Sunday , 16 August 2026

Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Sun 3 May 2026 · 00:30 UTC PNC Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Lawrence Ennali 72' 1–0

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids SCMLS at PNC Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Assistant 1 Jeremy Hanson
  • Assistant 2 Matt Trotter (USA)
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game 8.2 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Colorado Rapids SC H 1–0 W
26 Apr Austin FC A 0–2 L
23 Apr San Diego FC H 1–0 W
18 Apr Orlando City SC A 1–0 W
12 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 2–6 L
05 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Houston Dynamo A 0–1 L
26 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–3 L
23 Apr Los Angeles FC A 0–0 D
18 Apr Internacional CF Miami H 2–3 L
12 Apr Houston Dynamo H 6–2 W
04 Apr Toronto FC A 2–3 L

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' That's the starting whistle at PNC Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Houston Dynamo and Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Houston Dynamo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' Houston Dynamo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Felipe on 31.
  • 36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Felipe is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 41' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
  • 43' Poor challenge from Hamzat Ojediran. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 47' The referee has no hesitation. Alexis Castillo is booked for Colorado Rapids SC — card on 47.
  • 52' Lucas Herrington has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 56' The referee has no hesitation. Mateusz Bogusz is booked for Houston Dynamo — card on 56.
  • 61' Diadie Samassekou has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 63' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Lawrence Ennali on 63 minutes.
  • 66' A moment of madness from Darren Yapi on 66 minutes earns him a card. Colorado Rapids SC will be frustrated.
  • 71' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 72' What a strike from Lawrence Ennali! The score is 1-0.
  • 77' Jonathan Bond, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 82' 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.
  • 87' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Houston Dynamo 1-0 Colorado Rapids SC.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.49 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo46% Draw27% Colorado Rapids SC27%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
73%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
54%
Houston Dynamo or Colorado Rapids SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo31% Draw47% Colorado Rapids SC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
7.6%
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 9% 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% 57%
+0.5 72% 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
32%
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
23%

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