Minnesota United FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Minnesota United FC

3 – 1

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Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 17 Apr 2022 · 00:00 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 26' Lucas Esteves

Y 27' Lucas Esteves

Y 29' Diego Rubio

Y 30' Diego Rubio

Y 32' William Yarbrough

R 33' Jack Price

Y 36' Jack Price

Kervin Arriaga 56' Y

Robin Lod 69' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Minnesota United FC vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Allianz Field.

Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 18 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-17 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-10-10 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-07-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Minnesota United FC 2021-05-09 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC 2020-11-23 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–1	W
10 Apr	Austin FC	A	0–1	L
03 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
20 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–0	W
13 Mar	New York Red Bulls	A	1–0	W
05 Mar	Nashville SC	H	1–1	D

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	1–3	L
10 Apr	FC Dallas	A	1–3	L
03 Apr	Real Salt Lake	H	1–1	D
20 Mar	Houston Dynamo	A	1–1	D
13 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–0	W
05 Mar	Atlanta United FC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC		Colorado Rapids SC
#25	Position	#26
24	Points	22
18	Played	18
6 / 6 / 6	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 10
20	Scored	27
25	Conceded	25
-5	GD	+2
1.33	PPG	1.22
33%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ 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)

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah

8 G

Colorado Rapids SC

Rafael Navarro

7 G

3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Allianz Field that hosts another battle between Minnesota United FC and Colorado Rapids SC.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Drew Moor is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
15' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
26' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Lucas Esteves gets a Yellow card.
27' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lucas Esteves on 27 minutes.
29' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Diego Rubio.
30' Diego Rubio is having his name booked by the referee on 30.
32' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. William Yarbrough gets a Yellow card.
33' The referee has no hesitation. Jack Price is booked for Colorado Rapids SC — Red card on 33.
36' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jack Price.
41' What composure from Bakaye Dibassy! The Mali international strokes it home. 1-0.
42' Bakaye Dibassy does the damage! The net is bulging and Minnesota United FC surge ahead!
45' A goal from the Chile international Diego Rubio! He fires home on 45 to make it 2-1!
48' GOAL! Diego Rubio scores on 45.
53' Minnesota United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Colorado Rapids SC backline.
56' Kervin Arriaga picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
60' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Jonathan Lewis trudges off to be replaced by Michael Barrios on 60 minutes.
65' Minnesota United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
69' The referee shows Minnesota United FC player a Yellow card on 69.
70' The crowd applauds Luis Amarilla as he leaves the pitch. Bongokuhle Hlongwane steps in for Minnesota United FC.
74' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 74 minute. Andre Shinyashiki leaves to be changed by Nicolas Mezquida.
77' Minnesota United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Robin Lod on 77.
79' Brilliant from the ! Abu Danladi makes it 4-2 with a superb finish on 79.
83' Gustavo Vallecilla is replacing Drew Moor for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
84' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Jack Price trudges off to be replaced by Bryan Acosta on 84 minutes.
89' Another change for Minnesota United FC made on 89 minute. Robin Lod leaves to be changed by Jacori Hayes.
Another three points for Minnesota United FC.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Bakaye Dibassy
17
Robin Lod ↓ Jacori Hayes 89'
92
Kemar Lawrence
20
Wil Trapp
15
Michael Boxall
7
Franco Fragapane ↓ Abu Danladi 70'
10
Emanuel Reynoso ↓ Joseph Rosales 83'
9
Luis Amarilla ↓ Bongokuhle Hlongwane 70'
31
Hassani Dotson
97
Dayne St. Clair
33
Kervin Arriaga

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Diego Rubio
5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
3
Drew Moor ↓ Gustavo Vallecilla 83'
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye
19
Jack Price ↓ Bryan Acosta 84'
6
Lalas Abubakar
9
Andre Shinyashiki ↓ Nicolas Mezquida 74'
66
Lucas Esteves ↓ Sebastian Anderson 83'
22
William Yarbrough
7
Jonathan Lewis ↓ Michael Barrios 60'

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emanuel Reynoso	4
Cole Bassett	4
Robin Lod	3
Hassani Dotson	3
Gyasi Zardes	3
Ethan Finlay	2
Tani Oluwaseyi	2
Sang-bin Jeong	2

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2022-04-17 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2022-04-10 Austin FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2022-04-03 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-03-20 Minnesota United FC 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-03-13 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Minnesota United FC W 2022-03-05 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Nashville SC D

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2022-04-17 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-04-10 FC Dallas 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-04-03 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2022-03-20 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2022-03-13 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-03-05 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Atlanta United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.58 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Minnesota United FC or Colorado Rapids SC 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC45% Draw26% Colorado Rapids SC29%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

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

Minnesota United FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

55%

Minnesota United FC or Colorado Rapids SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC31% Draw45% Colorado Rapids SC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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