Columbus Crew vs Colorado Rapids Prediction

ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, Columbus 06/09/2026

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
59%Trust
BTTS
Both Teams to Score
1.62
SignalSOLIDModel49%RiskMediumGap-2.5%
Value Analysis
63%Trust
BTTS
Both Teams to Score
1.62
SignalGOODModel47%RiskMediumGap+6.1%
Columbus Crew Rest
6 days
Colorado Rapids Rest
6 days

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
44%2.08
X
28%3.59
2
28%3.15
Double Chance
1X
72%1.33
X2
56%1.73
Both Teams to Score
Yes
63%1.62
No
37%2.15
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.61 + 1.19 = 2.80
Over 1.5
78%1.22
Over 2.5
55%1.75
Over 3.5
34%2.95
Under 1.5
22%4.00
Under 2.5
45%2.05
Under 3.5
66%1.40
Corners
Projected Corners: 4.5 + 4.4 = 8.9
Over 8.5
44%1.51
Over 9.5
33%1.90
Over 10.5
30%2.39
Under 8.5
56%2.37
Under 9.5
67%1.83
Under 10.5
70%1.50
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.1 + 2.1 = 4.2
Over 3.5
60%1.34
Over 4.5
41%1.77
Under 3.5
40%3.03
Under 4.5
59%2.00

Match Events

22'Santiago Rodriguez
45'Santiago Rodriguez
54'Tarun KarumanchiFoul
59'Joshua Atencio INKosi Thompson out
59'Youssef Maziz INAlexander Dean Harris out
59'Noah Cobb INReggie Cannon out
68'Wayne Frederick INDonavan Phillip out
71'Brooks LennonFoul
75'Josef Martínez INGonzalo Tapia out
75'Santiago Rodriguez INTaha Habroune out
77'Paxten Aaronson INKeegan Rosenberry out
81'Gonzalo TapiaAssist: Brais Méndez
83'Mohamed Farsi INMarcelo Andrés Herrera out
83'Tarun Karumanchi INDylan Chambost out
87'Brooks Lennon INCesar Ruvalcaba out
90+4'Taha HabrouneAssist: Gonzalo Tapia
90+9'Patrick SchulteTime wasting

Lineups

Columbus Crew
4-4-2Coach: L. Courtois
Colorado Rapids
4-3-3Coach: Matt Wells
P. Schulte28P. SchulteP. Schulte
S. Moreira31S. MoreiraS. Moreira
S. Zawadzki25S. ZawadzkiS. Zawadzki
M. Amundsen18M. AmundsenM. Amundsen
B. Lennon11B. LennonB. Lennon
M. Farsi23M. FarsiM. Farsi
T. Karumanchi50T. KarumanchiT. Karumanchi
André Gomes20A. GomesAndré Gomes
S. Rodríguez8S. RodríguezS. Rodríguez
Brais Méndez10B. MéndezBrais Méndez
Josef Martínez77J. MartínezJosef Martínez
A. Beaudry31A. BeaudryA. Beaudry
N. Cobb24N. CobbN. Cobb
R. Holding6R. HoldingR. Holding
Loïc Williams5L. WilliamsLoïc Williams
M. Navarro29M. NavarroM. Navarro
J. Atencio12J. AtencioJ. Atencio
P. Aaronson10P. AaronsonP. Aaronson
W. Frederick II13W. Frederick IIW. Frederick II
D. Yapi77D. YapiD. Yapi
Y. Maziz88Y. MazizY. Maziz
G. Minoungou93G. MinoungouG. Minoungou

Columbus Crew Substitutes

33G. TapiaF
3E. BaillyD
7D. ChambostM
26L. GiacconeM
16T. HabrouneM
1N. HagenG
2M. HerreraD
12Cesar RuvalcabaD
14A. SejdićM

Colorado Rapids Substitutes

99J. TravisD
33K. ThompsonD
2K. RosenberryD
32D. PhillipF
16A. HarrisF
61B. DowdG
4R. CannonD
94V. RinaldiM

Match Stats

Columbus CrewColorado Rapids
54%Ball Possession46%
1Corner Kicks3
4Yellow Cards0
15Total Shots10
6Shots on Goal2
5Shots off Goal4
12Shots Inside Box2
3Shots Outside Box8
4Blocked Shots4
13Fouls16
6Offsides0
2Goalkeeper Saves3
553Total Passes478
488Passes Accurate397
88%Pass Accuracy83%

Team Comparison

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew
Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids
1559Elo Rating 1574
1.37Attack 0.56
1.69Defense 1.50
44%Hit Rate 37%
12.8Shots per Game 13.5
3.6Shots on Target 4.8
4.7Corners per Game 4.7
2.3Cards per Game 1.7

AI Insights

High Goal Expectancy2.8 goals
📈BTTS Trend100% in H2H
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
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

League Table

Major League Soccer 2026

Western Conference

#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

Eastern Conference

#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Nashville SCNashville SC26176353:21+3257WDLDW
2New England RevolutionNew England Revolution26144845:33+1246WWWLW
3Inter MiamiInter Miami261210463:48+1546DDDDW
4CharlotteCharlotte26127747:37+1043WDWDW
5Chicago FireChicago Fire25116845:38+739LLDDD
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union261061050:42+836WWWWW
7Orlando City SCOrlando City SC261041246:60-1434LWWWD
8New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls26961134:48-1433WWLDL
9FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati2589854:61-733DDLLD
10New York City FCNew York City FC26881039:34+532LWLDD
11DC UnitedDC United25611831:39-829LDWDL
12Toronto FCToronto FC26611939:49-1029LLWDD
13Columbus CrewColumbus Crew26751437:42-526WLLWL
14Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC26751430:43-1326WDLDL
15CF MontrealCF Montreal26561531:53-2221LLLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Nashville SCNashville SC2653:2157
2New England RevolutionNew England Revolution2645:3346
3Inter MiamiInter Miami2663:4846
4CharlotteCharlotte2647:3743
5Chicago FireChicago Fire2545:3839
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union2650:4236
7Orlando City SCOrlando City SC2646:6034
8New York Red BullsNew York Red Bulls2634:4833
9FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati2554:6133
10New York City FCNew York City FC2639:3432
11DC UnitedDC United2531:3929
12Toronto FCToronto FC2639:4929
13Columbus CrewColumbus Crew2637:4226
14Atlanta United FCAtlanta United FC2630:4326
15CF MontrealCF Montreal2631:5321
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Columbus Crew vs Colorado Rapids Prediction

Our AI model has analysed this Major League Soccer fixture using team Elo ratings, recent form, projected goals and head-to-head history. The forecasts cover six independent markets - each probability is a separate model calculation, not derived from the match winner result.

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Key Factors for This Match

Columbus Crew and Colorado Rapids have met 2 times recently, averaging 3.62 goals per game in those meetings. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.