Seattle Sounders FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Seattle Sounders FC

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Colorado Rapids SC

Sat 29 Sep 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Seattle Sounders FC vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS .

Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Corey Rockwell
Referee Fotis Bazakos
Referee Nima Saghafi
Referee Felisha Mariscal
Referee Ramy Touchan

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

Seattle Sounders FC 18 games · Avg 2.9 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-29 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–0	W
23 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–3	L
20 Sep	Philadelphia Union	H	0–1	L
16 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–1	W
01 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–1	W
27 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	1–0	W

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–4	L
22 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
15 Sep	Atlanta United FC	H	0–3	L
09 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	0–2	L
26 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	0–6	L
20 Aug	Los Angeles FC	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		Colorado Rapids SC
#23	Position	#27
46	Points	43
34	Played	34
12 / 10 / 12	W / D / L	12 / 7 / 15
44	Scored	47
46	Conceded	50
-2	GD	-3
1.35	PPG	1.26
35%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

5/5

16-30

5/7

31-45

4/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

4/5

76+

13/14

■ 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)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Events

Match Events

0' Seattle Sounders FC have kicked off against Colorado Rapids SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Seattle Sounders FC 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.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' 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.
20' Seattle Sounders FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
25' Johan Blomberg has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 291 appearances.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Dejan Joveljic scoring 1 goals.
40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Kelvin Leerdam has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
50' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Seattle Sounders FC winning 50% of all matches.
60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
65' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
70' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
75' Uruguay international Nicolas Lodeiro has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Colorado Rapids SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Anthony Hudson might look to freshen things up shortly.
90' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tim Howard is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Seattle Sounders FC 4-0 Colorado Rapids SC.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Tommy Smith
19
Jack Price
4
Danny Wilson
7
Giles Barnes
1
Tim Howard C
90
Enzo Martinez ↓ Johan Blomberg 70'
10
Kellyn Acosta
24
Kortne Ford ↓ Marlon Hairston 46'
21
Bismark Adjei-Boateng ↓ Niki Jackson 16'
17
Dillon Serna
27
Deklan Wynne

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	4
Jordan Morris	4
Albert Rusnak	4
Cristian Roldan	4
Andre Shinyashiki	3
Cole Bassett	3
Jonathan Lewis	2
Nicolas Lodeiro	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.1 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.79 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC66% Draw21% Colorado Rapids SC13%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

34%

Seattle Sounders FC or Colorado Rapids SC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC47% Draw42% Colorado Rapids SC11%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.1%

1 – 0

11.2%

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

9.3%

3 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

6.5%

4 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

3.7%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.5%

1 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	20%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	24%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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

Seattle Sounders FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

Colorado Rapids SC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Clean Sheet