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 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · Avg 2.7 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
#21	Position	#26
24	Points	16
13	Played	15
7 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 9
17	Scored	25
11	Conceded	24
+6	GD	+1
1.85	PPG	1.07
54%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/4

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Seattle Sounders FC have kicked off against Colorado Rapids SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
2' A goal from the USA international Cristian Roldan! He fires home on 2 to make it 1-0!
7' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Braian Galvan suffering a number of foals already.
12' The energy levels are beginning to show. Robin Fraser might look to freshen things up shortly.
17' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
22' GOAL! Jimmy Medranda fires home to make it 2-0!
24' A meaty challenge results in booking for Danny Wilson on 24.
29' Mark-Anthony Kaye has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
34' Fredy Montero has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
39' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact .
44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
46' GOAL! Joao Paulo fires home to make it 3-0!
46' The whistle greets Danny Wilson as he departs to be replaced by Lucas Esteves.
48' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Lucas Esteves on, Danny Wilson off on 48 minutes.
48' Brilliant from the ! Jimmy Medranda makes it 4-0 with a superb finish on 48.
53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
55' Diego Rubio catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 55.
60' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
61' Kellyn Acosta picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
66' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Will Bruin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
69' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Kelyn Rowe comes on to replace Joao Paulo.
72' The whistle greets Fredy Montero as he departs to be replaced by Leo Chu.
73' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Fredy Montero exits the field as Leo Chu enters on 73.
74' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Michael Barrios is replaced by Younes Namli.
78' Younes Namli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
78' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Xavier Arreaga is withdrawn and Abdoulaye Cissoko gets his opportunity.
80' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Keegan Rosenberry is replaced by Cole Bassett.
85' Xavier Arreaga has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 25 cards already picked up this season.
90' Seattle Sounders FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Seattle Sounders FC players.

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	3
Andre Shinyashiki	3
Cole Bassett	3
Jimmy Medranda	2
Will Bruin	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

2 / 4

1.71 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC57% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC18%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

43%

Seattle Sounders FC or Colorado Rapids SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC39% Draw47% Colorado Rapids SC14%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.5%

1 – 1

12%

2 – 0

11.2%

0 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

9.3%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

4.5%

2 – 2

3.9%

4 – 0

2.7%

0 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	18%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	24%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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