Minnesota United FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Colorado Rapids SC

Thu 15 Aug 2019 · 00:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Y 45' Kellyn Acosta

Chase Gasper 60' Y

Michael Boxall 83' Y

Overview

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Minnesota United FC vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS .

Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Rubiel Vazquez
Referee Drew Fischer
Referee Logan Brown
Referee Joe Dickerson
Referee

11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

Minnesota United FC 19 games · Avg 3.3 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2019-08-15 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-06-09 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Minnesota United FC 2018-10-13 Minnesota United FC 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-06-24 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–0	W
11 Aug	FC Dallas	A	3–5	L
04 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	1–0	W
28 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–0	D
21 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	1–1	D
14 Jul	FC Dallas	H	1–0	W

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	0–1	L
11 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
04 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	6–3	W
28 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–3	L
21 Jul	New York City FC	H	1–2	L
14 Jul	Portland Timbers	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC		Colorado Rapids SC
#29	Position	#22
29	Points	36
27	Played	27
7 / 8 / 12	W / D / L	11 / 3 / 13
40	Scored	38
49	Conceded	38
-9	GD	+0
1.07	PPG	1.33
26%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/7

16-30

4/9

31-45

6/2

46-60

4/5

61-75

7/4

76+

5/6

■ 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)

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	14 G	2 A
Anthony Markanich	8 G	2 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

7 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Minnesota United FC launch into their encounter with Colorado Rapids SC.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Minnesota United FC in their trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact .
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Minnesota United FC and Colorado Rapids SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Miguel Navarro scoring 1 goals.
30' Diego Rubio is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
35' Tommy Smith has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 280 appearances.
39' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Darwin Quintero makes no mistake. 1-0!
44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
50' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
55' It looks like no one’s ball. Minnesota United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Chase Gasper.
65' 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 Kei Kamara suffering a number of foals already.
67' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Diego Rubio exits the field as Nicolas Mezquida enters on 67.
71' Minnesota United FC make a change. Kevin Molino trudges off to be replaced by Ethan Finlay on 71 minutes.
76' Minnesota United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 76.
79' Fresh legs for Minnesota United FC! Hassani Dotson comes on to replace Darwin Quintero.
80' Andre Shinyashiki gets the nod from Colorado Rapids SC. He replaces Danny Wilson and will look to change the dynamic.
83' The referee has no hesitation. Michael Boxall is booked for Minnesota United FC — Yellow card on 83.
88' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
The points are shared — Minnesota United FC 1-0 Colorado Rapids SC. Honours even.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cole Bassett	4
Emanuel Reynoso	4
Gyasi Zardes	3
Robin Lod	3
Hassani Dotson	3
Luis Amarilla	2
Kei Kamara	2
Ethan Finlay	2

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2019-08-15 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2019-08-11 FC Dallas 5–3 Minnesota United FC L 2019-08-04 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2019-07-28 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2019-07-21 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2019-07-14 Minnesota United FC 1–0 FC Dallas W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2019-08-15 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-08-11 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-08-04 Colorado Rapids SC 6–3 Montreal Impact FC W 2019-07-28 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-07-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 New York City FC L 2019-07-14 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.31 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Minnesota United FC or Colorado Rapids SC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC42% Draw28% Colorado Rapids SC30%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.49

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

58%

Minnesota United FC or Colorado Rapids SC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC27% Draw49% Colorado Rapids SC24%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 0

10.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

3.6%

3 – 0

1 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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