2 August 2026, 01:30 UTC

Colorado Rapids vs Austin Major League Soccer prediction & result

Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Trade City
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Final score: Colorado Rapids 1-0 Austin.

Before kick-off the model made it 52% Colorado Rapids, 26% draw, 22% Austin — fair odds of 1.92, 3.85 and 4.55. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0.

The model called the exact scoreline.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

It puts Colorado Rapids at 52% here. Across 2437 settled matches, 630 forecasts have landed in the 50–65% band; those outcomes actually happened 52.2% of the time, against an average forecast of 55.6%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Colorado Rapids5%Draw92%Austin3%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 1 goal. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

🔁H. Ojediranout: J. Atencio
58'
🔁W. Frederickout: D. Phillip
62'
🔁D. Sealyout: D. Yapi
62'
64'
🔁F. Torresout: E. Torres
64'
🔁O. Wolffout: I. Sanchez
70'
E. Torres
72'
J. Rosales
74'
🔁B. Sabovicout: P. Placheta
74'
🔁J. Gallagherout: J. Nelson
80'
🔁B. Vazquezout: C. Ramirez
🔁R. Cannonout: A. Harris
85'
🔁G. Minoungouout: K. Rosenberry
85'
90+3'
M. Uzuni
Rafael Navarro (pen)
90+4'
Rafael Navarro
90+5'

Match stats — Colorado Rapids vs Austin

64%Possession36%
24Shots8
8On target2
11Corners0
2.99xG1.25

Goals against chances

Colorado Rapids1 from 2.99 xGless than the chances were worth
Austin0 from 1.25 xGless than the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Colorado Rapids 4-2-3-1
  • 41Nicholas Defreitas-HansenG
  • 4Reggie CannonD
  • 22Lucas HerringtonD
  • 5Loïc WilliamsD
  • 29Miguel NavarroD
  • 13Wayne FrederickM
  • 8Hamzat OjediranM
  • 7Dante SealyM
  • 10Paxten AaronsonM
  • 93Georgi MinoungouM
  • 9Rafael NavarroF
Substitutes
  • 12Josh AtencioM
  • 77Darren YapiF
  • 32Donavan PhillipF
  • 2Keegan RosenberryD
  • 16Alex HarrisF
  • 31Adam BeaudryG
  • 24Noah CobbD
  • 33Kosi ThompsonD
  • 47Sydney WathutaF
Coach: Matt Wells
Austin 3-4-3
  • 1Brad StuverG
  • 35Mateja ĐorđevićD
  • 4Brendan Hines-IkeD
  • 29Guilherme BiroD
  • 30Joseph RosalesM
  • 14Besard SabovićM
  • 33Owen WolffM
  • 17Jon GallagherM
  • 11Facundo TorresF
  • 9Brandon VázquezF
  • 10Myrto UzuniF
Substitutes
  • 6Ilie SánchezM
  • 38Ervin TorresM
  • 77Przemysław PłachetaM
  • 7Jayden NelsonF
  • 21Christian RamirezF
  • 12Damian LasG
  • 5Oleksandr SvatokD
  • 23Žan KolmaničD
  • 24Jorge AlastueyM
Coach: Davy Arnaud

Form going into Colorado Rapids vs Austin

Colorado Rapids

  • L0-1away to St. Louis City26 July 2026
  • W1-0San Diego23 July 2026

Austin

  • L0-3away to Houston Dynamo26 July 2026
  • W3-1Seattle Sounders23 July 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Major League Soccer table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
7Colorado Rapids25112123332+135
13Austin2578103244-1229

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Colorado Rapids vs Austin

  • 2 August 2026Colorado Rapids 1–0 AustinMajor League Soccer
  • 8 June 2025Colorado Rapids 0–2 AustinMajor League Soccer
  • 9 March 2025Austin 0–1 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
  • 20 October 2024Austin 3–2 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
  • 16 June 2024Colorado Rapids 2–0 AustinMajor League Soccer
  • 1 October 2023Colorado Rapids 1–0 AustinMajor League Soccer
Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.