Philadelphia Union vs Colorado Rapids

3 - 1
🕒 Sun, 27 Jul 2025 00:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Malik Badawi 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season Table
Philadelphia Union 1 · Colorado Rapids 21
Referee Stats
16 matches · 3.63 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.63
Reds avg 0.25
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 31%
Home wins 44%
Draws 38%
Away wins 19%
How the match was won
  • Philadelphia Union outshot their opponent (27-5).
  • Philadelphia Union controlled possession (61%).
  • Philadelphia Union had the sharper finishing (11-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Philadelphia Union (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 12-5-2

Goals For / Against

38 / 18
Avg: 2.00 / 0.95

Points

41
Avg: 2.16

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

2
Colorado Rapids (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 3-4-10

Goals For / Against

19 / 35
Avg: 1.12 / 2.06

Points

13
Avg: 0.76

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.16
PPG
0.76
2.00
GF
1.12
0.95
GA
2.06
65%
O2.5
71%
53%
BTTS
59%
76%
Score 1st
41%

League-position context

Philadelphia Union rank1st
Colorado Rapids rank21st
Philadelphia Union points66
Colorado Rapids points41
Philadelphia Union: #1 · 66 pts · GD +22
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 38 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Colorado Rapids: #21 · 41 pts · GD -12
24 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Philadelphia Union last 5 home

W W W D W
Points13/15
Weighted index91
Goals10-2
Record4-1-0
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

L L L L W
Points3/15
Weighted index7
Goals5-12
Record1-0-4
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.

Philadelphia Union trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 0%

Colorado Rapids trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Philadelphia Union score at home94%
Philadelphia Union clean sheet at home47%
Colorado Rapids score away65%
Colorado Rapids clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Philadelphia Union score first76%
Philadelphia Union win after scoring first77%
Colorado Rapids score first41%
Colorado Rapids win after scoring first43%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Philadelphia Union 67% · Colorado Rapids 22%
Avg first goal minute: Philadelphia Union 26.8' · Colorado Rapids 36.9'

Vs league average

Philadelphia Union score at home2.00 vs 1.64
Philadelphia Union concede at home0.95 vs 1.36
Colorado Rapids score away1.12 vs 1.36
Colorado Rapids concede away2.06 vs 1.64
Philadelphia Union score 22% above league average, while Colorado Rapids score 18% below league average.
Defensive side: Philadelphia Union are 30% below league average at home, and Colorado Rapids are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Philadelphia Union goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
76-90+ 8
46-60 7
61-75 7
0-15 6
16-30 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 5
46-60 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
16-30 0

Colorado Rapids goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
46-60 6
16-30 4
61-75 3
76-90+ 2
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 10
76-90+ 8
46-60 7
61-75 5
0-15 3
16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
11
1
Total Shots
27
5
Shots off Goal
12
4
Blocked Shots
4
0
Shots Inside Box
20
4
Shots Outside Box
7
1
Ball Possession
61%
39%
Corner Kicks
11
1
Fouls
14
9
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
8
Total Passes
492
320
Passes Accurate
419
226
Passes %
85%
71%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
3
37'
37' Goal · 0-1
Rafael Navarro
Normal Goal
52'
52' J. Atencio
1st substitution · For: O. Larraz
60'
60' D. Mihailović
64'
64' Goal · 1-1
T. Baribo
Normal Goal
69'
69' R. Cannon
73'
73' Q. Sullivan
1st substitution · For: A. Bedoya
73'
73' B. Damiani
2nd substitution · For: M. Uhre
75'
75' C. Harris
2nd substitution · For: D. Yapi
78'
78' Z. Steffen
83'
83' T. Ku-DiPietro
3rd substitution · For: S. Bassett
85'
85' T. Baribo
89'
89' Goal · 2-1
M. Uhre
Normal Goal · Assist: I. Vassilev
90'
90' Goal · 3-1
M. Uhre
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Bedoya
90+2'
90+2' T. Baribo
3rd substitution · For: Sal Olivas
90+4'
90+4' I. Vassilev
4th substitution · For: J. Rafanello

Philadelphia Union vs Colorado Rapids 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Philadelphia Union beat Colorado Rapids 3-1 on Sunday, 27 July 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Malik Badawi.

First half: Colorado Rapids took the lead at 37' when Rafael Navarro scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Colorado Rapids made their 1st substitution at 52', with J. Atencio replacing O. Larraz. D. Mihailović received a yellow card for Colorado Rapids at 60'. Philadelphia Union leveled the score at 64' when T. Baribo scored, making the score 1-1. R. Cannon received a yellow card for Colorado Rapids at 69'. Philadelphia Union made their 1st substitution at 73', with Q. Sullivan replacing A. Bedoya. Philadelphia Union made their 2nd substitution at 73', with B. Damiani replacing M. Uhre. Colorado Rapids made their 2nd substitution at 75', with C. Harris replacing D. Yapi. Z. Steffen received a yellow card for Colorado Rapids at 78'. Colorado Rapids made their 3rd substitution at 83', with T. Ku-DiPietro replacing S. Bassett. T. Baribo received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 85'. Philadelphia Union took the lead at 89' when M. Uhre scored, with the assist credited to I. Vassilev, making the score 2-1. Philadelphia Union added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when M. Uhre scored, with the assist credited to A. Bedoya, making the score 3-1. Philadelphia Union made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with T. Baribo replacing Sal Olivas. Philadelphia Union made their 4th substitution at 90+4', with I. Vassilev replacing J. Rafanello.

Philadelphia Union used 4 substitutions while Colorado Rapids used 3 substitutions. Philadelphia Union got 1 yellow card, while Colorado Rapids got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Philadelphia Union outshot their opponent (27-5).
  • Philadelphia Union controlled possession (61%).
  • Philadelphia Union had the sharper finishing (11-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games5
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (80.0%)
BTTS3 (60.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Philadelphia Union vs Colorado Rapids Head-to-Head History by Season