Sunday , 16 August 2026

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Los Angeles Galaxy
1 – 3
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sun 7 May 2023 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 14' Lalas Abubakar
0–2 65' Kevin Cabral
0–3 81' Jonathan Lewis
Preston Judd 89' 1–3
Y 28' Kevin Cabral
Julian Aude 45' Y
Y 52' Sam Nicholson

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

4
3
9
Los Angeles Galaxy 16 games · Avg 3.0 goals Colorado Rapids SC
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Colorado Rapids SC H 1–3 L
29 Apr Orlando City SC A 0–2 L
23 Apr Austin FC H 2–0 W
16 Apr Los Angeles FC H 2–3 L
09 Apr Houston Dynamo A 0–3 L
01 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–1 W
30 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–0 D
23 Apr St. Louis City H 1–1 D
15 Apr Charlotte FC A 2–2 D
09 Apr Sporting Kansas City A 1–0 W
02 Apr Los Angeles FC H 0–0 D

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Los Angeles Galaxy is hosting Colorado Rapids SC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 14' Brilliant from the ! Lalas Abubakar makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 14.
  • 15' A stunning finish from Lalas Abubakar — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 27' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Oriol Rosell is replaced by Jalen Neal.
  • 28' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kevin Cabral.
  • 33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
  • 38' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
  • 43' Diego Rubio has been relatively quiet despite scoring 64 goals in his last 285 appearances.
  • 45' Julian Aude has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Another change for Los Angeles Galaxy made on 46 minute. Oriol Rosell leaves to be changed by Tyler Boyd.
  • 51' Jonathan Lewis, a USA , has 9 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 52' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Sam Nicholson gets a Yellow card.
  • 57' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 62' 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 Julian Aude suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' Kevin Cabral is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Darren Yapi. He replaces Diego Rubio on 67 minute.
  • 71' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Marky Delgado by Efrain Alvarez on 71 minute.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Jonathan Lewis on, Kevin Cabral off on 72 minutes.
  • 73' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Kevin Cabral departs to be replaced by Jonathan Lewis.
  • 78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 81' Brilliant from the ! Jonathan Lewis makes it 0-4 with a superb finish on 81.
  • 86' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Connor Ronan by Braian Galvan on 86 minute.
  • 89' A stunning finish from Preston Judd — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • With this win, Colorado Rapids SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-05-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC 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

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2023-05-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-04-29 Orlando City SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-04-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Austin FC W 2023-04-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Los Angeles FC L 2023-04-09 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-04-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2023-05-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-04-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D 2023-04-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 St. Louis City D 2023-04-15 Charlotte FC 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2023-04-09 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-04-02 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Los Angeles FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Colorado Rapids SC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy29% Draw27% Colorado Rapids SC44%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
56%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
71%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Colorado Rapids SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy22% Draw45% Colorado Rapids SC33%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
8.2%
0 – 0
7.4%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 21% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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