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Vancouver Whitecaps vs Colorado Rapids: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 34Kick-off on September 24, 2017 at 02:00 AM (UTC)BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver Whitecaps
2-1
Colorado Rapids

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What was the result of Vancouver Whitecaps vs Colorado Rapids?

Vancouver Whitecaps won 2-1 on September 24, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 4′F. MonteroVancouver Whitecaps
  • 45′D. BadjiColorado Rapids
  • 54′Y. ReynaVancouver Whitecaps

Official lineup for Vancouver Whitecaps vs Colorado Rapids

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Vancouver Whitecaps

4-2-3-1
  1. 29Y. Reyna
  1. 12F. Montero
  2. 66Ali Ghazal
  3. 13C. Techera
  1. 16T. Tchani
  2. 8Andrew Jacobson
  1. 20Brek Shea
  2. 17Marcel de Jong
  3. 28J. Nerwinski
  4. 26T. Parker
  1. 1David Ousted Hansen

Colorado Rapids

4-2-3-1
  1. 14D. Badji
  1. 45J. Gatt
  2. 22Micheal Azira
  3. 90M. Saeid
  1. 44Axel Sjöberg
  2. 24K. Ford
  1. 94M. Hairston
  2. 3E. Miller
  3. 33J. Watts
  4. 5M. Williams
  1. 1Timothy Matthew Howard
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Vancouver Whitecaps have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 2, 4 and 9.

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

Vancouver Whitecaps
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 16, 2017Columbus Crew(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Sep 14, 2017Minnesota United FC(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Sep 10, 2017Real Salt Lake(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Aug 26, 2017Orlando City SC(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Aug 24, 2017Seattle Sounders(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 17, 2017New York City FC(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 10, 2017Houston Dynamo(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 3, 2017Los Angeles Galaxy(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Aug 27, 2017Real Salt Lake(away)1-4Major League Soccer
Aug 24, 2017Portland Timbers(away)1-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 1 Vancouver Whitecaps win, 3 draws, 1 Colorado Rapids win.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 6, 2017Colorado Rapids 2-2 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer
May 6, 2017Colorado Rapids 0-1 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer
Sep 24, 2016Vancouver Whitecaps 3-3 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Aug 7, 2016Colorado Rapids 2-0 Vancouver WhitecapsMajor League Soccer
Jul 10, 2016Vancouver Whitecaps 2-2 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs Vancouver Whitecaps on Aug 6, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Vancouver Whitecaps score 1.8 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 0.9 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Vancouver Whitecaps1.81.4310/1511/15
Colorado Rapids0.91.729/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Vancouver Whitecaps sit 1st in Major League Soccer (55 points from 31 matches) and Colorado Rapids sit 8th (42 points from 31 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Vancouver Whitecaps311678633255
8Colorado Rapids3112613424142

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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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