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Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids: result 2-3 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 32Kick-off on October 9, 2016 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Houston Dynamo
2-3
Colorado Rapids

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What was the result of Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids?

Colorado Rapids won 2-3 on October 9, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 12′D. BadjiColorado Rapids
  • 45′M. ManotasHouston Dynamo
  • 54′D. BadjiColorado Rapids
  • 79′S. GashiColorado Rapids
  • 81′M. ManotasHouston Dynamo

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

  1. 19M. Manotas
  1. 8C. Maidana
  2. 13R. Clark
  3. 14Alex
  4. 26C. Warner
  5. 27B. García
  1. 2J. Anibaba
  2. 5Raúl Rodríguez Navarro
  3. 7D. Beasley
  4. 22S. Williams
  1. 31J. Willis

Colorado Rapids

4-2-3-1
  1. 14D. Badji
  1. 11S. Gashi
  2. 7S. Le Toux
  3. 22Micheal Azira
  1. 8D. Powers
  2. 6Sam Cronin
  1. 44Axel Sjöberg
  2. 3E. Miller
  3. 33J. Watts
  4. 4Marc Burch
  1. 1Timothy Matthew Howard
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Houston Dynamo have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 4, 7 and 4.

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

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 1, 2016New York City FC(home)0-2Major League Soccer
Sep 25, 2016Portland Timbers(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Sep 18, 2016Real Salt Lake(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 10, 2016Sporting Kansas City(away)3-3Major League Soccer
Aug 28, 2016FC Dallas(home)1-3Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 2, 2016Portland Timbers(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 24, 2016Vancouver Whitecaps(away)3-3Major League Soccer
Sep 18, 2016San Jose Earthquakes(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Sep 11, 2016FC Dallas(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 3, 2016New England Revolution(away)0-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Houston Dynamo wins, 2 draws, 2 Colorado Rapids wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 27, 2015Houston Dynamo 3-2 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Aug 27, 2015Colorado Rapids 2-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Jul 1, 2015Houston Dynamo 1-0 Colorado RapidsUS Open Cup
Mar 29, 2015Houston Dynamo 0-0 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Jun 2, 2014Colorado Rapids 3-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Apr 28, 2013Houston Dynamo 1-1 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids on Sep 27, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 0.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 1.0 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo0.91.147/154/15
Colorado Rapids1.01.277/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Houston Dynamo sit 5th in Major League Soccer (47 points from 30 matches) and Colorado Rapids sit 9th (39 points from 30 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Houston Dynamo301389413947
9Colorado Rapids3011613414139

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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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