Matchday

MLS 2026 · 12 Apr 2026

Colorado Rapids 6–2 Houston Dynamo

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.3 – 0.9
Actual xG
2.7 – 2.2
Goals
6 – 2

Footybot made Colorado Rapids favourites at 69%.

Colorado Rapids won and made the better chances: 2.7 xG to 2.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Guilherme, 62.7 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Josh Atencio +14.4, Guilherme +12.5, Dante Sealy +8.0.

Well below it: Jonathan Bond −22.6, Felipe Andrade −14.1, Darren Yapi −8.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Colorado Rapids

4 Apr 2026L 2–3at Toronto FC MLS
22 Mar 2026W 4–1at Sporting Kansas City MLS
14 Mar 2026L 1–3at New York City FC MLS
8 Mar 2026W 4–1v LA Galaxy MLS
28 Feb 2026W 2–0v Portland Timbers MLS

Houston Dynamo

5 Apr 2026L 0–1v Seattle Sounders FC MLS
22 Mar 2026L 3–4at FC Dallas MLS
15 Mar 2026W 3–2v Portland Timbers MLS
1 Mar 2026L 0–2v Los Angeles FC MLS
22 Feb 2026W 2–1v Chicago Fire MLS

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Colorado Rapids

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Kosi Thompson Defender72200.4360.1–
Zack Steffen Goalkeeper9000–56.1+5.7
Josh Atencio Midfielder90100.0554.0+14.4
Rafael Navarro Forward90211.5347.2+2.3
Lucas Herrington Defender9000–45.4−2.5
Hamzat Ojediran Midfielder5600–43.6+0.2
Rob Holding Defender9000–42.3+0.6
Paxten Aaronson Midfielder90000.0341.3−6.5
Dante Sealy Midfielder72010.4240.3+8.0
Wayne Frederick Midfielder9000–36.2−4.0
Darren Yapi Forward68000.1936.0−8.1
Georgi Minoungou Midfielder22010.0835.6–
Keegan Rosenberry Defender3400–35.0–
Noah Cobb Defender1800–19.1–
Alexis Manyoma Midfielder1800–7.8–

Houston Dynamo

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Agustin Resch Defender1800–64.7–
Guilherme Midfielder90110.3762.7+12.5
Héctor Herrera Midfielder3000–50.2–
Ibrahim Aliyu Forward3000–50.1–
Lawrence Ennali Midfielder90100.2447.3+5.6
Duane Holmes Midfielder60000.2743.1+7.8
Antônio Carlos Defender90000.1341.2−4.3
Diadié Samassékou Midfielder9000–40.7–
Mateusz Bogusz Forward85000.6140.5+0.2
Ondrej Lingr Forward1100–39.4–
Agustín Bouzat Midfielder60000.1138.8+3.3
Erik Sviatchenko Defender72000.0237.4+3.8
Nick Markanich Forward1100–36.7–
Ezequiel Ponce Forward85000.4536.1−2.9
Felipe Andrade Defender9000–31.7−14.1
Jonathan Bond Goalkeeper9000–24.5−22.6