Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 10 May 2026, 01:30 UTCFull timeFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricColorado RapidsSt. Louis City
Shots10 shots/match10 shots/match
Shots on target2 shots/match1 shots/match
Expected goals1.2 xG/match1.87 xG/match
Possession56%44%
Corners11 corners/match1 corners/match
Fouls19 fouls/match18 fouls/match
Yellow cards3 cards/match5 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Colorado Rapids's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Colorado Rapids's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Colorado Rapids's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Colorado Rapids's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.83 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.83 goals/match1.67 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Colorado Rapids have a visible home split

moderate

Colorado Rapids's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

15 shots/matchShotsHome only · Season11.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots15 shots/match11.3 shots/match12.6 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Colorado Rapids favored in 2 of 14 directional metrics · St. Louis City in 5 · 7 too close

1.83 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 12/110.91 goals/match
1.67 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 12/111.64 goals/match
1.51 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 9/81.6 xG/match
1.5 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 9/81.33 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 12/1113.6 shots/match
12.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 12/1111.1 shots/match
4.5 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 12/114.36 shots/match
4.75 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 12/114.55 shots/match
56.3%Possessionseason · 12/1149.9%
4.67 corners/matchCornersseason · 12/116.36 corners/match
5.08 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 12/114.27 corners/match
3.5 cards/matchCardsseason · 6/42.5 cards/match
14.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 12/1112.4 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
17%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 12/119%
67%Scoring frequencyseason · 12/1164%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Colorado Rapids88.3
St. Louis City55
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Colorado Rapids46.1
St. Louis City39.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Colorado Rapids48.4
St. Louis City60
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Colorado Rapids8.3
St. Louis City65
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Colorado Rapids94.2
St. Louis City57.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 68%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Colorado Rapids45
St. Louis City91.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Colorado Rapids49.2
St. Louis City64.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52 goals/match
1.02 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.85 xG/match
9.2 shots/matchShots5/513.6 shots/match
2.4 shots/matchShots on target5/53.6 shots/match
61%Possession5/551.2%
4.8 corners/matchCorners5/57.2 corners/match
Cards2/1
12 fouls/matchFouls5/513.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.9 goals/match
1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.7 goals/match
1.51 xG/matchExpected goals9/81.6 xG/match
10.2 shots/matchShots10/1012.8 shots/match
4.1 shots/matchShots on target10/103.7 shots/match
56.4%Possession10/1049.7%
4 corners/matchCorners10/106.4 corners/match
3.75 cards/matchCards4/32.67 cards/match
14 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

12 / 11 matches
1.83 goals/matchGoals scored12/110.91 goals/match
1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed12/111.64 goals/match
1.51 xG/matchExpected goals9/81.6 xG/match
11.3 shots/matchShots12/1113.6 shots/match
4.5 shots/matchShots on target12/114.36 shots/match
56.3%Possession12/1149.9%
4.67 corners/matchCorners12/116.36 corners/match
3.5 cards/matchCards6/42.5 cards/match
14.1 fouls/matchFouls12/1112.4 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

5 / 7 matches
2.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/70.57 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/71.71 goals/match
1.84 xG/matchExpected goals3/61.56 xG/match
15 shots/matchShots5/712 shots/match
6 shots/matchShots on target5/73 shots/match
55.2%Possession5/747.1%
6 corners/matchCorners5/75.57 corners/match
2.5 cards/matchCards4/2
13.4 fouls/matchFouls5/712.7 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.04 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.17 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples12 / 11home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 10 May 2026, 05:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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