Los Angeles Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 4′Colorado Rapids, goal:0–1assist
- 10′Colorado Rapids, yellow card:
- 31′Colorado Rapids, yellow card:
- 39′Colorado Rapids, goal:0–2assist
- Half-time0 – 2
- 46′Los Angeles Galaxy, yellow card:
- 53′Colorado Rapids, yellow card:
- 53′Los Angeles Galaxy, own goal:1–2Own goal
- 61′Los Angeles Galaxy, substitution:off
- 66′Los Angeles Galaxy, goal:2–2
- 67′Colorado Rapids, substitution:off
- 74′Los Angeles Galaxy, goal:3–2assist
- 76′Colorado Rapids, substitution:off
- 76′Los Angeles Galaxy, substitution:off
- 83′Colorado Rapids, substitution:off
- 83′Colorado Rapids, substitution:off
- 84′Los Angeles Galaxy, substitution:off
- 84′Los Angeles Galaxy, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 2
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Los Angeles Galaxy come from two down to beat Colorado Rapids 3-2
Los Angeles Galaxy won 3-2 against Colorado Rapids at Dignity Health Sports Park in Major League Soccer on Matchday 27, recovering from two goals down in a five-goal match. Colorado were in control for the opening half, with D. Phillip scoring in the 4th minute from a Joshua Atencio assist.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Paxten Aaronson doubled the visitors' lead in the 39th minute, Robert Holding providing the assist, and the Rapids went in at the break 2-0 ahead. The Galaxy turned the match around after the restart. Reginald Cannon turned the ball into his own net in the 53rd minute to make it 2-1, and João Klauss levelled in the 66th.
Justin Haak completed the comeback in the 74th minute, converting a Robert Taylor assist to make it 3-2. The home side had 16 shots to nine and put seven on target to Colorado's four, despite having only 40 per cent of possession. Colorado finished with 60 per cent of the ball but could not find a way back after conceding three times in the second half. The result lifted Los Angeles from 18th to 14th on 36 points, one place behind Colorado, who stayed 13th on the same total.
Justin Haak scored the 74th-minute winner and was the top-rated performer on the night with 7.67. João Klauss, who equalised in the 66th minute, followed on 7.53.
Los Angeles had 16 shots to Colorado's nine, even though they held only 40 per cent of possession.
Los Angeles Galaxy beat Colorado Rapids 3–2 (half-time 0–2).
Los Angeles Galaxy met Colorado Rapids in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 27). Kick-off was Sunday, 27 September 2026, 02:30 UTC at Dignity Health Sports Park. Referee: A. Villarreal. Attendance: 19,452.
Team pages: Los Angeles Galaxy · Colorado Rapids · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 4' Goal: D. Phillip (assist: Josh Atencio) — 0–1
- 39' Goal: Paxten Aaronson (assist: Rob Holding) — 0–2
- 53' Goal (own goal): Reggie Cannon — 1–2
- 66' Goal: João Klauss — 2–2
- 74' Goal: Justin Haak (assist: Robert Taylor) — 3–2
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Los Angeles Galaxy (4-4-2)
Colorado Rapids (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Los Angeles Galaxy 46%, the draw 29%, Colorado Rapids 25%. It finished Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Colorado Rapids.
Level sides, home ground swings it — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage gives Los Angeles Galaxy the lean. The draw at 29% is up from the usual 27.1% between sides this level, as small adjustments add up.
Why Los Angeles Galaxy in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1463 to 1445. Sides this close won 46.1% of 13,603 home games (draw 27.1%, visitors 26.8%). Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.1%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.1% of 5,190 games vs 44.7% across all 100,616 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 46%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Colorado Rapids hold 6 more possession points (54 to 48 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 40.0% across 5,447 games, from 44.0% when styles were level.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Colorado Rapids win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.1%. These teams' recent games average 2.4 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.4% of 28,094. The goals environment adds 1.3 points to the draw. The control factor adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Out: Hirving Lozano, on a provisional rating. Doubtful: Joseph Paintsil, an important player, and Elijah Wynder, a rotation player. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. Los Angeles Galaxy won 4 of the last 6 meetings with Colorado Rapids. The record is 4 wins for Los Angeles Galaxy, 0 draws and 2 wins for Colorado Rapids. These were 6 Major League Soccer games played at both grounds between 3 October 2024 and 8 March 2026. Latest meeting: 8 March 2026 — Colorado Rapids 4–1 Los Angeles Galaxy. Los Angeles Galaxy lead the 6-match record, although Colorado Rapids won the latest encounter. In 5,165 historical matches between similarly rated teams, home sides with the stronger head-to-head record won 43.9%.
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