Minnesota United FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Minnesota United FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Colorado Rapids SC

Thu 31 Aug 2023 · 00:30 UTC Allianz Field 19,634 HT 45' · FT 45'

Emanuel Reynoso pen 18' 1–0

Emanuel Reynoso 28' 2–0

Teemu Pukki 43' 3–0

Y 48' Braian Galvan

D.J. Taylor 58' Y

Y 64' Sidnei Tavares

Y 71' Danny Wilson

Y 76' Connor Ronan

Y 79' Moise Bombito

Overview

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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

2023-08-31 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2023-03-19 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Minnesota United FC 2022-08-07 Colorado Rapids SC 4–3 Minnesota United FC 2022-04-17 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-10-10 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–0	W
27 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
20 Aug	New York City FC	A	2–0	W
16 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
13 Jul	Houston Dynamo	A	3–0	W
09 Jul	Austin FC	H	1–4	L

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	0–3	L
24 Aug	Los Angeles FC	A	0–4	L
16 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	0–0	D
13 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	0–0	D
09 Jul	FC Dallas	H	2–1	W
02 Jul	St. Louis City	A	0–2	L

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' 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.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Adrian Heath might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' New Zealand international Michael Boxall has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
18' Emanuel Reynoso puts Minnesota United FC on the lead.
23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 289 games and scored 425 goals.
28' GOAL! Emanuel Reynoso scores on 28.
33' Minnesota United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Colorado Rapids SC backline.
38' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
43' GOAL! Teemu Pukki fires home to make it 3-0!
46' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Sam Nicholson by Braian Galvan on 46 minute.
48' Colorado Rapids SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 48.
53' Colorado Rapids SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
58' Minnesota United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 58.
63' Calvin Harris makes way for Kevin Cabral at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
64' Poor challenge from Sidnei Tavares. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
64' Colorado Rapids SC ring the changes. Ralph Priso-Mbongue has done his job and it is now time for Cole Bassett to step up.
69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
71' Poor challenge from Danny Wilson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
73' The Minnesota United FC manager makes a substitution. Joseph Rosales departs to be replaced by Ethan Bristow.
76' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a card in front of him.
79' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Moise Bombito gets a card.
82' Minnesota United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mender Garcia is hanging Emanuel Reynoso on the field on 82 minute.
87' Dayne St. Clair is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Minnesota United FC tonight.
Colorado Rapids SC will have plenty to reflect on. Minnesota United FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

20
Connor Ronan
4
Danny Wilson
28
Sam Nicholson ↓ Braian Galvan 46'
5
Andreas Maxso
13
Andrew Gutman ↓ Steven Beitashour 64'
9
Rafael Navarro
1
Marko Ilic
97
Ralph Priso-Mbongue ↓ Cole Bassett 64'
10
Sidnei Tavares
14
Calvin Harris ↓ Kevin Cabral 63'
64
Moise Bombito

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emanuel Reynoso	4
Cole Bassett	4
Hassani Dotson	3
Gyasi Zardes	3
Robin Lod	3
Sang-bin Jeong	2
Kevin Cabral	2
Andre Shinyashiki	2

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2023-08-31 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-08-27 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-08-20 New York City FC 0–2 Minnesota United FC W 2023-07-16 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2023-07-13 Houston Dynamo 0–3 Minnesota United FC W 2023-07-09 Minnesota United FC 1–4 Austin FC L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2023-08-31 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-08-24 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-07-16 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2023-07-13 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-07-09 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 FC Dallas W 2023-07-02 St. Louis City 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.3 Colorado Rapids SC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC54% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC23%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.3

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

46%

Minnesota United FC or Colorado Rapids SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC39% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC20%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

2 – 2

0 – 0

5.2%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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