Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 26 Apr 2026 · 02:30 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 82' Miguel Navarro

Bruno Caicedo 90' Y

Overview

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at BC Place.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 games · 64 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Lorenzo Hernandez (USA)

7 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2025-07-13 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2025-04-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2024-06-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2024-05-16 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–1	W
18 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–0	W
11 Apr	New York City FC	H	2–0	W
05 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	3–2	W
22 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–1	L
15 Mar	Minnesota United FC	H	6–0	W

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–3	L
23 Apr	Los Angeles FC	A	0–0	D
18 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	H	2–3	L
12 Apr	Houston Dynamo	H	6–2	W
04 Apr	Toronto FC	A	2–3	L
22 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	4–1	W

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC		Colorado Rapids SC
#16	Position	#27
64	Points	43
34	Played	34
19 / 7 / 8	W / D / L	12 / 7 / 15
74	Scored	47
34	Conceded	50
+40	GD	-3
1.88	PPG	1.26
56%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (64 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

10/4

16-30

11/4

31-45

9/9

46-60

7/7

61-75

10/2

76+

13/6

■ 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)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	20 G	2 A
Thomas Muller	9 G	6 A
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Vancouver Whitecaps FC host Colorado Rapids SC — let the battle begin!
5' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
7' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Cheikh Sabaly on 7.
12' Wayne Frederick has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
17' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Rafael Navarro scoring 1 goals.
22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 288 games and scored 413 goals.
23' The deadlock is broken! Brian White gets on the scoresheet on 23 minutes.
28' Zack Steffen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
32' Rafael Navarro does the damage! The net is bulging and Colorado Rapids SC surge ahead!
37' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
42' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
46' Jeevan Badwal is replacing Emmanuel Sabbi for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC side.
51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
56' Colorado Rapids SC ring the changes. Paxten Aaronson has done his job and it is now time for Darren Yapi to step up.
61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
64' The whistle greets Kosi Thompson as he departs to be replaced by Keegan Rosenberry.
68' Vancouver Whitecaps FC ring the changes. Cheikh Sabaly has done his job and it is now time for Bruno Caicedo to step up.
73' 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.
78' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
82' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Miguel Navarro on 82 minutes.
83' Vancouver Whitecaps FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mihail Gherasimencov is hanging Tate Johnson on the field on 83 minute.
85' The USA Brian White breaks the deadlock on 85 minutes. 3-1!
90' Bruno Caicedo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
90' The supporters are chanting for Oliver Larraz. He replaces Sebastian Berhalter on 90 minute.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Thomas Muller
24
Brian White ↓ Rayan Elloumi 90'
1
Yohei Takaoka
20
Andres Cubas
33
Tristan Blackmon
16
Sebastian Berhalter ↓ Oliver Larraz 90'
2
Mathias Laborda
18
Edier Ocampo
7
Cheikh Sabaly ↓ Bruno Caicedo 68'
11
Emmanuel Sabbi ↓ Jeevan Badwal 46'
28
Tate Johnson ↓ Mihail Gherasimencov 83'

Bench

Coach Jesper Sørensen

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Rob Holding ↓ Noah Cobb 83'
1
Zack Steffen
9
Rafael Navarro
7
Dante Sealy
29
Miguel Navarro ↓ Alexis Castillo 83'
10
Paxten Aaronson ↓ Darren Yapi 56'
33
Kosi Thompson ↓ Keegan Rosenberry 64'
8
Hamzat Ojediran
93
Georgi Minoungou
13
Wayne Frederick
22
Lucas Herrington

Bench

Coach Matt Wells

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brian White	6
Diego Rubio	4
Rafael Navarro	3
Yordy Reyna	2
Kei Kamara	2
Ryan Gauld	2
Gyasi Zardes	2
Fredy Montero	2

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2026-04-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2026-04-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-04-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 New York City FC W 2026-04-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2026-03-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-03-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6–0 Minnesota United FC W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2026-04-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2026-04-23 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D 2026-04-18 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Internacional CF Miami L 2026-04-12 Colorado Rapids SC 6–2 Houston Dynamo W 2026-04-04 Toronto FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2026-03-22 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Vancouver Whitecaps FC to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC61% Draw22% Colorado Rapids SC17%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.12

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

39%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Colorado Rapids SC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vancouver Whitecaps FC45% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC14%

Actual: Vancouver Whitecaps FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.1%

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

8.9%

3 – 0

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 2

4.4%

4 – 0

3.7%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	19%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	23%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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