San Diego vs Colorado Rapids: result 3-0 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 21Kick-off on August 23, 2026 at 02:30 AM (UTC)
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What was the result of San Diego vs Colorado Rapids?
San Diego won 3-0 on August 23, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 27′O. ValakariSan Diego
- 35′E. AchouriSan Diego
- 71′Gabriel PiraniSan Diego
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a San Diego win at 49%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 3-0.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for San Diego vs Colorado Rapids
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
San Diego
4-4-2- 99E. Achouri
- 8O. Valakari
- 12Gabriel Pirani
- 6J. Tverskov
- 20A. Godoy
- 10A. Dreyer
- 27L. Bombino
- 32I. Murphy
- 26M. Duah
- 33O. Verhoeven
- 1C. dos Santos
Colorado Rapids
4-3-3- 93G. Minoungou
- 9Rafael Navarro
- 7D. Sealy
- 8H. Ojediran
- 10P. Aaronson
- 12J. Atencio
- 33K. Thompson
- 5Loïc Williams
- 6R. Holding
- 4R. Cannon
- 41N. Defreitas
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, San Diego have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 6, 2 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | Portland Timbers(away) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Los Angeles FC(away) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Puebla(home) | 3-2 | Leagues Cup |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Club Tijuana(home) | 1-0 | Leagues Cup |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Club America(away) | 1-3 | Leagues Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | Los Angeles FC(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Sporting Kansas City(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 2, 2026 | Austin(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 26, 2026 | St. Louis City(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 23, 2026 | San Diego(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 1 San Diego win, 0 draws, 2 Colorado Rapids wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 | Colorado Rapids 1-0 San Diego | Major League Soccer |
| May 15, 2025 | San Diego 2-0 Colorado Rapids | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 13, 2025 | Colorado Rapids 3-2 San Diego | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs San Diego on Jul 23, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
San Diego score 1.5 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 0.9 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Colorado Rapids | 0.9 | 0.9 | 7 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
San Diego sit 13th in Major League Soccer (38 points from 33 matches) and Colorado Rapids sit 9th (43 points from 33 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 47 | 43 |
| 13 | San Diego | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 62 | 38 |
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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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