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 19 games · 22 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 Galaxy 16 games · Avg 3.0 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
#27	Position	#26
22	Points	22
19	Played	18
5 / 7 / 7	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 10
24	Scored	27
29	Conceded	25
-5	GD	+2
1.16	PPG	1.22
26%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/8

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/4

76+

6/2

■ 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 Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

Colorado Rapids SC

Rafael Navarro

7 G

3 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Colorado Rapids SC gets underway.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Colorado Rapids SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
13' Jonathan Lewis makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Colorado Rapids SC are in front.
18' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
23' Colorado Rapids SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
29' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. Collen Warner will be fuming at that decision.
34' What composure from Rayan Raveloson! The Madagascar international strokes it home. 1-1.
39' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' Los Angeles Galaxy ring the changes. Sega Coulibaly has done his job and it is now time for Nick DePuy to step up.
41' The Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes a substitution. Sega Coulibaly departs to be replaced by Nick DePuy.
46' Collen Warner has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
48' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Danny Wilson.
53' Diego Rubio has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
58' Mark-Anthony Kaye is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
62' Poor challenge from Samuel Grandsir. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
66' Fresh legs for Colorado Rapids SC! Diego Rubio comes on to replace Collen Warner.
69' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Jack Price gets a Yellow card.
71' The whistle greets Mark-Anthony Kaye as he departs to be replaced by Andre Shinyashiki.
72' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Mark-Anthony Kaye is withdrawn and Andre Shinyashiki gets his opportunity.
73' Magnificent from Andre Shinyashiki! That is 22 goals in 275 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
78' Jonathan dos Santos has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 282 appearances.
81' The Los Angeles Galaxy bench stirs into life. Jonathan dos Santos is withdrawn and Efrain Alvarez gets his opportunity.
84' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Braian Galvan by Steven Beitashour on 84 minute.
89' Los Angeles Galaxy is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles Galaxy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
90' The whistle greets Cole Bassett as he departs to be replaced by Nicolas Mezquida.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Los Angeles Galaxy.

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
Kevin Cabral	2
Jonathan Lewis	2
Sam Nicholson	2
Gabriel Pec	2
Gyasi Zardes	2
Andre Shinyashiki	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

1.22 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.5 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Colorado Rapids SC 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy29% Draw28% Colorado Rapids SC43%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

57%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

71%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Colorado Rapids SC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy23% Draw47% Colorado Rapids SC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

8.5%

0 – 2

7.2%

2 – 1

7.1%

1 – 0

7.1%

2 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.4%

0 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	21%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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