Seattle Sounders FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Seattle Sounders FC

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Colorado Rapids SC

Mon 4 Oct 2021 · 02:00 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 24' Danny Wilson

Y 55' Diego Rubio

R 61' Kellyn Acosta

R 61' Lucas Esteves

Y 78' Younes Namli

Overview

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Seattle Sounders FC vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Lumen Field.

Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-04 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-11-02 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-09-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-03-10 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–0	W
30 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	3–1	W
26 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–1	W
19 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	0–1	L
11 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	W
30 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	0–2	L

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–3	L
30 Sep	Austin FC	H	3–0	W
26 Sep	Toronto FC	H	0–0	D
20 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
16 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	2–2	D
11 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–1	D

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' What a night it is going to be! Seattle Sounders FC welcome Colorado Rapids SC for this crunch clash at Lumen Field.
2' GOAL! Cristian Roldan fires home to make it 1-0!
7' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 7 minutes.
12' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
17' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
22' What a strike from Jimmy Medranda! The score is 2-0.
24' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
29' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Colorado Rapids SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
39' Younes Namli has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' Joao Paulo makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Seattle Sounders FC are in front.
46' The whistle greets Danny Wilson as he departs to be replaced by Lucas Esteves.
48' The whistle greets Danny Wilson as he departs to be replaced by Lucas Esteves.
48' What a strike from Jimmy Medranda! The score is 4-0.
53' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
55' Diego Rubio picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' A moment of madness from Kellyn Acosta on 61 minutes earns him a Red card. Colorado Rapids SC will be frustrated.
66' Keegan Rosenberry has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
69' Joao Paulo makes way for Kelyn Rowe at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
72' The crowd applauds Fredy Montero as he leaves the pitch. Leo Chu steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
73' Leo Chu is replacing Fredy Montero for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
74' Younes Namli is replacing Michael Barrios for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
78' Younes Namli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
78' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Abdoulaye Cissoko on, Xavier Arreaga off on 78 minutes.
80' The supporters are chanting for Cole Bassett. He replaces Keegan Rosenberry on 80 minute.
85' 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.
90' Over 90 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Colorado Rapids SC.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Joao Paulo ↓ Kelyn Rowe 69'
12
Fredy Montero ↓ Leo Chu 72'
94
Jimmy Medranda ↓ Shane O'Neill 69'
24
Stefan Frei
7
Cristian Roldan
5
Nouhou Tolo
17
Will Bruin
16
Alex Roldan ↓ Danny Leyva 73'
28
Yeimar Gomez
3
Xavier Arreaga ↓ Abdoulaye Cissoko 78'
84
Joshua Atencio

Bench

22
Kelyn Rowe ↑ 69'
30
Stefan Cleveland
27
Shane O'Neill ↑ 69'
18
Spencer Richey
75
Danny Leyva ↑ 73'
23
Leo Chu ↑ 72'
45
Ethan Dobbelaere
21
Reed Baker-Whiting
92
Abdoulaye Cissoko ↑ 78'

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

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

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-10-04 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-09-30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-09-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-09-19 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2021-08-30 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-10-04 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-09-30 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Austin FC W 2021-09-26 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Toronto FC D 2021-09-20 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-09-16 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-09-11 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.66 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC53% Draw26% Colorado Rapids SC21%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

47%

Seattle Sounders FC or Colorado Rapids SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC36% Draw46% Colorado Rapids SC18%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

1 – 0

10.9%

2 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.3%

0 – 0

9.1%

0 – 1

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 2

3.3%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	23%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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