Colorado Rapids vs St. Louis City — US Open Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 32′St. Louis City, goal:0–1
- 38′St. Louis City, yellow card:
- 43′Colorado Rapids, yellow card:
- 44′Colorado Rapids, yellow card:
- Half-time0 – 1
- 52′St. Louis City, goal:0–2assist
- 58′Colorado Rapids, yellow card:
- 59′St. Louis City, goal:0–3assist
- 62′Colorado Rapids, substitution:off
- 64′St. Louis City, yellow card:
- 70′Colorado Rapids, substitution:off
- 70′Colorado Rapids, substitution:off
- 70′Colorado Rapids, substitution:off
- 78′St. Louis City, substitution:off
- 83′Colorado Rapids, yellow card:
- 84′Colorado Rapids, substitution:off
- 84′St. Louis City, substitution:off
- Full-time0 – 3
Match report
Colorado Rapids vs St. Louis City — the facts
St. Louis City won 3–0 away against Colorado Rapids (half-time 0–1).
Colorado Rapids met St. Louis City in the US Open Cup (Semi-finals). Kick-off was Thursday, 17 September 2026, 01:30 UTC at CITYPARK. Referee: J. Dickerson.
Team pages: Colorado Rapids · St. Louis City · US Open Cup
Key moments
- 32' Goal: Jeong Sang-Bin — 0–1
- 52' Goal: Simon Becher (assist: Conrad Wallem) — 0–2
- 59' Goal: Alexandru Mățan (assist: Tomas Totland) — 0–3
Starting line-ups
Colorado Rapids
St. Louis City
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Colorado Rapids 35%, the draw 29%, St. Louis City 36%. It finished Colorado Rapids 0–3 St. Louis City.
St. Louis City's rating edge outweighs Colorado Rapids' home ground — St. Louis City are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of St. Louis City's 36%. The draw at 29% is up from the usual 27.2% for a gap this size, as small adjustments add up.
Why St. Louis City at 36%?
St. Louis City sit 110 points higher on our strength rating — 1525 to 1635. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,179 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 38–28–34.
Why only 36%?
Colorado Rapids sit -0.39 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 39.0% of 2,446 such games where the class table expected 36.3%.
Why the draw at 29%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,835. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
St. Louis City scored +0.57 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,872 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.1% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. St. Louis City have gained 95 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.4% of 12,376 such games vs 40.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Colorado Rapids vs St. Louis City final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this US Open Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Colorado Rapids and St. Louis City team pages or the US Open Cup page.