Major League Soccer · 2026Thu, 20 Aug 2026, 01:30 UTCScheduledPre-match analysis

Colorado Rapids

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Los Angeles FC

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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: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Colorado Rapids's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.8 goals/match▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.63 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.8 goals/match	1.63 goals/match	1.63 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.

14.1 shots/match▲ShotsHome only · Season10.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

Metric	Home only	Season	Baseline
Shots	14.1 shots/match	10.8 shots/match	13 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Colorado Rapids have recorded the higher season possession share.

55.4%▲PossessionColorado Rapids · Los Angeles FC46.4%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.0 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Colorado Rapids	Los Angeles FC	Baseline
Possession	55.4%	46.4%	49.9%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

History

Head-to-head

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

0Colorado Rapids

1Draws

0Los Angeles FC

23 Apr 2026Los Angeles FC — Colorado Rapids · Major League Soccer0–0

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Colorado Rapids favored in 2 of 14 directional metrics · Los Angeles FC in 8 · 4 too close

1.63 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 16/17▲1.76 goals/match

1.5 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 16/17▲1.06 goals/match

1.25 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 13/141.25 xG/match

1.45 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 13/14▲1.24 xG/match

10.8 shots/matchShotsseason · 16/17▲13.9 shots/match

11.8 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 16/1712.5 shots/match

4.13 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 16/17▲4.76 shots/match

4.44 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 16/17▲3.94 shots/match

55.4%Possessionseason · 16/1746.4%

4.81 corners/matchCornersseason · 16/175.82 corners/match

4.63 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 16/175.24 corners/match

3.57 cards/matchCardsseason · 7/32 cards/match

14.3 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 16/1711.5 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—

25%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 16/17▲59%

75%Scoring frequencyseason · 16/17▲88%

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 Rapids85

Los Angeles FC21.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Colorado Rapids26.7

Los Angeles FC66.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Colorado Rapids63.9

Los Angeles FC73.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Colorado Rapids5

Los Angeles FC85

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Colorado Rapids95

Los Angeles FC30

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 59%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Colorado Rapids51.7

Los Angeles FC81.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Colorado Rapids43

Los Angeles FC62.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

0.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲2 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/51.2 goals/match

0.77 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲1.74 xG/match

9.4 shots/matchShots5/5▲15.6 shots/match

2.8 shots/matchShots on target5/5▲4.8 shots/match

53.4%Possession5/545.8%

6.4 corners/matchCorners5/57 corners/match

—Cards2/0—

15.8 fouls/matchFouls5/59 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.3 goals/matchGoals scored10/10▲1.5 goals/match

1.4 goals/match▲Goals allowed10/101.6 goals/match

1.05 xG/matchExpected goals10/10▲1.25 xG/match

9.9 shots/matchShots10/10▲13.4 shots/match

3.2 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲4.5 shots/match

56.7%Possession10/1045.7%

4.7 corners/matchCorners10/105.9 corners/match

4 cards/matchCards3/0—

13.4 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

16 / 17 matches

1.63 goals/matchGoals scored16/17▲1.76 goals/match

1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed16/17▲1.06 goals/match

1.25 xG/matchExpected goals13/141.25 xG/match

10.8 shots/matchShots16/17▲13.9 shots/match

4.13 shots/matchShots on target16/17▲4.76 shots/match

55.4%Possession16/1746.4%

4.81 corners/matchCorners16/175.82 corners/match

3.57 cards/matchCards7/32 cards/match

14.3 fouls/matchFouls16/1711.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

7 / 8 matches

2.29 goals/match▲Goals scored7/81.5 goals/match

1.29 goals/matchGoals allowed7/8▲1.13 goals/match

1.44 xG/match▲Expected goals5/71.31 xG/match

14.1 shots/matchShots7/814 shots/match

5.14 shots/matchShots on target7/85.13 shots/match

56%Possession7/847.9%

5.71 corners/matchCorners7/85.63 corners/match

2.8 cards/matchCards5/1—

13.6 fouls/matchFouls7/810.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

28 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/128 days

0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited

Season samples16 / 17home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

Freshness28 daysstale at cutoff

At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.

Analysis cutoff: Thu, 20 Aug 2026, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4