Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 26 Jul 2026, 00:30 UTCScheduledCITYPARKPre-match analysis
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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: St. Louis City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for St. Louis City, Colorado Rapids. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

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

moderate

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

2.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.38 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 for2.4 goals/match1.38 goals/match1.63 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

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

2.92 daysRest 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 matches

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

Colorado Rapids have a visible away split

moderate

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

8.11 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season10.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots8.11 shots/match10.8 shots/match13 shots/match

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1St. Louis City
0Draws
0Colorado Rapids
Colorado RapidsSt. Louis City · Major League Soccer01

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

St. Louis City favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · Colorado Rapids in 2 · 6 too close

1.38 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 16/161.63 goals/match
1.44 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 16/161.5 goals/match
1.62 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 13/131.25 xG/match
1.18 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 13/131.45 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 16/1610.8 shots/match
11.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 16/1611.8 shots/match
4.63 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 16/164.13 shots/match
4.19 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 16/164.44 shots/match
49.8%Possessionseason · 16/1655.4%
5.88 corners/matchCornersseason · 16/164.81 corners/match
4.5 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 16/164.63 corners/match
3.2 cards/matchCardsseason · 5/73.57 cards/match
13.1 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 16/1614.3 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
13%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 16/1625%
75%Scoring frequencyseason · 16/1675%

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.

St. Louis City48.3
Colorado Rapids85
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

St. Louis City52.8
Colorado Rapids26.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

St. Louis City76.1
Colorado Rapids64.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

St. Louis City75
Colorado Rapids5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

St. Louis City83.3
Colorado Rapids95
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 66%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

St. Louis City86.7
Colorado Rapids51.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

St. Louis City71.7
Colorado Rapids43
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.8 goals/match
1 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51 goals/match
1.65 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.77 xG/match
15 shots/matchShots5/59.4 shots/match
5.2 shots/matchShots on target5/52.8 shots/match
49.6%Possession5/553.4%
4.8 corners/matchCorners5/56.4 corners/match
Cards1/2
14.8 fouls/matchFouls5/515.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.3 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.4 goals/match
1.75 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.05 xG/match
14.3 shots/matchShots10/109.9 shots/match
4.4 shots/matchShots on target10/103.2 shots/match
50.4%Possession10/1056.7%
6 corners/matchCorners10/104.7 corners/match
Cards2/34 cards/match
14.1 fouls/matchFouls10/1013.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

16 / 16 matches
1.38 goals/matchGoals scored16/161.63 goals/match
1.44 goals/matchGoals allowed16/161.5 goals/match
1.62 xG/matchExpected goals13/131.25 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShots16/1610.8 shots/match
4.63 shots/matchShots on target16/164.13 shots/match
49.8%Possession16/1655.4%
5.88 corners/matchCorners16/164.81 corners/match
3.2 cards/matchCards5/73.57 cards/match
13.1 fouls/matchFouls16/1614.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

7 / 9 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored7/91.11 goals/match
1.29 goals/matchGoals allowed7/91.67 goals/match
1.7 xG/matchExpected goals5/81.13 xG/match
15.7 shots/matchShots7/98.11 shots/match
5.86 shots/matchShots on target7/93.33 shots/match
51%Possession7/954.9%
5.71 corners/matchCorners7/94.11 corners/match
Cards2/2
13.4 fouls/matchFouls7/914.9 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

2.92 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/12.96 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples16 / 16home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness3 daysfrom 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, 00:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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