Major League Soccer WON 3–0
Sun, Aug 23 · 04:30 · Snapdragon Stadium
San Diego Home
VS
Colorado Rapids Away
San Diego vs Colorado Rapids — Major League Soccer
Tipster's pick San Diego or Colorado Rapids
Confidence Medium
Odds 1.28 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

San Diego Host Rapids in Likely Decisive MLS Encounter

San Diego posts a higher home scoring rate of 2.40 goals per game compared with their overall average. Colorado Rapids show just one draw across their last dozen matches while collecting multiple wins on the road. The head to head record contains no draws in the past three meetings with each side claiming victories. San Diego’s form string ends with recent wins that suggest they can push for results at home. Colorado’s low goals conceded average of 0.2 per game points to a tight defensive setup that rarely settles for stalemates. Several absences on the Rapids side including key defenders may open space for attacking play from both teams. These patterns together indicate matches between the sides often produce a winner rather than shared points.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68.1% win rate
Result
3–0 WON

Our pick “San Diego or Colorado Rapids” at odds 1.28 won — final score 3–0.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. O. Valakari 27'
  3. E. Achouri 35'
  4. Second half
  5. D. Yapi ↓ D. Sealy 46'
  6. W. Frederick ↓ J. Atencio 46'
  7. Y. Maziz ↓ H. Ojediran 46'
  8. R. Cannon 58'
  9. A. Harris ↓ G. Minoungou 60'
  10. M. Ingvartsen ↓ O. Valakari 67'
  11. A. Pellegrino ↓ E. Achouri 68'
  12. Gabriel Pirani assist M. Ingvartsen 71'
  13. K. Rosenberry ↓ R. Cannon 76'
  14. L. Morgan ↓ M. Ingvartsen 86'
  15. K. Rosenberry 89'
  16. A. Harris 90+2'
  17. A. Alvarado Jr ↓ Gabriel Pirani 90+3'
  18. C. McVey ↓ I. Murphy 90+3'
This season
San Diego Colorado Rapids
Over 2.5 goals 60% 45%
Clean sheet 32% 35%
Failed to score 16% 25%
Scored per game 1.7 1.5
Conceded per game 1.5 1.3
Scored home / away 2.4 / 1.0 2.0 / 1.0

Across 19 and 20 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
6 STL St. Louis City 20 8 6 6 30
7 COL Colorado Rapids ▲ 20 9 1 10 28
8 REA Real Salt Lake 19 8 4 7 28
9 POR Portland Timbers 20 8 3 9 27
10 LOS Los Angeles Galaxy 21 6 7 8 25
11 MIN Minnesota United FC 20 6 7 7 25
12 SEA Seattle Sounders 19 7 3 9 24
13 SAN San Diego ▲ 20 6 6 8 24
14 AUS Austin 20 5 5 10 20
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
San Diego LWWWL
L @ Club America 1–3 Aug 7
W vs Club Tijuana 1–0 Aug 10
W vs Puebla 3–2 Aug 13
W @ Los Angeles FC 1–0 Aug 16
L @ Portland Timbers 1–3 Aug 20
Colorado Rapids WLWWW
W vs San Diego 1–0 Jul 23
L @ St. Louis City 0–1 Jul 26
W vs Austin 1–0 Aug 2
W vs Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Aug 16
W vs Los Angeles FC 1–0 Aug 20
Goals trend · last 5 matches
San Diego
Scored 1.4 avg
1 1 3 1 1
Conceded 1.6 avg
3 0 2 0 3
Colorado Rapids
Scored 1.0 avg
1 0 1 2 1
Conceded 0.2 avg
0 1 0 0 0
Head-to-head · last meetings
1 San Diego
0 Draws
2 Colorado Rapids
Jul 2026 Colorado Rapids 1–0 San Diego Colorado Rapids
May 2025 San Diego 2–0 Colorado Rapids San Diego
Apr 2025 Colorado Rapids 3–2 San Diego Colorado Rapids

Over 2.5 goals in 1 of the last 3 meetings.

Team news · injuries & suspensions
San Diego
  • OUT M. Alstrup Lower-Body Injury
  • OUT K. Sargeant Lower-Body Injury
  • OUT M. Alstrup Lower-Body Injury
  • OUT K. Sargeant Lower-Body Injury
Colorado Rapids
  • OUT M. Diop Knee Injury
  • OUT T. Ku-DiPietro Shoulder Injury
  • OUT M. Navarro Injury
  • OUT Z. Steffen Shoulder Injury
  • OUT K. Stewart-Baynes Leg Injury
  • OUT J. Travis Ankle Injury
  • OUT M. Diop Knee Injury
  • OUT T. Ku-DiPietro Shoulder Injury
  • OUT M. Navarro Injury
  • OUT Z. Steffen Shoulder Injury
  • OUT K. Stewart-Baynes Leg Injury
  • OUT J. Travis Ankle Injury