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

Match Preview

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

Minnesota United FC 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Minnesota United FC 20 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
#25	Position	#27
44	Points	43
34	Played	34
11 / 11 / 12	W / D / L	12 / 7 / 15
56	Scored	47
58	Conceded	50
-2	GD	-3
1.29	PPG	1.26
32%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Minnesota United FC are 25th (44 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/9

16-30

5/10

31-45

7/5

46-60

8/5

61-75

9/5

76+

11/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/3

16-30

8/5

31-45

4/5

46-60

8/4

61-75

5/9

76+

6/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	18 G	4 A
Anthony Markanich	9 G	2 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Minnesota United FC and Colorado Rapids SC get this one started.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Wil Trapp has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Minnesota United FC and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
18' What a strike from Emanuel Reynoso! The score is 1-0.
23' Marko Ilic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
28' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Emanuel Reynoso makes no mistake. 2-0!
33' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
38' It’s high time Robin Fraser made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
43' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Teemu Pukki makes it 3-0.
46' Braian Galvan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sam Nicholson at the 46 minute mark.
48' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a card in front of him.
53' Colorado Rapids SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
58' The referee has no hesitation. D.J. Taylor is booked for Minnesota United FC — card on 58.
63' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Calvin Harris is replaced by Kevin Cabral.
64' Sidnei Tavares catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 64.
64' The crowd applauds Ralph Priso-Mbongue as he leaves the pitch. Cole Bassett steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
69' The 31-year-old Sam Nicholson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
71' That looks like a foul for a card for Danny Wilson.
73' The whistle greets Joseph Rosales as he departs to be replaced by Ethan Bristow.
76' That looks like a foul for a card for Connor Ronan.
79' Poor challenge from Moise Bombito. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
82' Mender Garcia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emanuel Reynoso at the 82 minute mark.
87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
Full Time. Minnesota United FC beats Colorado Rapids SC

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
Cole Bassett	4
Emanuel Reynoso	4
Hassani Dotson	3
Gyasi Zardes	3
Kelvin Yeboah	3
Robin Lod	3
Darren Yapi	3
Diego Rubio	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

3 / 4

2.11 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC57% Draw22% Colorado Rapids SC21%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

43%

Minnesota United FC or Colorado Rapids SC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC41% Draw40% Colorado Rapids SC19%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.8%

1 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

5.7%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	17%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	21%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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