Minnesota United FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Minnesota United FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 29 Sep 2024 · 00:30 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Bongokuhle Hlongwane 25' Y

Y 52' Reggie Cannon

Jefferson Diaz 79' Y

Michael Boxall 90' Y

Y 90' Calvin Harris

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

2024-09-29 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2024-05-26 Colorado Rapids SC 3–3 Minnesota United FC 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

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–0	W
22 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–0	W
19 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	1–2	L
15 Sep	St. Louis City	A	3–1	W
01 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–1	W
24 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–3	L

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	0–3	L
22 Sep	Toronto FC	H	2–0	W
19 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–4	L
15 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	2–1	W
01 Sep	FC Dallas	A	3–2	W
21 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	3–2	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' That's the starting whistle at Allianz Field. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Minnesota United FC and Colorado Rapids SC.
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' Darren Yapi, a USA , has 18 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' 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.
16' The deadlock is broken! Kelvin Yeboah gets on the scoresheet on 16 minutes.
21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' The referee shows Minnesota United FC player a card on 25.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' Minnesota United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Colorado Rapids SC backline.
40' 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.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Minnesota United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kelvin Yeboah makes it 2-0.
52' The referee has no hesitation. Reggie Cannon is booked for Colorado Rapids SC — card on 52.
55' Minnesota United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sang-bin Jeong is hanging Bongokuhle Hlongwane on the field on 55 minute.
60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jefferson Diaz made 289 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
62' The whistle greets Darren Yapi as he departs to be replaced by Calvin Harris.
67' Colorado Rapids SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
68' Time for substitution for Minnesota United FC. Robin Lod is replaced by Tani Oluwaseyi.
71' Omir Fernandez makes way for Jonathan Lewis at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
76' Both keepers have barely been tested. Minnesota United FC and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
79' The referee has no hesitation. Jefferson Diaz is booked for Minnesota United FC — card on 79.
82' Hassani Dotson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
83' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Keegan Rosenberry trudges off to be replaced by Kimani Stewart-Baynes on 83 minutes.
85' The Minnesota United FC manager makes a substitution. Kelvin Yeboah departs to be replaced by Samuel Shashoua.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Michael Boxall.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Robin Lod ↓ Tani Oluwaseyi 68'
26
Joaquin Pereyra ↓ Franco Fragapane 68'
20
Wil Trapp
15
Michael Boxall
67
Carlos Harvey
31
Hassani Dotson
97
Dayne St. Clair
9
Kelvin Yeboah ↓ Samuel Shashoua 85'
8
Joseph Rosales ↓ Devin Padelford 85'
21
Bongokuhle Hlongwane ↓ Sang-bin Jeong 55'
28
Jefferson Diaz

Bench

Coach Eric Ramsay

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Connor Ronan
4
Reggie Cannon ↓ Jackson Travis 71'
2
Keegan Rosenberry ↓ Kimani Stewart-Baynes 83'
10
Djordje Mihailovic
95
Zack Steffen
6
Lalas Abubakar
5
Andreas Maxso
11
Omir Fernandez ↓ Jonathan Lewis 71'
9
Rafael Navarro
18
Oliver Larraz ↓ Jasper Loffelsend 71'
77
Darren Yapi ↓ Calvin Harris 62'

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2024-09-29 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-09-22 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Minnesota United FC W 2024-09-19 Minnesota United FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2024-09-15 St. Louis City 1–3 Minnesota United FC W 2024-09-01 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2024-08-24 Minnesota United FC 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2024-09-29 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2024-09-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Toronto FC W 2024-09-19 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2024-09-15 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2024-09-01 FC Dallas 2–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-07-21 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.14 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC54% Draw22% Colorado Rapids SC24%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.6

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

46%

Minnesota United FC or Colorado Rapids SC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC39% Draw39% Colorado Rapids SC22%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

5.4%

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

3.4%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	20%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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