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Major League Soccer09/10/2026, 12:30 AM

Austin – Colorado Rapids1 : 1

Why the model thinks so

Austin
1.14
Total xG
2.04
Colorado Rapids
0.90
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorAustinColorado Rapids
Attack weakness (0.67x league average)−0.95
Attack weakness (0.45x league average)−0.82
High-scoring league (3.2 goals/match)+0.71+0.71
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (0.8 goals/match)−0.18
Declining form (0.8 vs 1.4 season average)−0.18
3 clean sheets in last 5 matches−0.15
Standings disadvantage (pos 14 vs 8, 6 places gap)−0.07
Defensive strength (1.4 conceded vs 1.4 league avg)+0.04
Standings advantage (pos 8 vs 14, 6 places gap)+0.03
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.4 goals/match)+0.02
Rafael Navarro not in squad (10 goals, 3 assists)
Georgi Minoungou on the bench (0 goals, 2 assists)
31% of goal output missing (only 76% available)
Weak away record (0.9 vs 1.4 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Struggling away offense: Colorado Rapids' goal production has slowed down averaging 0.8 goals recently compared to their 1.4 season average
  • Possession dominance: Austin controlled matches recently averaging 55.2% possession and recording 4.6 shots on target
  • Defensive discrepancy: Austin concedes only 0.92 goals at home while Colorado allows 3.14 goals per game on the road

Risks

  • Vulnerable away defense: Colorado Rapids concede an average of 3.14 goals per away game
  • Low offensive threat: Colorado Rapids averaged only 3.0 shots on target in recent matches
  • Limited data coverage regarding local weather conditions for this match

All probabilities

Result
Austin39%
Draw34%
Colorado Rapids27%
Double chance
Austin or draw73%
Colorado Rapids or draw61%
No draw66%
Goals
Over 1.562%
Under 1.538%
Over 2.533%
Under 2.567%
Over 3.515%
Under 3.585%
Both teams score
Yes42%
No58%

Most likely scores

1:1
15%
0:0
15%
1:0
13%
0:1
10%
2:0
8%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Austin: 6 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 12 games)
  2. Austin: 5 goals from minute 80 onwards in 12 games. Against Seattle Sounders: 2 goals (86', 90+1')
  3. Austin: 9 of 23 goals conceded from minute 76 onwards (last 12 games)
  4. Colorado Rapids: 2.8 cards per game (31 yellows, 3 reds in 12 games)

Lineups

Austin 3-4-3 · Colorado Rapids 4-3-3

Austin
  • 1 B. Stuver
  • 3 M. Desler
  • 15 J. Bell
  • 29 Guilherme Biro
  • 30 J. Rosales Erazo
  • 6 I. Sánchez Farrés
  • 14 B. Sabovic
  • 17 J. Gallagher
  • 11 F. Torres Pérez
  • 9 B. Vázquez Toledo
  • 38 E. Torres
Colorado Rapids
  • 41 N. Defreitas Hansen
  • 4 R. Cannon
  • 6 R. Holding
  • 5 L. Ntambue Kayumba
  • 29 M. Navarro Zárate
  • 8 H. Ojediran
  • 88 Y. Maziz
  • 13 W. Frederick II
  • 32 D. Phillip
  • 77 D. Yapi
  • 10 P. Aaronson
Substitutes
  • 77 P. Płacheta
  • 4 B. Hines-Ike
  • 5 O. Svatok
  • 12 D. Las
  • 23 Ž. Kolmanič
  • 32 M. Burton
  • 35 M. Đorđević
  • 21 C. Ramírez
  • 24 J. Alastuey Aperte
  • 2 K. Rosenberry
  • 12 J. Atencio
  • 16 A. Harris
  • 24 N. Cobb
  • 99 J. Travis
  • 33 K. Thompson
  • 93 G. Minoungou
  • 31 A. Beaudry
  • 61 B. Dowd

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