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

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

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
#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' Three points are at stake. Minnesota United FC host Colorado Rapids SC — let the battle begin!
5' Jonathan Lewis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' Minnesota United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 100% of all matches.
25' Minnesota United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
26' Lucas Esteves picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
27' Lucas Esteves has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 27.
29' The referee calls foul for Diego Rubio. He receives a Yellow card.
30' A moment of madness from Diego Rubio on 30 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Colorado Rapids SC will be frustrated.
32' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for William Yarbrough.
33' Jack Price is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
36' The referee has no hesitation. Jack Price is booked for Colorado Rapids SC — Yellow card on 36.
41' Bakaye Dibassy does the damage! The net is bulging and Minnesota United FC surge ahead!
42' Brilliant from the ! Bakaye Dibassy makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 42.
45' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Diego Rubio makes it 2-1.
48' Diego Rubio adds to his 0 season tally! Colorado Rapids SC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
53' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Miguel Navarro scoring 1 goals.
56' Minnesota United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
60' Michael Barrios gets the nod from Colorado Rapids SC. He replaces Jonathan Lewis and will look to change the dynamic.
65' A quiet spell here at Allianz Field. Minnesota United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
69' Robin Lod was booked on 69.
70' Minnesota United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bongokuhle Hlongwane is hanging Luis Amarilla on the field on 70 minute.
74' The crowd applauds Andre Shinyashiki as he leaves the pitch. Nicolas Mezquida steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
77' Magnificent from Robin Lod! That is 39 goals in 290 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
79' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Abu Danladi makes it 4-2.
83' The supporters are chanting for Gustavo Vallecilla. He replaces Drew Moor on 83 minute.
84' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Jack Price trudges off to be replaced by Bryan Acosta on 84 minutes.
89' The Minnesota United FC manager makes a substitution. Robin Lod departs to be replaced by Jacori Hayes.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Minnesota United FC take all three points.

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
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

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

1.78 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC46% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC29%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

54%

Minnesota United FC or Colorado Rapids SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC33% Draw42% Colorado Rapids SC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

7.1%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

6.3%

0 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

3.8%

3 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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