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

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Wed 18 Aug 2021 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 29' Collen Warner

Y 48' Danny Wilson

Samuel Grandsir 62' Y

Y 69' Jack Price

Overview

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Los Angeles Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 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 Galaxy 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-09-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-09-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-05-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-08-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–2	L
14 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	1–0	W
09 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
05 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	1–0	W
31 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W
25 Jul	FC Dallas	A	0–4	L

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–1	W
15 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	3–1	W
08 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–0	D
01 Aug	Austin FC	A	1–0	W
25 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	0–3	L
22 Jul	FC Dallas	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		Colorado Rapids SC
#23	Position	#22
36	Points	36
28	Played	27
9 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	11 / 3 / 13
37	Scored	38
44	Conceded	38
-7	GD	+0
1.29	PPG	1.33
32%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

6/9

46-60

4/5

61-75

2/5

76+

9/6

■ 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 Galaxy

Marco Reus	7 G	7 A
Klauss	7 G
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

7 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Los Angeles Galaxy launch into their encounter with Colorado Rapids SC.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' Dejan Joveljic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 7 goals this season.
13' Jonathan Lewis does the damage! The net is bulging and Colorado Rapids SC surge ahead!
18' Los Angeles Galaxy have won 486 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
23' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
28' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
29' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. Collen Warner will be fuming at that decision.
34' What a strike from Rayan Raveloson! The score is 1-1.
39' Derrick Williams has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
40' The supporters are chanting for Nick DePuy. He replaces Sega Coulibaly on 40 minute.
41' Nick DePuy is replacing Sega Coulibaly for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
46' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
48' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
53' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Greg Vanney will be considering his options from the bench.
58' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 100% of all matches.
62' Poor challenge from Samuel Grandsir. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
66' The whistle greets Collen Warner as he departs to be replaced by Diego Rubio.
69' Poor challenge from Jack Price. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
71' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Mark-Anthony Kaye is withdrawn and Andre Shinyashiki gets his opportunity.
72' Mark-Anthony Kaye makes way for Andre Shinyashiki at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
73' The Brazil Andre Shinyashiki breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 1-2!
78' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact .
81' Efrain Alvarez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jonathan dos Santos on 81 minute.
84' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Braian Galvan by Steven Beitashour on 84 minute.
89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 287 games and scored 486 goals.
90' The crowd applauds Cole Bassett as he leaves the pitch. Nicolas Mezquida steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Colorado Rapids SC players.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jonathan Bond
15
Niko Hamalainen
3
Derrick Williams
11
Samuel Grandsir ↓ Ethan Zubak 81'
6
Rayan Raveloson
4
Sega Coulibaly ↓ Nick DePuy 41'
8
Jonathan dos Santos ↓ Efrain Alvarez 81'
17
Sebastian Lletget
7
Victor Vazquez
99
Dejan Joveljic
2
Julian Araujo

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye ↓ Andre Shinyashiki 72'
19
Jack Price
4
Danny Wilson
26
Cole Bassett ↓ Nicolas Mezquida 90'
6
Lalas Abubakar
32
Collen Warner ↓ Diego Rubio 66'
52
Braian Galvan ↓ Steven Beitashour 84'
22
William Yarbrough
7
Jonathan Lewis ↓ Michael Barrios 66'

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Riqui Puig	3
Cole Bassett	3
Sam Nicholson	2
Gyasi Zardes	2
Andre Shinyashiki	2
Gaston Brugman	2
Gabriel Pec	2
Kevin Cabral	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2021-08-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-08-14 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-08-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-08-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2021-07-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-07-25 FC Dallas 4–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-08-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-08-15 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-08-08 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2021-08-01 Austin FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-07-25 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-07-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 FC Dallas W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.26 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.47 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Colorado Rapids SC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy30% Draw28% Colorado Rapids SC42%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

58%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

70%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Colorado Rapids SC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy24% Draw47% Colorado Rapids SC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

8.5%

2 – 1

7.3%

1 – 0

7.2%

0 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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