Colorado Rapids 1-0 San Diego: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Thursday 23 July 2026 · Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Denver · referee C. Penso · full time
Full time: Colorado Rapids 1-0 San Diego
Colorado Rapids 1-0 San Diego: Colorado Rapids took the points in MLS on Thursday 23 July 2026 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. The goals: Loïc Williams 90+5'.
How Colorado Rapids won it
Colorado Rapids struck first through Loïc Williams in the 90th minute (+5), set up by Paxten Aaronson. There was no time to answer it.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, C. Penso, showed 7 yellow cards: 4 to Colorado Rapids and 3 to San Diego.
Colorado Rapids: M. Wells, 3-2-4-1 · San Diego: M. Varas, 4-2-3-1.
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 1.04 for Colorado Rapids and 0.64 for San Diego.
Colorado Rapids had 1 shot on target, San Diego 2.
Colorado Rapids had 52% 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.
San Diego came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.8 and conceding 1.9 a match, with 1.68 expected goals for and 1.46 against, and had won 26% of their matches.
Colorado Rapids vs San Diego: the match in numbers
| Colorado Rapids | Match statistics | San Diego |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Ball possession | 48% |
| 1.04 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.64 |
| 9 | Total shots | 6 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 0 | Big chances | 2 |
| 461 | Total passes | 430 |
| 89% | Pass accuracy | 86% |
| 5 | Corners | 3 |
| 17 | Fouls | 7 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Tackles | 17 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Loïc Williams (Colorado Rapids), rated 7.5 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
Colorado Rapids
- Loïc Williams 7.5 1 goal
- Nicolas Hansen 7.2
- Rob Holding 7.2
- Georgi Minoungou 7.0
- Dante Sealy 7.0
San Diego
- Manu Duah 7.2
- Kieran Sargeant 7.1
- Marcus Ingvartsen 7.1
- Aníbal Godoy 7.0
- CJ dos Santos 6.8
The lowest-rated starter was Kosi Thompson at 6.4. 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
- San Diego: Vancouver Whitecaps vs San Diego Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
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Questions about Colorado Rapids vs San Diego
What was the score in Colorado Rapids vs San Diego?
Colorado Rapids 1-0 San Diego (half-time 0-0), MLS, Thursday 23 July 2026.
Who scored in Colorado Rapids vs San Diego?
Loïc Williams 90+5'.
Did Moneyball predict Colorado Rapids vs San Diego 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 San Diego?
Loïc Williams, rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Colorado Rapids vs San Diego?
C. Penso.
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