Los Angeles FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Los Angeles FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Colorado Rapids SC

Sat 26 Feb 2022 · 20:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 5' Jonathan Lewis

Mamadou Fall 57' Y

Maxime Crepeau 57' Y

Jose Cifuentes 81' Y

Cristian Arango 88' Y

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

2022-02-26 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-11-07 Colorado Rapids SC 5–2 Los Angeles FC 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–0	W
07 Nov	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–5	L
03 Nov	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
27 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–0	W
24 Oct	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
21 Oct	FC Dallas	A	3–2	W

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	Los Angeles FC	A	0–3	L
07 Nov	Los Angeles FC	H	5–2	W
31 Oct	Houston Dynamo	A	1–0	W
27 Oct	New England Revolution	A	0–1	L
24 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	2–0	W
21 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Los Angeles FC and Colorado Rapids SC has kicked off!
5' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a Yellow card on 5.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Colorado Rapids SC have won 400 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 50% of all matches.
29' What a moment for Lalas Abubakar! That strike on 29 puts his side firmly in control.
34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Diego Rubio, as he is very good at scoring at Banc of California Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
35' Carlos Vela doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
45' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Colorado Rapids SC backline.
49' Goal! Carlos Vela scores his 94 goal in 293 matches.
53' Michael Barrios is replacing Max Alves for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mamadou Fall.
62' The energy levels are beginning to show. Robin Fraser might look to freshen things up shortly.
65' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Jonathan Lewis is withdrawn and Nicolas Mezquida gets his opportunity.
70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
73' Another substitution for Los Angeles FC to replace Kwadwo Opoku by Cristian Arango on 73 minute.
78' Los Angeles FC 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.
79' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Brian Rodriguez is replaced by Daniel Musovski on 79 minute.
81' Colorado Rapids SC ring the changes. Mark-Anthony Kaye has done his job and it is now time for Andre Shinyashiki to step up.
81' Jose Cifuentes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
84' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Carlos Vela departs to be replaced by Ryan Hollingshead.
88' That is a Yellow card for Los Angeles FC. Cristian Arango will be fuming at that decision.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios
6
Ilie Sanchez
10
Carlos Vela ↓ Ryan Hollingshead 84'
23
Kellyn Acosta ↓ Latif Blessing 73'
2
Franco Escobar
16
Maxime Crepeau
17
Brian Rodriguez ↓ Daniel Musovski 79'
11
Jose Cifuentes
22
Kwadwo Opoku ↓ Cristian Arango 73'
3
Jesus Murillo
5
Mamadou Fall

Bench

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Bryan Acosta ↓ Diego Rubio 53'
5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye ↓ Andre Shinyashiki 81'
19
Jack Price
4
Danny Wilson
6
Lalas Abubakar
66
Lucas Esteves
22
William Yarbrough
7
Jonathan Lewis ↓ Nicolas Mezquida 65'
8
Max Alves ↓ Michael Barrios 53'

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
Cole Bassett	1

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2022-02-26 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-11-07 Colorado Rapids SC 5–2 Los Angeles FC L 2021-11-03 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-10-27 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-10-24 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2021-10-21 FC Dallas 2–3 Los Angeles FC W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2022-02-26 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-11-07 Colorado Rapids SC 5–2 Los Angeles FC W 2021-10-31 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-10-27 New England Revolution 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-10-24 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2021-10-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.8 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC56% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC19%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

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

Los Angeles FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

44%

Los Angeles FC or Colorado Rapids SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC41% Draw45% Colorado Rapids SC14%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

11.7%

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 0

11%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.8%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

5.1%

1 – 2

4.5%

2 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

2.9%

4 – 1

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	24%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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