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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)

San Diego
3-0
Colorado Rapids

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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
  1. 99E. Achouri
  2. 8O. Valakari
  1. 12Gabriel Pirani
  2. 6J. Tverskov
  3. 20A. Godoy
  4. 10A. Dreyer
  1. 27L. Bombino
  2. 32I. Murphy
  3. 26M. Duah
  4. 33O. Verhoeven
  1. 1C. dos Santos

Colorado Rapids

4-3-3
  1. 93G. Minoungou
  2. 9Rafael Navarro
  3. 7D. Sealy
  1. 8H. Ojediran
  2. 10P. Aaronson
  3. 12J. Atencio
  1. 33K. Thompson
  2. 5Loïc Williams
  3. 6R. Holding
  4. 4R. Cannon
  1. 41N. Defreitas
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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.

San Diego
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 20, 2026Portland Timbers(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Aug 16, 2026Los Angeles FC(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Aug 13, 2026Puebla(home)3-2Leagues Cup
Aug 10, 2026Club Tijuana(home)1-0Leagues Cup
Aug 7, 2026Club America(away)1-3Leagues Cup
Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 20, 2026Los Angeles FC(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Aug 16, 2026Sporting Kansas City(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Aug 2, 2026Austin(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Jul 26, 2026St. Louis City(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Jul 23, 2026San Diego(home)1-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 1 San Diego win, 0 draws, 2 Colorado Rapids wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 23, 2026Colorado Rapids 1-0 San DiegoMajor League Soccer
May 15, 2025San Diego 2-0 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Apr 13, 2025Colorado Rapids 3-2 San DiegoMajor 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.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
San Diego1.51.549/158/15
Colorado Rapids0.90.975/154/15

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).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Colorado Rapids3312714464743
13San Diego3391113576238

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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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