Major League Soccer · 2026
vsPre-match analysis

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What the record shows

One pattern stands out in the record: colorado Rapids's away-only shot average is below 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

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.43 goals/match1.52 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.

7.64 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
Shots7.64 shots/match11.8 shots/match12.8 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

3LA Galaxy
0Draws
2Colorado Rapids
Colorado RapidsLA Galaxy · Major League Soccer41
LA GalaxyColorado Rapids · Major League Soccer30
Colorado RapidsLA Galaxy · Major League Soccer10
Colorado RapidsLA Galaxy · Major League Soccer14
LA GalaxyColorado Rapids · Major League Soccer50

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: LA Galaxy favored in 5 of 13 directional metrics · Colorado Rapids in 6 · 2 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

LA Galaxy22 matchesColorado Rapids21 matches
1.23 goals/matchGoals scored22/21 1.43 goals/match
1.45 goals/matchGoals allowed22/21 1.33 goals/match
1.42 xG/matchExpected goals19/181.38 xG/match
12.6 shots/match Shots22/2111.8 shots/match
5.18 shots/match Shots on target22/213.95 shots/match
48.6%Possession22/21 55.2%
5.14 corners/match Corners22/214.95 corners/match
3 cards/matchCards8/103.4 cards/match
10.4 fouls/matchFouls22/2114.2 fouls/match

Style profile

Style profile

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

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

LA Galaxy38.3
Colorado Rapids85.0
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

LA Galaxy47.2
Colorado Rapids22.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

LA Galaxy49.5
Colorado Rapids78.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

LA Galaxy51.7
Colorado Rapids11.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

LA Galaxy53.4
Colorado Rapids93.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 68%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

LA Galaxy65.0
Colorado Rapids53.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

LA Galaxy54.2
Colorado Rapids45.0
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

  • Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 0 matches
35.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/135 days

LA Galaxy / Colorado Rapids

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidencelimited
Season samples22 / 21home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness35 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, 27 Sept 2026, 02:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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