Colorado Rapids 1-0 Los Angeles FC: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Thursday 20 August 2026 · Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Denver · referee J. Dickerson · full time
Full time: Colorado Rapids 1-0 Los Angeles FC
Colorado Rapids beat Los Angeles FC 1-0 in MLS on Thursday 20 August 2026 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
How Colorado Rapids won it
An own goal by Jeremy Ebobisse put Colorado Rapids ahead in the 22nd minute.
It was 1-0 at half-time, and nothing changed after the break.
The referee, J. Dickerson, showed 6 yellow cards: 3 to Colorado Rapids and 3 to Los Angeles FC. Rafael Navarro missed a penalty for Colorado Rapids in the 42 minute.
Colorado Rapids: M. Wells, 4-3-3 · Los Angeles FC: M. Dos Santos, 4-3-3.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.57 for Colorado Rapids and 2.57 for Los Angeles FC.
Los Angeles FC left about 2.6 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Los Angeles FC created the better chances, 2.57 xG to 0.57, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Colorado Rapids had 4 shots on target, Los Angeles FC 2.
Los Angeles FC's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
Colorado Rapids had 51% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Colorado Rapids came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.54 expected goals for and 0.93 against, and had won 39% of their matches.
Los Angeles FC came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.1 a match, with 1.52 expected goals for and 1.53 against, and had won 39% of their matches.
Colorado Rapids vs Los Angeles FC: the match in numbers
| Colorado Rapids | Match statistics | Los Angeles FC |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Ball possession | 49% |
| 0.57 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.57 |
| 13 | Total shots | 10 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 4 | Big chances | 0 |
| 469 | Total passes | 447 |
| 87% | Pass accuracy | 85% |
| 4 | Corners | 4 |
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 12 | Tackles | 12 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Cabral Carter (Los Angeles FC), rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.
Colorado Rapids
- Hamzat Ojediran 7.4
- Paxten Aaronson 7.3
- Loïc Williams 7.2
- Nicolas Hansen 7.2
- Rob Holding 7.1
Los Angeles FC
- Cabral Carter 7.9
- Aaron Long 7.0
- Jacob Shaffelburg 6.8
- Mathieu Choinière 6.8
- Yevgen Cheberko 6.8
The lowest-rated starter was Nkosi Tafari at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Colorado Rapids: SJ Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
- Los Angeles FC: Los Angeles FC vs LA Galaxy Monday 26 October 2026 · MLS
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Questions about Colorado Rapids vs Los Angeles FC
What was the score in Colorado Rapids vs Los Angeles FC?
Colorado Rapids 1-0 Los Angeles FC (half-time 1-0), MLS, Thursday 20 August 2026.
Who scored in Colorado Rapids vs Los Angeles FC?
Sportmonks did not list the scorers.
Did Moneyball predict Colorado Rapids vs Los Angeles FC correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Colorado Rapids vs Los Angeles FC?
Cabral Carter, rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Colorado Rapids vs Los Angeles FC?
J. Dickerson.
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