Los Angeles FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

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Sun 23 May 2021 · 02:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Jose Cifuentes 60' Y

Jose Cifuentes 61' Y

Y 69' Jonathan Lewis

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Banc of California Stadium.

Los Angeles FC 28 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles FC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-23 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-10-06 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-06-29 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Los Angeles FC 2018-10-07 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Los Angeles FC 2018-08-20 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–1	W
17 May	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–2	L
09 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L
01 May	Houston Dynamo	A	1–1	D
24 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
17 Apr	Austin FC	H	2–0	W

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	Los Angeles FC	A	1–2	L
16 May	Houston Dynamo	H	3–1	W
09 May	Minnesota United FC	H	3–2	W
03 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W
25 Apr	Austin FC	H	1–3	L
18 Apr	FC Dallas	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Los Angeles FC		Colorado Rapids SC
#21	Position	#22
41	Points	36
28	Played	27
11 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	11 / 3 / 13
43	Scored	38
30	Conceded	38
+13	GD	+0
1.46	PPG	1.33
39%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

6/5

31-45

9/4

46-60

4/5

61-75

4/5

76+

6/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/2

16-30

5/5

31-45

3/4

46-60

6/1

61-75

3/7

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	14 G	5 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

7 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Los Angeles FC vs Colorado Rapids SC — let the football do the talking.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
14' Diego Rossi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
15' Against the run of play, Diego Rossi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' Andre Shinyashiki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
30' Los Angeles FC have won 585 goals from 294 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
33' What a moment for Diego Rossi! That strike on 33 puts his side firmly in control.
34' The deadlock is broken! Diego Rossi gets on the scoresheet on 34 minutes.
39' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
44' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Colorado Rapids SC backline.
49' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles FC and Colorado Rapids SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Michael Barrios makes it 4-1.
55' Jesus Murillo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
59' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Daniel Musovski on, Carlos Vela off on 59 minutes.
60' Daniel Musovski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Carlos Vela on 60 minute.
60' Poor challenge from Jose Cifuentes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
61' Los Angeles FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
63' Jonathan Lewis gets the nod from Colorado Rapids SC. He replaces Michael Barrios and will look to change the dynamic.
68' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
69' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a Yellow card on 69.
74' Colorado Rapids SC ring the changes. Lalas Abubakar has done his job and it is now time for Andre Shinyashiki to step up.
75' The crowd applauds Jose Cifuentes as he leaves the pitch. Latif Blessing steps in for Los Angeles FC.
76' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Jose Cifuentes departs to be replaced by Latif Blessing.
80' Nicolas Benezet is replacing Cole Bassett for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
85' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
88' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Marco Farfan on, Diego Palacios off on 88 minutes.
Colorado Rapids SC will have plenty to reflect on. Los Angeles FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Diego Rubio
12
Michael Barrios ↓ Jonathan Lewis 63'
5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
19
Jack Price
4
Danny Wilson
23
Kellyn Acosta
26
Cole Bassett ↓ Nicolas Benezet 80'
6
Lalas Abubakar ↓ Andre Shinyashiki 74'
22
William Yarbrough
13
Samuel Vines

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Carlos Vela	7
Diego Rossi	5
Mateusz Bogusz	4
Adama Diomande	2
Adama Diomande	2
Djordje Mihailovic	2
Jonathan Lewis	2
Nathan Ordaz	1

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2021-05-23 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-05-17 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Los Angeles FC L 2021-05-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-05-01 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2021-04-24 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-04-17 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Austin FC W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-05-23 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-05-16 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Houston Dynamo W 2021-05-09 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2021-05-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-04-25 Colorado Rapids SC 1–3 Austin FC L 2021-04-18 FC Dallas 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.6 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.82 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC55% Draw26% Colorado Rapids SC19%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.42

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

45%

Los Angeles FC or Colorado Rapids SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC37% Draw48% Colorado Rapids SC15%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.3%

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 0

11.1%

0 – 0

11%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.2%

3 – 0

5.8%

3 – 1

4.9%

1 – 2

4.5%

2 – 2

3.7%

0 – 2

2.9%

4 – 0

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	17%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	25%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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