y 57' Lalas Abubakar

Y 63' Cole Bassett

Y 86' Ralph Priso-Mbongue

Overview

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Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at PNC 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

2023-10-08 Houston Dynamo 5–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2023-07-16 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo 2022-08-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-03-20 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-10-31 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	5–1	W
04 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–1	D
01 Oct	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D
24 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–2	L
21 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	4–1	W
17 Sep	St. Louis City	H	1–1	D

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Oct	Houston Dynamo	A	1–5	L
01 Oct	Austin FC	H	1–0	W
28 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–2	D
24 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	2–3	L
21 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
17 Sep	New England Revolution	H	2–1	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' It’s Showtime! The match between Houston Dynamo and Colorado Rapids SC is underway.
3' Nelson Quinones is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
8' It is a cagey affair so far. Houston Dynamo in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact 4-2-3-1.
9' Amine Bassi does the damage! The net is bulging and Houston Dynamo surge ahead!
14' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
19' 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.
24' Houston Dynamo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
28' The Colombia Nelson Quinones breaks the deadlock on 28 minutes. 3-0!
33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Houston Dynamo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
38' Denmark international Erik Sviatchenko has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
41' Brilliant from the ! Corey Baird makes it 4-0 with a superb finish on 41.
46' Colorado Rapids SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ralph Priso-Mbongue is hanging Calvin Harris on the field on 46 minute.
47' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Sam Nicholson trudges off to be replaced by Danny Wilson on 47 minutes.
48' Griffin Dorsey catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 48.
53' The USA Cole Bassett breaks the deadlock on 53 minutes. 4-1!
56' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Diego Rubio is withdrawn and Jonathan Lewis gets his opportunity.
57' It’s gonna be a card for Lalas Abubakar.
62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
63' Cole Bassett has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 63.
68' Jonathan Lewis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
73' Colorado Rapids SC have won 396 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
77' A tactical swap from Houston Dynamo — Ibrahim Aliyu on, Corey Baird off on 77 minutes.
78' Colorado Rapids SC ring the changes. Connor Ronan has done his job and it is now time for Danny Leyva to step up.
80' Franco Escobar makes way for Daniel Steres at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Houston Dynamo.
84' What a moment for Artur! That strike on 84 puts his side firmly in control.
86' Ralph Priso-Mbongue was booked on 86.
88' The Houston Dynamo bench stirs into life. Amine Bassi is withdrawn and Sebastian Kowalczyk gets his opportunity.
90' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Keegan Rosenberry is replaced by Braian Galvan.
Houston Dynamo celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

8
Amine Bassi ↓ Sebastian Kowalczyk 88'
16
Hector Herrera
11
Corey Baird ↓ Ibrahim Aliyu 77'
12
Steve Clark
20
Adalberto Carrasquilla ↓ Ivan Franco 88'
6
Artur
2
Franco Escobar ↓ Daniel Steres 80'
28
Erik Sviatchenko
25
Griffin Dorsey
31
Micael
21
Nelson Quinones ↓ Brad Smith 88'

Bench

5
Daniel Steres ↑ 80'
13
Andrew Tarbell
27
Luis Caicedo
3
Brad Smith ↑ 88'
17
Teenage Hadebe
7
Ivan Franco ↑ 88'
32
Sebastian Kowalczyk ↑ 88'
18
Ibrahim Aliyu ↑ 77'

Coach Ben Olsen

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

20
Connor Ronan ↓ Danny Leyva 78'
11
Diego Rubio ↓ Jonathan Lewis 56'
2
Keegan Rosenberry ↓ Braian Galvan 90'
28
Sam Nicholson ↓ Danny Wilson 47'
23
Cole Bassett
6
Lalas Abubakar
5
Andreas Maxso
13
Andrew Gutman
9
Rafael Navarro
1
Marko Ilic
14
Calvin Harris ↓ Ralph Priso-Mbongue 46'

Bench

Coach Ciara Dargahi

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

2023-10-08 Houston Dynamo 5–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-10-04 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2023-10-01 Houston Dynamo 0–0 FC Dallas D 2023-09-24 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2023-09-21 Houston Dynamo 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-09-17 Houston Dynamo 1–1 St. Louis City D

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2023-10-08 Houston Dynamo 5–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-10-01 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Austin FC W 2023-09-28 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-09-24 Portland Timbers 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-09-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-09-17 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 New England Revolution W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.15 Houston Dynamo xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo58% Draw22% Colorado Rapids SC20%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw

81%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

42%

Houston Dynamo or Colorado Rapids SC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Houston Dynamo44% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC15%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

6.8%

3 – 0

6.2%

0 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

3.8%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap	Houston Dynamo covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	22%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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