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Major League Soccer · 2026

Columbus Crew 3–0 Colorado Rapids · Major League Soccer

3–0Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

Columbus Crew won 3–0.

Shots
1510
Shots on target
62
Expected goals
2.060.58
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

Columbus Crew beat Colorado Rapids 3–0. Recorded in this match (Columbus Crew – Colorado Rapids): shots 15–10, shots on target 6–2, expected goals 2.06–0.58, possession 54%–46%. 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.

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 · Season1.35 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 for0.8 goals/match1.35 goals/match1.57 goals/match

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

Colorado Rapids have a visible away split

strong

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

7.83 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season11.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots7.83 shots/match11.8 shots/match12.7 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots10 shotsColumbus Crew 15 shots, Colorado Rapids 10 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots2 shotsColumbus Crew 6 shots, Colorado Rapids 2 shots
  • Expected goals2.06 xG0.58 xGColumbus Crew 2.06 xG, Colorado Rapids 0.58 xG
  • Possession54%46%Columbus Crew 54%, Colorado Rapids 46%
  • Corners1 corner3 cornersColumbus Crew 1 corner, Colorado Rapids 3 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls16 foulsColumbus Crew 13 fouls, Colorado Rapids 16 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards0 cardsColumbus Crew 4 cards, Colorado Rapids 0 cards
  • Passes553 passes477 passesColumbus Crew 553 passes, Colorado Rapids 477 passes
  • Pass accuracy88.3%83.2%Columbus Crew 88.3%, Colorado Rapids 83.2%
  • Shots inside box12 shots2 shotsColumbus Crew 12 shots, Colorado Rapids 2 shots
  • Blocked shots4 blocks4 blocksColumbus Crew 4 blocks, Colorado Rapids 4 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves3 savesColumbus Crew 2 saves, Colorado Rapids 3 saves
  • Offsides6 offsides0 offsidesColumbus Crew 6 offsides, Colorado Rapids 0 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 22′Santiago RodríguezGoal · Columbus Crew
  2. 45′Santiago RodríguezYellow card · Columbus Crew
  3. Half-time
  4. 54′Tarun KarumanchiYellow card · Columbus Crew
  5. 71′Brooks LennonYellow card · Columbus Crew
  6. 81′Gonzalo TapiaGoal · Columbus Crew
  7. 90′Taha HabrouneGoal · Columbus Crew
  8. 90′Patrick SchulteYellow card · Columbus Crew
  9. Full time
Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute
  • 59′Colorado Rapids · 3 player changesKosi Thompson · Reggie Cannon · Alex Harris
  • 68′Colorado Rapids · 1 player changeDonavan Phillip
  • 75′Columbus Crew · 2 player changesGonzalo Tapia · Taha Habroune
  • 77′Colorado Rapids · 1 player changeKeegan Rosenberry
  • 83′Columbus Crew · 2 player changesDylan Chambost · Andres Herrera
  • 87′Columbus Crew · 1 player changeCesar Ruvalcaba

Who started

Lineups

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Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Columbus Crew4-4-2
  1. Patrick SchulteG
  2. Eric BaillyD
  3. Malte AmundsenD
  4. Sean ZawadzkiD
  5. Steven MoreiraD
  6. Taha HabrouneM
  7. André GomesM
  8. Mohamed FarsiM
  9. Tarun KarumanchiM
  10. Brais MéndezF
  11. Josef MartínezF
Colorado Rapids4-2-3-1
  1. Adam BeaudryG
  2. Reggie CannonD
  3. Loïc WilliamsD
  4. Rob HoldingD
  5. Miguel NavarroD
  6. Paxten AaronsonM
  7. Josh AtencioM
  8. Wayne FrederickM
  9. Alex HarrisF
  10. Youssef MazizF
  11. Georgi MinoungouF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Columbus Crew
1Draws
0Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew — Colorado Rapids · Major League Soccer3–2
Colorado Rapids — Columbus Crew · Major League Soccer1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Columbus Crew favored in 5 of 13 directional metrics · Colorado Rapids in 5 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Columbus Crew23 matchesColorado Rapids23 matches
1.48 goals/match ▲Goals scored23/231.35 goals/match
1.7 goals/matchGoals allowed23/23▲ 1.35 goals/match
1.11 xG/matchExpected goals20/20▲ 1.33 xG/match
11.6 shots/matchShots23/2311.8 shots/match
3.87 shots/matchShots on target23/233.87 shots/match
56.7% ●Possession23/2355.2%
5 corners/match ●Corners23/234.96 corners/match
1.2 cards/matchCards5/103.4 cards/match
9.74 fouls/matchFouls23/2314.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples23 / 23home / 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, 6 Sept 2026, 03:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsColumbus CrewColorado Rapids
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headColumbus Crew — Colorado Rapids
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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