Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Mon 3 May 2021 · 02:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 17' Younes Namli

Lucas Cavallini 27' Y

Y 37' Keegan Rosenberry

Overview

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 games · 34 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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-06-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-05-04 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2018-07-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-06-02 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Recent Form

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–1	L
24 Apr	Toronto FC	A	2–2	D
19 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	1–0	W
08 Nov	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W
02 Nov	Portland Timbers	A	0–1	L
28 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–2	L

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W
25 Apr	Austin FC	H	1–3	L
18 Apr	FC Dallas	A	0–0	D
23 Nov	Minnesota United FC	A	0–3	L
08 Nov	Houston Dynamo	A	2–1	W
05 Nov	Portland Timbers	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Vancouver Whitecaps FC		Colorado Rapids SC
#16	Position	#26
34	Points	22
17	Played	18
10 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 10
38	Scored	27
17	Conceded	25
+21	GD	+2
2.00	PPG	1.22
59%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

35% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (34 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

7/1

31-45

2/5

46-60

1/4

61-75

3/–

76+

7/2

■ 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)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Brian White	10 G
Sebastian Berhalter	6 G	4 A
Thomas Muller	4 G	1 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Rafael Navarro

7 G

3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Colorado Rapids SC get this one started.
5' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
17' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Younes Namli.
22' 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.
26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Diego Rubio makes it 0-1.
27' It’s a booking for Vancouver Whitecaps FC player. Lucas Cavallini gets a Yellow card.
32' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andy Rose is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
37' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Keegan Rosenberry.
42' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC winning 100% of all matches.
47' Canada international Russell Teibert has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
52' Andre Shinyashiki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vancouver Whitecaps FC so far.
57' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
62' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
64' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Cole Bassett on, Jack Price off on 64 minutes.
66' Colorado Rapids SC ring the changes. Andre Shinyashiki has done his job and it is now time for Jonathan Lewis to step up.
70' The Vancouver Whitecaps FC bench stirs into life. Russell Teibert is withdrawn and Ryan Raposo gets his opportunity.
75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Danny Wilson, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
80' It is a cagey affair so far. Vancouver Whitecaps FC in their trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact .
85' It’s high time Robin Fraser made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
90' Vancouver Whitecaps FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Colorado Rapids SC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Younes Namli
11
Diego Rubio
12
Michael Barrios
5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
19
Jack Price ↓ Cole Bassett 64'
4
Danny Wilson
23
Kellyn Acosta
9
Andre Shinyashiki ↓ Jonathan Lewis 66'
22
William Yarbrough
13
Samuel Vines

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Form

2021-05-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-04-24 Toronto FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-04-19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2020-11-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-11-02 Portland Timbers 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-05-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-04-25 Colorado Rapids SC 1–3 Austin FC L 2021-04-18 FC Dallas 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D 2020-11-23 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-11-08 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2020-11-05 Portland Timbers 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.66 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 Colorado Rapids SC xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC47% Draw28% Colorado Rapids SC25%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.62

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

53%

Vancouver Whitecaps FC or Colorado Rapids SC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vancouver Whitecaps FC37% Draw47% Colorado Rapids SC16%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

1 – 0

11.2%

2 – 0

9.8%

0 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

9.3%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

5.3%

3 – 1

5.2%

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

3.3%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Handicap	Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	24%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

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