Wednesday , 30 September 2026

New York City FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
New York City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sun 5 May 2024 · 20:00 UTC Citi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 20' Oliver Larraz
Santiago Rodriguez 37' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Citi Field.

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

3
1
1
New York City FC 5 games · Avg 3.0 goals Colorado Rapids SC
Last 5 meetings
2024-05-05 New York City FC 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-06-19 New York City FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-07-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 New York City FC 2018-05-19 New York City FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Colorado Rapids SC H 0–2 L
27 Apr Charlotte FC H 2–1 W
20 Apr D.C. United SC H 2–0 W
13 Apr New England Revolution H 2–0 W
06 Apr Atlanta United FC H 1–1 D
30 Mar Internacional CF Miami A 1–1 D
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May New York City FC A 2–0 W
27 Apr FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L
21 Apr FC Dallas H 2–1 W
14 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 3–0 W
06 Apr Internacional CF Miami A 2–2 D
30 Mar Los Angeles FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

New York City FC Colorado Rapids SC
#8 Position #22
33 Points 36
27 Played 27
8 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 11 / 3 / 13
41 Scored 38
36 Conceded 38
+5 GD +0
1.22 PPG 1.33
30% Win % 41%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ 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)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 7 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. New York City FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 15' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 16' Magnificent from Rafael Navarro! That is 38 goals in 348 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 20' Colorado Rapids SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 20.
  • 25' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Colorado Rapids SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 37' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Santiago Rodriguez on 37 minutes.
  • 42' Lamine Diack needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Darren Yapi, as he is very good at scoring at Citi Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Tayvon Gray on, Mitja Ilenic off on 55 minutes.
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Armas might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 65' New York City FC ring the changes. Monsef Bakrar has done his job and it is now time for Alonso Martinez to step up.
  • 69' The whistle greets Darren Yapi as he departs to be replaced by Jasper Loffelsend.
  • 74' James Sands has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 79' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Hannes Wolf as he leaves the pitch. Julian Fernandez steps in for New York City FC.
  • 85' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 86' Assisted by Calvin Harris with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cole Bassett makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 88' Colorado Rapids SC make a change. Kevin Cabral trudges off to be replaced by Lamine Diack on 88 minutes.
  • 90' The whistle greets Rafael Navarro as he departs to be replaced by Kimani Stewart-Baynes.
  • The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
David Villa 2
David Villa 2
Alexandru Mitrita 1
Heber 1
Sebastian Anderson 1
Talles Magno 1
Michael Barrios 1
Ronald Matarrita 1

Head to Head

2024-05-05 New York City FC 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-06-19 New York City FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-07-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 New York City FC 2018-05-19 New York City FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC

New York City FC Form

2024-05-05 New York City FC 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2024-04-27 New York City FC 2–1 Charlotte FC W 2024-04-20 New York City FC 2–0 D.C. United SC W 2024-04-13 New York City FC 2–0 New England Revolution W 2024-04-06 New York City FC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2024-03-30 Internacional CF Miami 1–1 New York City FC D

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2024-05-05 New York City FC 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-04-27 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2024-04-21 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 FC Dallas W 2024-04-14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-04-06 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2024-03-30 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Los Angeles FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.47 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or Colorado Rapids SC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC40% Draw29% Colorado Rapids SC31%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
60%
New York City FC or Colorado Rapids SC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC30% Draw47% Colorado Rapids SC23%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
9.1%
0 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗

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