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

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MLS · 2022

Los Angeles Galaxy

4 – 1

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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 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

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
#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' In just a few seconds Dignity Health Sports Park will turn into a battlefield for Los Angeles Galaxy and Colorado Rapids SC.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Danny Wilson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Colorado Rapids SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' 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.
20' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
22' GOAL! Gaston Brugman fires home to make it 1-0!
26' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Felipe Gutierrez.
28' Brilliant from the ! Raheem Edwards makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 28.
31' What a moment for Javier Hernandez! That strike on 31 puts his side firmly in control.
34' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lalas Abubakar.
39' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
44' Michael Barrios has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
46' Danny Wilson makes way for Lucas Esteves at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
52' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Gaston Brugman makes it 4-0.
56' Raheem Edwards makes way for Chase Gasper at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
60' A moment of madness from Steven Beitashour on 60 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Colorado Rapids SC will be frustrated.
62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Douglas Costa on 62.
63' The referee has no hesitation. Michael Barrios is booked for Colorado Rapids SC — Yellow card on 63.
63' Diego Rubio makes way for Max Alves at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
64' The supporters are chanting for Darren Yapi. He replaces Jack Price on 64 minute.
65' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
68' Another change for Los Angeles Galaxy made on 68 minute. Samuel Grandsir leaves to be changed by Efrain Alvarez.
69' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Dejan Joveljic on, Javier Hernandez off on 69 minutes.
74' It’s high time Greg Vanney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
79' The energy levels are beginning to show. Greg Vanney might look to freshen things up shortly.
80' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Marky Delgado by Kevin Cabral on 80 minute.
85' Collen Warner is replacing Felipe Gutierrez for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
90' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
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

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

1.96 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy51% Draw24% Colorado Rapids SC25%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

75%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

49%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Colorado Rapids SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy38% Draw42% Colorado Rapids SC20%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 0

6.9%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.4%

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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