Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 01:30 UTC

Colorado Rapids

LWWWL

vsPre-match analysis

Seattle Sounders FC

LLLDD

30-second read

What the record shows

One pattern stands out in the record: colorado Rapids's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. The next-strongest reading is weaker: colorado Rapids's last-five goals scored average is below their 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 · Season1.43 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	1.43 goals/match	1.56 goals/match

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

Colorado Rapids have a visible home split

strong

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

16.3 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season11.8 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	16.3 shots/match	11.8 shots/match	12.8 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.

Last 5 meetings

0Colorado Rapids

3Draws

2Seattle Sounders FC

23 Feb 2026Seattle Sounders FC — Colorado Rapids · Major League Soccer2–0

17 Jul 2025Seattle Sounders FC — Colorado Rapids · Major League Soccer3–3

27 Apr 2025Colorado Rapids — Seattle Sounders FC · Major League Soccer1–1

6 Oct 2024Colorado Rapids — Seattle Sounders FC · Major League Soccer0–1

16 Mar 2024Seattle Sounders FC — Colorado Rapids · 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: Colorado Rapids favored in 6 of 13 directional metrics · Seattle Sounders FC in 4 · 3 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Colorado Rapids21 matchesSeattle Sounders FC21 matches

1.43 goals/match ▲Goals scored21/211.14 goals/match

1.33 goals/matchGoals allowed21/211.38 goals/match

1.38 xG/matchExpected goals18/181.32 xG/match

11.8 shots/matchShots21/21▲ 12.9 shots/match

3.95 shots/matchShots on target21/21▲ 4.62 shots/match

55.2% ●Possession21/2150.3%

4.95 corners/match ●Corners21/214.86 corners/match

3.4 cards/matchCards10/42.25 cards/match

14.2 fouls/matchFouls21/219.9 fouls/match

Style profile

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

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Colorado Rapids85.0

Seattle Sounders FC55.0

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Colorado Rapids25.5

Seattle Sounders FC36.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Colorado Rapids78.9

Seattle Sounders FC39.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Colorado Rapids11.7

Seattle Sounders FC45.0

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Colorado Rapids93.3

Seattle Sounders FC19.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 60%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Colorado Rapids51.7

Seattle Sounders FC46.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Colorado Rapids46.2

Seattle Sounders FC38.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 0 matches

28 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/121.2 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples21 / 21home / 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: Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 01:30 UTC · analysis-v4