Match

Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids: result 5-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 48Kick-off on October 8, 2023 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Houston Dynamo
5-1
Colorado Rapids

Full time

What was the result of Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids?

Houston Dynamo won 5-1 on October 8, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 3′N. QuiñónesHouston Dynamo
  • 9′A. BassiHouston Dynamo
  • 28′N. QuiñónesHouston Dynamo
  • 41′C. BairdHouston Dynamo
  • 53′C. BassettColorado Rapids
  • 84′ArturHouston Dynamo

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

4-2-3-1
  1. 11C. Baird
  1. 21N. Quiñónes
  2. 8A. Bassi
  3. 20A. Carrasquilla
  1. 16H. Herrera
  2. 6Artur
  1. 2F. Escobar
  2. 31Micael
  3. 28E. Sviatchenko
  4. 25G. Dorsey
  1. 12S. Clark

Colorado Rapids

4-2-3-1
  1. 9Rafael Navarro
  1. 14C. Harris
  2. 11D. Rubio
  3. 28S. Nicholson
  1. 23C. Bassett
  2. 20C. Ronan
  1. 13A. Gutman
  2. 5A. Maxsø
  3. 6L. Abubakar
  4. 2K. Rosenberry
  1. 1M. Ilić
Ask the AI a questionSign-in required.

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Houston Dynamo have 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 3, 4 and 8.

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

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 4, 2023CF Montreal(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Oct 1, 2023FC Dallas(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Sep 28, 2023Inter Miami(away)2-1US Open Cup
Sep 24, 2023Sporting Kansas City(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 21, 2023Vancouver Whitecaps(home)4-1Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 1, 2023Austin(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 28, 2023Vancouver Whitecaps(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Sep 24, 2023Portland Timbers(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Sep 21, 2023Seattle Sounders(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 17, 2023New England Revolution(home)2-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Houston Dynamo wins, 3 draws, 3 Colorado Rapids wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 16, 2023Colorado Rapids 0-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Aug 21, 2022Colorado Rapids 1-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Mar 20, 2022Houston Dynamo 1-1 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Oct 31, 2021Houston Dynamo 0-1 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Aug 15, 2021Houston Dynamo 1-3 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
May 16, 2021Colorado Rapids 3-1 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs Houston Dynamo on Jul 16, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.7 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 0.8 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.70.869/158/15
Colorado Rapids0.81.747/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Houston Dynamo sit 5th in Major League Soccer (46 points from 29 matches) and Colorado Rapids sit 9th (38 points from 29 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Houston Dynamo291379393746
9Colorado Rapids2911513414138

A question about Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids?

Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.

Ask the AI a question

Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.

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

Other matches in the same round

Next match: Houston Dynamo and Colorado Rapids

Ready to know everything about football?