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

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MLS · 2021

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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 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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	#27
47	Points	43
34	Played	34
12 / 11 / 11	W / D / L	12 / 7 / 15
52	Scored	47
40	Conceded	50
+12	GD	-3
1.38	PPG	1.26
35%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

6/6

31-45

10/8

46-60

7/7

61-75

7/6

76+

8/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/3

16-30

8/5

31-45

4/5

46-60

8/4

61-75

5/9

76+

6/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	18 G	5 A
Heung-min Son	7 G	11 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Banc of California Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
10' Andre Shinyashiki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 291 appearances.
14' GOAL! Diego Rossi fires home to make it 1-0!
15' GOAL! Diego Rossi scores on 15.
20' Lalas Abubakar is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
25' Colorado Rapids SC have won 418 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bob Bradley might look to freshen things up shortly.
33' The Uruguay Diego Rossi breaks the deadlock on 33 minutes. 3-0!
34' Magnificent from Diego Rossi! That is 99 goals in 304 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
39' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Colorado Rapids SC backline.
44' Los Angeles FC is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
49' Michael Barrios needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 21 Yellow cards this season.
50' Against the run of play, Michael Barrios has scored! This game has turned on its head.
55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
59' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Carlos Vela is replaced by Daniel Musovski.
60' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Musovski. He replaces Carlos Vela on 60 minute.
60' Jose Cifuentes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
61' The referee calls foul for Jose Cifuentes. He receives a Yellow card.
63' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Michael Barrios is withdrawn and Jonathan Lewis gets his opportunity.
68' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
69' Jonathan Lewis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
74' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Lalas Abubakar trudges off to be replaced by Andre Shinyashiki on 74 minutes.
75' Latif Blessing has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jose Cifuentes on 75 minute.
76' The supporters are chanting for Latif Blessing. He replaces Jose Cifuentes on 76 minute.
80' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Cole Bassett is replaced by Nicolas Benezet.
85' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
88' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Diego Palacios has done his job and it is now time for Marco Farfan to step up.
Los Angeles FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Jonathan Lewis	2
Adama Diomande	2
Adama Diomande	2
Djordje Mihailovic	2
Collen Warner	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

1.63 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.85 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC55% Draw26% Colorado Rapids SC19%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.48

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

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 FC38% Draw48% Colorado Rapids SC14%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.8%

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 0

10.8%

0 – 0

10.5%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.1%

3 – 0

5.8%

3 – 1

1 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

3.9%

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%	24%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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