St. Louis City 1-0 Colorado Rapids: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Sunday 26 July 2026 · Energizer Park · referee N. Bensalah · full time
Full time: St. Louis City 1-0 Colorado Rapids
St. Louis City 1-0 Colorado Rapids: St. Louis City took the points in MLS on Sunday 26 July 2026 at Energizer Park. The goals: Tomas Ostrák 83'.
How St. Louis City won it
Tomas Ostrák put St. Louis City ahead in the 83rd minute, set up by Tomas Totland.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
Rob Holding of Colorado Rapids was sent off in the 12th minute. The referee, N. Bensalah, showed 4 yellow cards: 1 to St. Louis City and 3 to Colorado Rapids.
St. Louis City: Y. Damet, 3-4-2-1 · Colorado Rapids: M. Wells, 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 0.13 for St. Louis City and 1.30 for Colorado Rapids.
Colorado Rapids left about 1.3 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Colorado Rapids created the better chances, 1.30 xG to 0.13, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
St. Louis City had 3 shots on target, Colorado Rapids 0.
St. Louis City had 65% of the ball and turned it into the win.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
St. Louis City came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.8 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 1.52 expected goals for and 1.27 against, and had won 45% of their matches.
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.
St. Louis City vs Colorado Rapids: the match in numbers
| St. Louis City | Match statistics | Colorado Rapids |
|---|---|---|
| 65% | Ball possession | 35% |
| 0.13 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.30 |
| 20 | Total shots | 2 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 571 | Total passes | 304 |
| 89% | Pass accuracy | 80% |
| 10 | Corners | 1 |
| 22 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Dante Polvara (St. Louis City), rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
St. Louis City
- Dante Polvara 7.6
- Tomas Totland 7.5 1 assist
- Marcel Hartel 7.5
- Timo Baumgartl 7.3
- Tomas Ostrák 7.2 1 goal
Colorado Rapids
- Miguel Navarro 7.2
- Rafael Navarro 7.0
- Lucas Herrington 7.0
- Nicolas Hansen 6.8
- Hamzat Ojediran 6.8
The lowest-rated starter was Rob Holding at 3.8. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- St. Louis City: St. Louis City vs Portland Timbers Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
- Colorado Rapids: SJ Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
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Questions about St. Louis City vs Colorado Rapids
What was the score in St. Louis City vs Colorado Rapids?
St. Louis City 1-0 Colorado Rapids (half-time 0-0), MLS, Sunday 26 July 2026.
Who scored in St. Louis City vs Colorado Rapids?
Tomas Ostrák 83'.
Did Moneyball predict St. Louis City vs Colorado Rapids 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 St. Louis City vs Colorado Rapids?
Dante Polvara, rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed St. Louis City vs Colorado Rapids?
N. Bensalah.
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