Columbus Crew vs Colorado Rapids — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 22′Columbus Crew, goal:1–0
- 45′Columbus Crew, yellow card:
- Half-time1 – 0
- 54′Columbus Crew, yellow card:
- 59′Colorado Rapids, substitution:off
- 59′Colorado Rapids, substitution:off
- 59′Colorado Rapids, substitution:off
- 68′Colorado Rapids, substitution:off
- 71′Columbus Crew, yellow card:
- 75′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 75′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 77′Colorado Rapids, substitution:off
- 81′Columbus Crew, goal:2–0assist
- 83′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 83′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 87′Columbus Crew, substitution:off
- 90+4′Columbus Crew, goal:3–0assist
- 90+9′Columbus Crew, yellow card:
- Full-time3 – 0
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Columbus Crew end losing run with emphatic win over Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew snapped a five-match losing streak with a 3-0 victory over Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer's Regular Season matchday 23, played at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field. Santiago Rodríguez opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, and the Crew held a slender 1-0 advantage at the interval before pulling away in the second half.
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Gonzalo Tapia doubled the home side's lead in the 81st minute, converting an assist from Brais Méndez, before Taha Habroune added further gloss deep into stoppage time, turning home a Tapia assist in the 90+4th minute to complete the scoring at 3-0. Colorado, who arrived in better form, were unable to find a response.
Columbus controlled possession at 54 percent to Colorado's 46 and were the more incisive side in front of goal, registering 15 shots to the visitors' 10 and six on target compared with two for Colorado. The Crew also picked up four yellow cards to none for the Rapids, while Colorado edged the corner count three to one.
Tapia both scored and set up a goal, finishing with a rating of 7.79 to lead all players on the pitch, while Habroune backed up his own strike with an assist for Habroune's goal in stoppage time.
Columbus's six shots on target to Colorado's two underlined how much more clinically the hosts converted their chances in front of goal.
Columbus Crew beat Colorado Rapids 3–0 (half-time 1–0).
Columbus Crew met Colorado Rapids in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 23). Kick-off was Saturday, 5 September 2026, 23:30 UTC at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field. Referee: Alexis Da Silva. Attendance: 19,441.
Team pages: Columbus Crew · Colorado Rapids · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 22' Goal: Santiago Rodríguez — 1–0
- 81' Goal: Gonzalo Tapia (assist: Brais Méndez) — 2–0
- 90+4' Goal: Taha Habroune (assist: Gonzalo Tapia) — 3–0
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Columbus Crew (4-4-2)
Colorado Rapids (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Columbus Crew 45%, the draw 28%, Colorado Rapids 27%. It finished Columbus Crew 3–0 Colorado Rapids.
Level sides, home ground swings it — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage gives Columbus Crew the lean. The draw at 28% is up from the usual 26.5% between sides this level, as small adjustments add up.
Why Columbus Crew in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1574 to 1534. Sides this close won 45.6% of 14,560 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.9%). Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.4% of 5,132 games vs 44.9% across all 99,727 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 45%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Colorado Rapids sit -0.39 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Visitors this cold went on to win 32.5% of 1,343 games, vs 29.1% for visitors finishing normally.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Colorado Rapids win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,731. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Columbus Crew have shed 64 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,701 such games vs 34.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Colorado Rapids are missing 2 regular starters — Hamzat Ojediran, Miguel Navarro — about 17% of their usual starting-XI weight. A body count alone told us nothing. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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