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

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Los Angeles Galaxy

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Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 18 Sep 2022 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 26' Felipe Gutierrez

Y 34' Lalas Abubakar

Y 60' Steven Beitashour

Douglas Costa 62' R

Y 63' Michael Barrios

Y 65' Max Alves

Overview

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles Galaxy 16 games · Avg 3.0 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2022-09-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-07-17 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-09-11 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-08-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-09-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–1	W
15 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–3	L
10 Sep	Nashville SC	A	1–1	D
05 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–2	D
31 Aug	Toronto FC	A	2–2	D
29 Aug	New England Revolution	A	2–1	W

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–4	L
15 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
11 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–1	W
04 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	0–0	D
01 Sep	Nashville SC	A	1–4	L
27 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	0–6	L

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		Colorado Rapids SC
#24	Position	#26
20	Points	16
15	Played	15
5 / 5 / 5	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 9
22	Scored	25
22	Conceded	24
+0	GD	+1
1.33	PPG	1.07
33%	Win %	33%

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

20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

4/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/4

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Los Angeles Galaxy gets underway.
5' 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.
10' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Riqui Puig has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Julian Araujo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
22' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gaston Brugman makes no mistake. 1-0!
26' The referee has no hesitation. Felipe Gutierrez is booked for Colorado Rapids SC — Yellow card on 26.
28' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Raheem Edwards makes no mistake. 2-0!
31' GOAL! Javier Hernandez scores on 31.
34' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a Yellow card on 34.
39' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
44' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Danny Wilson by Lucas Esteves on 46 minute.
51' William Yarbrough needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
52' A stunning finish from Gaston Brugman — that came from absolutely nowhere!
56' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Raheem Edwards by Chase Gasper on 56 minute.
60' Controversy at the stadium! Steven Beitashour argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
62' That is a Red card for Los Angeles Galaxy. Douglas Costa will be fuming at that decision.
63' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a Yellow card on 63.
63' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 63 minute. Diego Rubio leaves to be changed by Max Alves.
64' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Jack Price is replaced by Darren Yapi.
65' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. Max Alves will be fuming at that decision.
68' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Samuel Grandsir exits the field as Efrain Alvarez enters on 68.
69' Los Angeles Galaxy ring the changes. Javier Hernandez has done his job and it is now time for Dejan Joveljic to step up.
74' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Keegan Rosenberry suffering a number of foals already.
79' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
80' Another change for Los Angeles Galaxy made on 80 minute. Marky Delgado leaves to be changed by Kevin Cabral.
85' Colorado Rapids SC ring the changes. Felipe Gutierrez has done his job and it is now time for Collen Warner to step up.
90' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles Galaxy take all three points.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jonathan Bond
14
Javier Hernandez ↓ Dejan Joveljic 69'
11
Samuel Grandsir ↓ Efrain Alvarez 68'
4
Sega Coulibaly
10
Douglas Costa
22
Martin Caceres
5
Gaston Brugman ↓ Sacha Kljestan 80'
6
Riqui Puig
8
Marky Delgado ↓ Kevin Cabral 80'
44
Raheem Edwards ↓ Chase Gasper 56'
2
Julian Araujo

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Bryan Acosta
12
Michael Barrios ↑ 46'
1
Clint Irwin
32
Collen Warner ↑ 85'
66
Lucas Esteves ↑ 46'
97
Ralph Priso-Mbongue
24
Gustavo Vallecilla
77
Darren Yapi ↑ 64'
8
Max Alves ↑ 63'

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2022-09-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2022-09-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-09-10 Nashville SC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2022-09-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-08-31 Toronto FC 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2022-08-29 New England Revolution 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2022-09-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-09-15 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-09-11 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2022-09-04 D.C. United SC 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D 2022-09-01 Nashville SC 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-08-27 Philadelphia Union 6–0 Colorado Rapids SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.12 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy53% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC24%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

76%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

47%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Colorado Rapids SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy40% Draw40% Colorado Rapids SC20%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

3 – 1

6.4%

1 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

4.8%

0 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 1

3.6%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	16%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	21%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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