Sunday , 16 August 2026

New York Red Bulls vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
New York Red Bulls
0 – 2
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sat 31 Aug 2019 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45+4'
Y 12' Jack Price
Kemar Lawrence 42' Y
Rece Buckmaster 80' Y
Y 81' Nicolas Mezquida
Y 90' Diego Rubio

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Brian Dunn
  • Referee Jon Freemon
  • Referee
11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
New York Red Bulls 4 games · Avg 4.0 goals Colorado Rapids SC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-31 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-05-13 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Colorado Rapids SC H 0–2 L
24 Aug New York City FC A 1–2 L
22 Aug D.C. United SC A 2–1 W
17 Aug New England Revolution H 1–1 D
12 Aug Los Angeles FC A 2–4 L
03 Aug Toronto FC H 2–0 W
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug New York Red Bulls A 2–0 W
25 Aug Real Salt Lake A 0–2 L
18 Aug Houston Dynamo A 2–2 D
15 Aug Minnesota United FC A 0–1 L
11 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
04 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 6–3 W

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls Colorado Rapids SC
#8 Position #26
25 Points 22
18 Played 18
7 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 10
29 Scored 27
39 Conceded 25
-10 GD +2
1.39 PPG 1.22
39% Win % 39%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/4
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 9 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G
Colorado Rapids SC
Rafael Navarro 7 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' New York Red Bulls have kicked off against Colorado Rapids SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Kaku is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York Red Bulls tonight.
  • 12' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jack Price.
  • 14' Jon Lewis makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Colorado Rapids SC are in front.
  • 19' Colorado Rapids SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Robin Fraser will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 34' Colorado Rapids SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 42' New York Red Bulls receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 46' The whistle greets Sebastian Anderson as he departs to be replaced by Nicolas Mezquida.
  • 51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' Scotland international Danny Wilson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 61' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York Red Bulls must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 63' Cristian Casseres gets the nod from New York Red Bulls. He replaces Marc Rzatkowski and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' Sam Vines has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Michael Amir Murillo. He replaces Kemar Lawrence on 70 minute.
  • 75' Over 75 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 80' It’s a booking for New York Red Bulls player. Rece Buckmaster gets a Yellow card.
  • 81' Nicolas Mezquida catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
  • 86' Kemar Lawrence is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
  • 87' Jon Lewis doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Jon Lewis is replaced by Niki Jackson.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Diego Rubio gets a Yellow card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Colorado Rapids SC players.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jon Lewis 2
Michael Barrios 2
Dru Yearwood 2
Lewis Morgan 2
Jack McBean 1
Sean Nealis 1
Diego Rubio 1
Keegan Rosenberry 1

Head to Head

2019-08-31 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-05-13 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls

New York Red Bulls Form

2019-08-31 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-08-24 New York City FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls L 2019-08-22 D.C. United SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls W 2019-08-17 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New England Revolution D 2019-08-12 Los Angeles FC 4–2 New York Red Bulls L 2019-08-03 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Toronto FC W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2019-08-31 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2019-08-25 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-08-18 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2019-08-15 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-08-11 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-08-04 Colorado Rapids SC 6–3 Montreal Impact FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.31 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Colorado Rapids SC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls32% Draw27% Colorado Rapids SC41%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
59%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
68%
New York Red Bulls or Colorado Rapids SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls23% Draw45% Colorado Rapids SC32%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 0
7%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 21% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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