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

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MLS · 2021

Seattle Sounders FC

3 – 0

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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 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 18 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#24	Position	#26
24	Points	22
17	Played	18
7 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 10
20	Scored	27
22	Conceded	25
-2	GD	+2
1.41	PPG	1.22
41%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

2/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/7

■ 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)

Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Rothrock

5 G

1 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Rafael Navarro

7 G

3 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Lumen Field will turn into a battlefield for Seattle Sounders FC and Colorado Rapids SC.
2' Brilliant from the ! Cristian Roldan makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 2.
7' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
12' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
17' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
22' A stunning finish from Jimmy Medranda — that came from absolutely nowhere!
24' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
29' It looks like no one’s ball. Colorado Rapids SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
34' Joao Paulo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 24 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
44' Yeimar Gomez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
46' Joao Paulo adds to his 0 season tally! Seattle Sounders FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
46' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Lucas Esteves on, Danny Wilson off on 46 minutes.
48' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Danny Wilson is replaced by Lucas Esteves on 48 minute.
48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jimmy Medranda makes no mistake. 4-0!
53' It’s high time Robin Fraser made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
55' Controversy at the stadium! Diego Rubio argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
60' Seattle Sounders FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
61' It’s gonna be a Red card for Kellyn Acosta.
66' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
69' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kelyn Rowe is hanging Joao Paulo on the field on 69 minute.
72' Leo Chu gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Fredy Montero and will look to change the dynamic.
73' The supporters are chanting for Leo Chu. He replaces Fredy Montero on 73 minute.
74' The whistle greets Michael Barrios as he departs to be replaced by Younes Namli.
78' Controversy at the stadium! Younes Namli argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
78' Abdoulaye Cissoko is ready to make an impact after coming on for Xavier Arreaga at the 78 minute mark.
80' Keegan Rosenberry makes way for Cole Bassett at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
90' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
With this win, Seattle Sounders FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Albert Rusnak	4
Raul Ruidiaz	4
Jordan Morris	4
Cole Bassett	3
Cristian Roldan	3
Andre Shinyashiki	3
Raul Ruidiaz	2
Djordje Mihailovic	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

1.57 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 Colorado Rapids SC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC51% Draw26% Colorado Rapids SC23%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.58

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

49%

Seattle Sounders FC or Colorado Rapids SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC34% Draw47% Colorado Rapids SC19%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

11%

0 – 0

9.6%

2 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 1

6.6%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

4.8%

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	23%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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