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St.Louis City 1–0 Colorado Rapids · Major League Soccer

1–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

St.Louis City won 1–0.

Shots
202
Shots on target
30
Expected goals
0.910.1
Possession
65%35%

Full time

What the match recorded

St.Louis City beat Colorado Rapids 1–0. Recorded in this match (St.Louis City – Colorado Rapids): shots 20–2, shots on target 3–0, expected goals 0.91–0.1, possession 65%–35%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

St.Louis City's recent record differs from the season

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St.Louis City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.35 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 for2.2 goals/match1.35 goals/match1.58 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for St.Louis City, Colorado Rapids.

2.92 days ▲Rest daysSt.Louis City · Colorado Rapids2.96 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSt.Louis CityColorado RapidsBaseline
Rest days2.92 days2.96 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches1 match—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Colorado Rapids have a visible away split

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Colorado Rapids's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

7.5 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season10.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots7.5 shots/match10.2 shots/match13 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots20 shots2 shotsSt.Louis City 20 shots, Colorado Rapids 2 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots0 shotsSt.Louis City 3 shots, Colorado Rapids 0 shots
  • Expected goals0.91 xG0.1 xGSt.Louis City 0.91 xG, Colorado Rapids 0.1 xG
  • Possession65%35%St.Louis City 65%, Colorado Rapids 35%
  • Corners10 corners1 cornerSt.Louis City 10 corners, Colorado Rapids 1 corner
  • Fouls22 fouls9 foulsSt.Louis City 22 fouls, Colorado Rapids 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card3 cardsSt.Louis City 1 card, Colorado Rapids 3 cards
  • Passes571 passes304 passesSt.Louis City 571 passes, Colorado Rapids 304 passes
  • Pass accuracy89%80.3%St.Louis City 89%, Colorado Rapids 80.3%
  • Shots inside box15 shots1 shotSt.Louis City 15 shots, Colorado Rapids 1 shot
  • Blocked shots10 blocks0 blocksSt.Louis City 10 blocks, Colorado Rapids 0 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves0 saves2 savesSt.Louis City 0 saves, Colorado Rapids 2 saves
  • Offsides3 offsides0 offsidesSt.Louis City 3 offsides, Colorado Rapids 0 offsides

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Dante Polvara · St.Louis City · 59′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJeong Sang-bin · St.Louis City · 37′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTomáš Ostrák · St.Louis City · 83′ · 0.02 xG · goalChristopher Durkin · St.Louis City · 3′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMarcel Hartel · St.Louis City · 39′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJeong Sang-bin · St.Louis City · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSimon Becher · St.Louis City · 62′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTomas Totland · St.Louis City · 75′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMarcel Hartel · St.Louis City · 52′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedTomas Totland · St.Louis City · 53′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedConrad Wallem · St.Louis City · 59′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRafael Navarro · Colorado Rapids · 65′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedConrad Wallem · St.Louis City · 89′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJaziel Orozco · St.Louis City · 71′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRafael Navarro · Colorado Rapids · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedSimon Becher · St.Louis City · 64′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedJeong Sang-bin · St.Louis City · 7′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Edelman · St.Louis City · 54′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedTomas Totland · St.Louis City · 62′ · 0.08 xG · on targetSimon Becher · St.Louis City · 43′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedTomas Totland · St.Louis City · 39′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blocked
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St.Louis City: 19 shots, 3 on target, 1.06 xG. Colorado Rapids: 2 shots, 0 on target, 0.11 xG. · 1 unplaced

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Tomáš Ostrák · St.Louis City · 83′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: St.Louis City 1.06 xG · Colorado Rapids 0.11 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1St.Louis City
1Draws
3Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids — St.Louis City · Major League Soccer0–1
Colorado Rapids — St.Louis City · Major League Soccer1–0
St.Louis City — Colorado Rapids · Major League Soccer0–0
Colorado Rapids — St.Louis City · Major League Soccer4–1
St.Louis City — Colorado Rapids · Major League Soccer0–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: St.Louis City favored in 10 of 13 directional metrics · Colorado Rapids in 2 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

St.Louis City17 matchesColorado Rapids17 matches
1.35 goals/matchGoals scored17/17▲ 1.53 goals/match
1.35 goals/match ▲Goals allowed17/171.47 goals/match
1.57 xG/match ▲Expected goals14/141.17 xG/match
14.4 shots/match ▲Shots17/1710.2 shots/match
4.53 shots/match ▲Shots on target17/173.88 shots/match
50.7%Possession17/17● 54.2%
6.12 corners/match ●Corners17/174.59 corners/match
2.57 cards/matchCards7/93.67 cards/match
13.6 fouls/matchFouls17/1714 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples17 / 17home / 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, 26 Jul 2026, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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