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Colorado Rapids vs DC United: result 0-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 28Kick-off on August 20, 2017 at 01:00 AM (UTC)Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado

Colorado Rapids
0-1
DC United

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What was the result of Colorado Rapids vs DC United?

DC United won 0-1 on August 20, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 27′J. WattsDC United (o.g.)

Official lineup for Colorado Rapids vs DC United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Colorado Rapids

4-3-3
  1. 14D. Badji
  2. 11S. Gashi
  3. 9K. Doyle
  1. 21N. Boateng
  2. 22Micheal Azira
  3. 90M. Saeid
  1. 44Axel Sjöberg
  2. 94M. Hairston
  3. 3E. Miller
  4. 33J. Watts
  1. 1Timothy Matthew Howard

DC United

4-2-3-1
  1. 16P. Mullins
  1. 13P. Arriola
  2. 10L. Acosta
  3. 4R. Canouse
  1. 14N. DeLeon
  2. 7Marcelo Fazzio Sarvas
  1. 8Lloyd Ekow Sam
  2. 15S. Birnbaum
  3. 6K. Opare
  4. 5S. Franklin
  1. 28B. Hamid
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Colorado Rapids have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; DC United have 3, 2 and 10.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 13, 2017FC Dallas(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Aug 6, 2017Vancouver Whitecaps(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Jul 30, 2017San Jose Earthquakes(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Jul 22, 2017Toronto FC(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Jul 5, 2017Seattle Sounders(home)1-3Major League Soccer
DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 13, 2017Real Salt Lake(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Aug 5, 2017Toronto FC(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Jul 30, 2017Minnesota United FC(away)0-4Major League Soccer
Jul 22, 2017Houston Dynamo(home)1-3Major League Soccer
Jul 20, 2017Seattle Sounders(away)3-4Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 0 Colorado Rapids wins, 3 draws, 2 DC United wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 20, 2016DC United 1-1 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Sep 13, 2015Colorado Rapids 1-1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Aug 18, 2014DC United 4-2 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Jul 8, 2013Colorado Rapids 0-0 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
May 16, 2012DC United 2-0 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: DC United vs Colorado Rapids on Mar 20, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Colorado Rapids score 1.2 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; DC United score 1.0 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Colorado Rapids1.21.6210/1510/15
DC United1.01.927/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Colorado Rapids sit 9th in Major League Soccer (39 points from 30 matches) and DC United sit 12th (33 points from 29 matches).

2026 standings
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9Colorado RapidsWestern Conference3011613414139
12DC UnitedEastern Conference2971210375133

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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