Colorado Rapids vs Los Angeles FC Prediction

Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Trade City· J. Dickerson 20/08/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
64%Trust
BTTS
Both Teams to Score
1.52
SignalNEUTRALModel43%RiskMediumGap-2.0%
Colorado Rapids Rest
4 days
Los Angeles FC Rest
3 days

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
34%2.70
X
28%3.60
2
38%2.41
Double Chance
1X
62%1.55
X2
66%1.44
Both Teams to Score
Yes
64%1.52
No
36%2.38
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.48 + 1.3 = 2.78
Over 1.5
76%1.20
Over 2.5
56%1.65
Over 3.5
35%2.63
Under 1.5
24%4.37
Under 2.5
44%2.20
Under 3.5
65%1.46
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.1 + 4.2 = 9.3
Over 8.5
57%1.45
Over 9.5
45%1.73
Over 10.5
32%2.13
Under 8.5
43%2.58
Under 9.5
55%2.01
Under 10.5
68%1.60
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.8 + 2.6 = 5.4
Over 3.5
70%-
Over 4.5
57%1.75
Under 3.5
30%-
Under 4.5
43%2.02

Match Events

20'Y. Cheberko
22'J. EbobisseOG
32'Y. Maziz
39'E. Segura
41'Nkosi Tafari
42'Rafael Navarro(Penalty missed)
46'Nkosi Tafari INA. Long out
55'Y. Maziz ING. Minoungou out
56'D. Yapi
62'D. Yapi IND. Sealy out
64'T. Tillman INSon Heung-Min out
64'J. Shaffelburg IND. Bouanga out
75'R. Hollingshead INM. Delgado out
82'T. Boyd INT. Mihalic out
83'H. Ojediran INK. Thompson out
85'M. Navarro INN. Cobb out
86'R. Porteous INR. Raposo out
88'K. Thompson

Lineups

Colorado Rapids
4-2-3-1Coach: Matt Wells
Los Angeles FC
4-3-3Coach: Marc Dos Santos
Nicholas Defreitas-Hansen41N. Defreitas-HansenNicholas Defreitas-Hansen
Reggie Cannon4R. CannonReggie Cannon
Rob Holding6R. HoldingRob Holding
Loïc Williams5L. WilliamsLoïc Williams
Miguel Navarro29M. NavarroMiguel Navarro
Wayne Frederick13W. FrederickWayne Frederick
Hamzat Ojediran8H. OjediranHamzat Ojediran
Paxten Aaronson10P. AaronsonPaxten Aaronson
Youssef Maziz88Y. MazizYoussef Maziz
Darren Yapi77D. YapiDarren Yapi
Rafael Navarro9R. NavarroRafael Navarro
Cabral Carter31C. CarterCabral Carter
Ryan Hollingshead24R. HollingsheadRyan Hollingshead
Ryan Porteous5R. PorteousRyan Porteous
Nkosi Tafari91N. TafariNkosi Tafari
Yevhen Cheberko23Y. CheberkoYevhen Cheberko
Mathieu Choinière66M. ChoinièreMathieu Choinière
Eddie Segura4E. SeguraEddie Segura
Timothy Tillman11T. TillmanTimothy Tillman
Tyler Boyd19T. BoydTyler Boyd
Jeremy Ebobisse17J. EbobisseJeremy Ebobisse
Jacob Shaffelburg18J. ShaffelburgJacob Shaffelburg

Colorado Rapids Substitutes

93Georgi MinoungouF
7Dante SealyF
33Kosi ThompsonD
24Noah CobbD
31Adam BeaudryG
2Keegan RosenberryD
49Nathan TchoumbaM
32Donavan PhillipF
16Alex HarrisF

Los Angeles FC Substitutes

33Aaron LongD
99Denis BouangaF
7Son Heung-minF
8Mark DelgadoM
90Tommy MihalicF
21Ryan RaposoM
1Hugo LlorisG
45Kenny NielsenD
22Jude TerryM

Match Stats

Colorado RapidsLos Angeles FC
51%Ball Possession49%
4Corner Kicks4
3Yellow Cards3
13Total Shots10
4Shots on Goal2
8Shots off Goal3
11Shots Inside Box5
2Shots Outside Box5
1Blocked Shots5
14Fouls10
1Offsides3
2Goalkeeper Saves5
469Total Passes447
410Passes Accurate381
87%Pass Accuracy85%

Team Comparison

Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids
Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC
1574Elo Rating 1656
0.56Attack 1.26
1.50Defense 1.66
37%Hit Rate 23%
13.5Shots per Game 20.2
4.8Shots on Target 7.1
4.7Corners per Game 9.9
1.7Cards per Game 1.5

AI Insights

📉Home Underperforming
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (0.4 vs 0.1 in second half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Based on 5 historical meetings

Colorado Rapids 14%Draw 50%36% Los Angeles FC
2.09Avg Goals
37%BTTS Rate
56%Over 2.5

Recent Form

Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC
3W1D1L
16/08/2026
Los Angeles FCSan Diego
01
L
13/08/2026
Los Angeles FCClub Queretaro
5131
W
09/08/2026
TolucaLos Angeles FC
01
W
06/08/2026
Los Angeles FCGuadalajara Chivas
5141
W
02/08/2026
Vancouver WhitecapsLos Angeles FC
11
D

Referee Profile

J. Dickerson · 100 matches analysed

4.5Avg Yellows
4.6Avg Cards
25.9Avg Fouls
Stricter than 61% of referees analysed

League Table

Major League Soccer 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps25154656:23+3349WLWLW
2Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo26135834:30+444DLWDD
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City26128645:36+944WWDWD
4FC DallasFC Dallas26128649:42+744DWWWD
5San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes26126846:38+842DWWDD
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC27118843:29+1441DLWDD
7Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids261131236:35+136DWDLW
8Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy27891034:42-833WDLWL
9Portland TimbersPortland Timbers26951247:48-132LLDWL
10San DiegoSan Diego26871144:44031DLLLW
11AustinAustin26791032:44-1230DWDDW
12Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake25851237:42-529LLLDL
13Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders2478928:33-529DDDDD
14Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC26781139:46-729LLLLD
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City25531729:63-3418LWLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps2556:2349
2Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo2634:3044
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City2645:3644
4FC DallasFC Dallas2649:4244
5San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes2646:3842
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC2743:2941
7Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids2636:3536
8Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy2734:4233
9Portland TimbersPortland Timbers2647:4832
10San DiegoSan Diego2644:4431
11AustinAustin2632:4430
12Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake2537:4229
13Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders2428:3329
14Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC2639:4629
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City2529:6318
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Colorado Rapids vs Los Angeles FC Prediction

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Key Factors for This Match

Colorado Rapids and Los Angeles FC have met 5 times recently, averaging 2.09 goals per game in those meetings. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

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