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 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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
#26	Position	#27
44	Points	43
34	Played	34
11 / 11 / 12	W / D / L	12 / 7 / 15
50	Scored	47
57	Conceded	50
-7	GD	-3
1.29	PPG	1.26
32%	Win %	35%

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

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

6/9

16-30

5/6

31-45

9/12

46-60

6/8

61-75

4/6

76+

10/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/3

16-30

8/5

31-45

4/5

46-60

8/4

61-75

5/9

76+

6/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

Klauss	10 G
Marco Reus	8 G	11 A
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Los Angeles Galaxy gets underway.
5' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Robin Fraser might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
22' Gaston Brugman puts Los Angeles Galaxy on the lead.
26' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. Felipe Gutierrez will be fuming at that decision.
28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Raheem Edwards makes it 2-0.
31' The Mexico Javier Hernandez breaks the deadlock on 31 minutes. 3-0!
34' Lalas Abubakar picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' The supporters are chanting for Lucas Esteves. He replaces Danny Wilson on 46 minute.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
52' What a strike from Gaston Brugman! The score is 4-0.
56' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Raheem Edwards trudges off to be replaced by Chase Gasper on 56 minutes.
60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Steven Beitashour.
62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Douglas Costa.
63' The referee has no hesitation. Michael Barrios is booked for Colorado Rapids SC — Yellow card on 63.
63' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Diego Rubio trudges off to be replaced by Max Alves on 63 minutes.
64' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Jack Price trudges off to be replaced by Darren Yapi on 64 minutes.
65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Max Alves on 65.
68' Efrain Alvarez is replacing Samuel Grandsir for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
69' Javier Hernandez makes way for Dejan Joveljic at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
74' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
79' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
80' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Marky Delgado trudges off to be replaced by Kevin Cabral on 80 minutes.
85' Collen Warner is ready to make an impact after coming on for Felipe Gutierrez at the 85 minute mark.
90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
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
Riqui Puig	3
Cole Bassett	3
Kevin Cabral	2
Jonathan Lewis	2
Sam Nicholson	2
Gyasi Zardes	2
Andre Shinyashiki	2
Gaston Brugman	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

2.07 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy52% Draw24% Colorado Rapids SC24%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.39

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

76%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

48%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Colorado Rapids SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy39% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC20%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

1 – 2

5.9%

3 – 0

4.8%

0 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	21%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+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

14% ✓

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