Los Angeles FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Los Angeles FC

4 – 0

Full Time

Colorado Rapids SC

Thu 24 Aug 2023 · 02:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium 22,017 HT 45' · FT 45'

Mateusz Bogusz 19' 1–0

Carlos Vela 29' 2–0

Ryan Hollingshead 36' 3–0

Cristian Olivera 83' 4–0

Giorgio Chiellini 5' Y

Sergi Palencia 43' Y

Y 45' Sidnei Tavares

Mateusz Bogusz 49' Y

Y 55' Danny Wilson

Y 65' Rafael Navarro

Y 72' Connor Ronan

Y 89' Ralph Priso-Mbongue

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

2023-08-24 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2023-04-02 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Los Angeles FC 2022-05-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Los Angeles FC 2022-02-26 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-11-07 Colorado Rapids SC 5–2 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–0	W
16 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
13 Jul	St. Louis City	H	3–0	W
09 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–1	D
05 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L
02 Jul	FC Dallas	A	0–2	L

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Aug	Los Angeles FC	A	0–4	L
16 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	0–0	D
13 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	0–0	D
09 Jul	FC Dallas	H	2–1	W
02 Jul	St. Louis City	A	0–2	L
25 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	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' Welcome to Banc of California Stadium that hosts another battle between Los Angeles FC and Colorado Rapids SC.
5' A meaty challenge results in booking for Giorgio Chiellini on 5.
10' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Darren Yapi, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
19' What composure from Mateusz Bogusz! The Poland international strokes it home. 1-0.
24' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
29' Carlos Vela makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Los Angeles FC are in front.
34' Colorado Rapids SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
36' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ryan Hollingshead makes it 3-0.
41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
43' Sergi Palencia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 43.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Sidnei Tavares argues furiously but the card stands.
46' Los Angeles FC make a change. Timothy Tillman trudges off to be replaced by Kellyn Acosta on 46 minutes.
49' The referee calls foul for Mateusz Bogusz. He receives a card.
54' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
55' Danny Wilson picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
60' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rafael Navarro on 65.
70' 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.
72' The referee has no hesitation. Connor Ronan is booked for Colorado Rapids SC — card on 72.
73' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Mario Gonzalez departs to be replaced by Stipe Biuk.
75' Fresh legs for Colorado Rapids SC! Darren Yapi comes on to replace Diego Rubio.
80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lalas Abubakar made 291 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
82' Erik Duenas is replacing Ilie Sanchez for the Los Angeles FC side.
83' Cristian Olivera doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
88' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steven Cherundolo might look to freshen things up shortly.
89' That looks like a foul for a card for Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles FC take all three points.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

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

2023-08-24 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-07-16 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2023-07-13 Los Angeles FC 3–0 St. Louis City W 2023-07-09 Los Angeles FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2023-07-02 FC Dallas 2–0 Los Angeles FC L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2023-08-24 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-07-16 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2023-07-13 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-07-09 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 FC Dallas W 2023-07-02 St. Louis City 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-06-25 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.12 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.77 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC64% Draw22% Colorado Rapids SC14%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

36%

Los Angeles FC or Colorado Rapids SC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC48% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC11%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.3%

1 – 0

11.3%

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

9.3%

3 – 0

8.5%

0 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

6.6%

4 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

3.6%

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 1

3.6%

1 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	21%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	24%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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