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

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MLS · 2023

Los Angeles Galaxy

1 – 3

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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

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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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Los Angeles Galaxy and Colorado Rapids SC has kicked off!
5' Lucas Felipe Calegari has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
14' Brilliant from the ! Lalas Abubakar makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 14.
15' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lalas Abubakar makes no mistake. 0-2!
20' Ireland international Connor Ronan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' Martin Caceres is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
27' The whistle greets Oriol Rosell as he departs to be replaced by Jalen Neal.
28' The referee calls foul for Kevin Cabral. He receives a Yellow card.
33' Oriol Rosell has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 283 appearances.
38' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
43' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sam Nicholson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Julian Aude.
46' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Oriol Rosell trudges off to be replaced by Tyler Boyd on 46 minutes.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
52' Colorado Rapids SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 52.
57' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Darren Yapi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
62' Colorado Rapids SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
65' Kevin Cabral does the damage! The net is bulging and Colorado Rapids SC surge ahead!
67' The crowd applauds Diego Rubio as he leaves the pitch. Darren Yapi steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
71' Efrain Alvarez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marky Delgado at the 71 minute mark.
72' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Kevin Cabral exits the field as Jonathan Lewis enters on 72.
73' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Kevin Cabral is replaced by Jonathan Lewis on 73 minute.
78' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
81' The deadlock is broken! Jonathan Lewis gets on the scoresheet on 81 minutes.
86' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Connor Ronan is withdrawn and Braian Galvan gets his opportunity.
89' Preston Judd does the damage! The net is bulging and Los Angeles Galaxy surge ahead!
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Colorado Rapids SC players.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

20
Memo Rodriguez
11
Tyler Boyd ↑ 46'
18
Kelvin Leerdam
7
Efrain Alvarez ↑ 71'
35
Novak Micovic
37
Daniel Aguirre
24
Jalen Neal ↑ 27'
31
Preston Judd ↑ 71'

Coach Greg Vanney

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

20
Connor Ronan ↓ Braian Galvan 86'
91
Kevin Cabral ↓ Jonathan Lewis 73'
11
Diego Rubio ↓ Darren Yapi 67'
2
Keegan Rosenberry
4
Danny Wilson
28
Sam Nicholson ↓ Anthony Markanich 73'
6
Lalas Abubakar
5
Andreas Maxso
22
William Yarbrough
97
Ralph Priso-Mbongue ↓ Danny Leyva 67'
8
Max Alves

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

1.46 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.65 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Colorado Rapids SC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy32% Draw26% Colorado Rapids SC42%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

58%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

68%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Colorado Rapids SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy26% Draw43% Colorado Rapids SC31%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

6.1%

0 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

5.7%

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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