Los Angeles Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids

3 - 2
🕒 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:30 Europe/London 📍 Dignity Health Sports Park 🧑‍⚖️ Armando Villarreal 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 27
Regular Season Table
Los Angeles Galaxy 15 · Colorado Rapids 16
Referee Stats
2 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.50
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 50%
Draws 50%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Los Angeles Galaxy outshot their opponent (16-9).
  • Colorado Rapids controlled possession (60%).
  • Los Angeles Galaxy had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Los Angeles Galaxy (Home stats)

Games / Record

16
W-D-L: 6-6-4

Goals For / Against

22 / 20
Avg: 1.38 / 1.25

Points

24
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

2
Colorado Rapids (Away stats)

Games / Record

15
W-D-L: 2-3-10

Goals For / Against

13 / 26
Avg: 0.87 / 1.73

Points

9
Avg: 0.60

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.50
PPG
0.60
1.38
GF
0.87
1.25
GA
1.73
56%
O2.5
53%
69%
BTTS
47%
56%
Score 1st
40%

League-position context

Los Angeles Galaxy rank15th
Colorado Rapids rank16th
Los Angeles Galaxy points40
Colorado Rapids points39
Los Angeles Galaxy: #15 · 40 pts · GD -9
15 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Colorado Rapids: #16 · 39 pts · GD +0
16 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Los Angeles Galaxy last 5 home

D W W D W
Points11/15
Weighted index69
Goals10-6
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Colorado Rapids last 5 away

D L D L L
Points2/15
Weighted index18
Goals3-10
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Los Angeles Galaxy trend breakdown

Over 2.556%
BTTS69%
BTTS + O2.544%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 19% · 1H BTTS 19%

Colorado Rapids trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.540%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 27%

Scoring reliability

Los Angeles Galaxy score at home88%
Los Angeles Galaxy clean sheet at home25%
Colorado Rapids score away53%
Colorado Rapids clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Los Angeles Galaxy score first56%
Los Angeles Galaxy win after scoring first56%
Colorado Rapids score first40%
Colorado Rapids win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Los Angeles Galaxy 33% · Colorado Rapids 13%
Avg first goal minute: Los Angeles Galaxy 27.1' · Colorado Rapids 20.3'

Vs league average

Los Angeles Galaxy score at home1.38 vs 1.84
Los Angeles Galaxy concede at home1.25 vs 1.41
Colorado Rapids score away0.87 vs 1.41
Colorado Rapids concede away1.73 vs 1.84
Los Angeles Galaxy score 25% below league average, while Colorado Rapids score 39% below league average.
Defensive side: Los Angeles Galaxy are 11% below league average at home, and Colorado Rapids are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 4.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Los Angeles Galaxy goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
76-90+ 5
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 2
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
61-75 5
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
16-30 1

Colorado Rapids goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
0-15 3
46-60 3
16-30 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
61-75 6
16-30 5
31-45 5
0-15 2
46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
4
Total Shots
16
9
Shots off Goal
4
2
Blocked Shots
5
3
Shots Inside Box
11
7
Shots Outside Box
5
2
Ball Possession
40%
60%
Corner Kicks
5
6
Fouls
13
20
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
2
5
Total Passes
346
531
Passes Accurate
290
466
Passes %
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Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
4' ⚽
⚽
4' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
D. Phillip
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Atencio
10'
10' K. Rosenberry
31'
31' R. Holding
39' ⚽
⚽
39' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
P. Aaronson
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Holding
46'
46' P. Ruiz
53'
53' J. Atencio
53' ⚽
⚽
53' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
R. Cannon
Own Goal
61' ↑↓
↑↓
61' ⇄ Calegari
1st substitution · For: M. Reus
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ J. Atencio
1st substitution · For: H. Ojediran
74' ⚽
⚽
74' ⚽ Goal · 2-2
J. Haak
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Taylor
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ K. Rosenberry
2nd substitution · For: D. Yapi
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ Sergi Roberto
2nd substitution · For: L. Sanabria
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ R. Holding
3rd substitution · For: N. Cobb
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ J. Travis
4th substitution · For: A. Harris
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ R. Taylor
3rd substitution · For: M. Yoshida

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Los Angeles Galaxy beat Colorado Rapids 3-2 on Sunday, 27 September 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Armando Villarreal. It was played at Dignity Health Sports Park.

First half: Colorado Rapids took an early lead at 4' when D. Phillip scored, with the assist credited to J. Atencio, making the score 0-1. K. Rosenberry received a yellow card for Colorado Rapids at 10'. R. Holding received a yellow card for Colorado Rapids at 31'. Colorado Rapids extended the lead at 39' when P. Aaronson scored, with the assist credited to R. Holding, making the score 0-2.

Second half: P. Ruiz received a yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy at 46'. J. Atencio received a yellow card for Colorado Rapids at 53'. Los Angeles Galaxy reduced the deficit at 53' when R. Cannon scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-2. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 1st substitution at 61', with Calegari replacing M. Reus. Colorado Rapids made their 1st substitution at 67', with J. Atencio replacing H. Ojediran. Los Angeles Galaxy leveled the score at 74' when J. Haak scored, with the assist credited to R. Taylor, making the score 2-2. Colorado Rapids made their 2nd substitution at 76', with K. Rosenberry replacing D. Yapi. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 2nd substitution at 76', with Sergi Roberto replacing L. Sanabria. Colorado Rapids made their 3rd substitution at 83', with R. Holding replacing N. Cobb. Colorado Rapids made their 4th substitution at 83', with J. Travis replacing A. Harris. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 3rd substitution at 84', with R. Taylor replacing M. Yoshida.

Los Angeles Galaxy used 3 substitutions while Colorado Rapids used 4 substitutions. Los Angeles Galaxy got 1 yellow card, while Colorado Rapids got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Los Angeles Galaxy outshot their opponent (16-9).
  • Colorado Rapids controlled possession (60%).
  • Los Angeles Galaxy had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games19
Home Wins7
Draws3
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals13 (68.4%)
BTTS12 (63.2%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins5
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals8 (80.0%)
BTTS6 (60.0%)

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids Head-to-Head History by Season