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

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MLS · 2021

Los Angeles FC

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Full Time

Colorado Rapids SC

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 19 games · 34 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

Los Angeles FC 15 games · Avg 2.9 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
#17	Position	#26
34	Points	22
19	Played	18
10 / 4 / 5	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 10
35	Scored	27
19	Conceded	25
+16	GD	+2
1.79	PPG	1.22
53%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

5/2

31-45

7/2

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/2

76+

4/5

■ 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)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	8 G	2 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Colorado Rapids SC

Rafael Navarro

7 G

3 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Los Angeles FC welcome Colorado Rapids SC for this crunch clash at Banc of California Stadium.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. William Yarbrough made 275 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
14' GOAL! Diego Rossi fires home to make it 1-0!
15' Diego Rossi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
33' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Diego Rossi makes it 3-0.
34' GOAL! Diego Rossi fires home to make it 4-0!
39' Colorado Rapids SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
49' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
50' Michael Barrios adds to his 0 season tally! Colorado Rapids SC lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
59' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Musovski. He replaces Carlos Vela on 59 minute.
60' Daniel Musovski is replacing Carlos Vela for the Los Angeles FC side.
60' Controversy at the stadium! Jose Cifuentes argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
61' The referee calls foul for Jose Cifuentes. He receives a Yellow card.
63' The supporters are chanting for Jonathan Lewis. He replaces Michael Barrios on 63 minute.
68' USA international Marco Farfan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
69' Poor challenge from Jonathan Lewis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
74' The whistle greets Lalas Abubakar as he departs to be replaced by Andre Shinyashiki.
75' Latif Blessing is replacing Jose Cifuentes for the Los Angeles FC side.
76' Los Angeles FC make a change. Jose Cifuentes trudges off to be replaced by Latif Blessing on 76 minutes.
80' Nicolas Benezet has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cole Bassett on 80 minute.
85' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
88' Los Angeles FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marco Farfan is hanging Diego Palacios on the field on 88 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Los Angeles FC 2-1 Colorado Rapids SC.

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
Djordje Mihailovic	2
Adama Diomande	2
Jonathan Lewis	2
Heung-min Son	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

1.74 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.81 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC57% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC18%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

43%

Los Angeles FC or Colorado Rapids SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC40% Draw46% Colorado Rapids SC14%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.7%

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 0

11.5%

0 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

4.3%

2 – 2

3.8%

4 – 0

2.9%

0 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	18%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	25%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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