United States - MLSQ2 StadiumData current as of September 06, 2026

Austin vs Colorado Rapids: match statistics

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Austin vs Colorado Rapids: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Austin plays Colorado Rapids in MLS (United States). The game is scheduled for September 10, 2026. Venue: Q2 Stadium.

Recent form

Austin has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Colorado Rapids has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Austin scores 1.27 goals per game and allows 1.86. Colorado Rapids scores 1.35 and allows 1.35. Games in this league average 3.19 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 64% of Austin's games and 39% of Colorado Rapids's. The Over 2.5 rates are 73% and 48%, compared with league averages of 62% for BTTS and 61% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Colorado Rapids has the higher season xG average, 1.34 to 1.25 per game. Austin takes 10.7 shots per game, while Colorado Rapids takes 11.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Austin leads at halftime in 27% of its games and scores 0.68 goals per game after halftime. Colorado Rapids leads at halftime in 26% and scores 0.83 after halftime.

When the teams score

Austin's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (11 goals). For Colorado Rapids, it is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS games average 3.19 goals. Both teams score in 62% of games, and 61% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.49)
(3.50)
(2.63)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

AustinColorado Rapids
1.27Goals scored / game1.35
AustinColorado Rapids
1.86Goals allowed / game1.35
AustinColorado Rapids
49%Average possession56%
AustinColorado Rapids
4.18Shots on target / game3.91
AustinColorado Rapids

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.68Shots per game11.87
AustinColorado Rapids
4.18Shots on target3.91
AustinColorado Rapids
11.9%Shot conversion11.4%
AustinColorado Rapids
49%Possession56%
AustinColorado Rapids
1.25xG for1.34
AustinColorado Rapids
1.9xG against1.26
AustinColorado Rapids

Shooting quality

Austin: BalancedColorado Rapids: Balanced
AustinColorado Rapids
Accuracy (shots on target)39%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Colorado Rapids is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Austin · 1.8 pts / game - Colorado Rapids

Austin
LLWDW
Season result split
27% W27% R45% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-6-10
1.09 pts / game · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-3
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WLWLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.79BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Colorado Rapids
WWLWL
Season result split
43% W4% R52% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-1-12
1.35 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-9
Last 5 away
1-0-4
WLLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.48Opponent xG: 0.93BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Colorado Rapids is 6% better for: goals scored per game.

1.27 goals / game - Austin · 1.35 goals / game - Colorado Rapids

Colorado Rapids is 38% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.86 goals / game - Austin · 1.35 goals / game - Colorado Rapids

Austin scoring profile: strong

Austin scores in 77% of games (17 of 22 meczów), while Colorado Rapids keeps a clean sheet in 35% (8 of 23 meczów).

Colorado Rapids scoring profile: very strong

Colorado Rapids scores in 70% of games (16 of 23 meczów), while Austin keeps a clean sheet in 18% (4 of 22 meczów).

28Goals scored (season)31
AustinColorado Rapids
41Goals conceded (season)31
AustinColorado Rapids
3.14Average goals per game2.7
AustinColorado Rapids
6Goals scored (last 5)4
AustinColorado Rapids
6Goals conceded (last 5)6
AustinColorado Rapids

How often they score at least...

77%1 goal70%
AustinColorado Rapids
41%2 goals30%
AustinColorado Rapids
9%3 goals13%
AustinColorado Rapids
0%4 goals13%
AustinColorado Rapids

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal65%
AustinColorado Rapids
59%2 goals43%
AustinColorado Rapids
27%3 goals26%
AustinColorado Rapids
9%4 goals0%
AustinColorado Rapids

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

62%
League average

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time22%
AustinColorado Rapids
9%BTTS in both halves0%
AustinColorado Rapids
27%Scored in both halves17%
AustinColorado Rapids

BTTS and goal count

59%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
AustinColorado Rapids
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
AustinColorado Rapids
80%BTTS - last 50%
AustinColorado Rapids

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

77%Min. 1 goal before half-time65%
AustinColorado Rapids
41%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
AustinColorado Rapids
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
AustinColorado Rapids

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
AustinColorado Rapids
68%Min. 2 goals after half-time30%
AustinColorado Rapids
23%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
AustinColorado Rapids

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Austin is 13% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.32 pts / game - Austin · 1.17 pts / game - Colorado Rapids

Austin - half-time state
27% leading50% draw23% trailing
Colorado Rapids - half-time state
26% leading39% draw35% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.32Points per game (1st half)1.17
AustinColorado Rapids
0.59Goals scored (1st half)0.52
AustinColorado Rapids
0.64Goals conceded (1st half)0.65
AustinColorado Rapids
1.23Average goals (1st half)1.17
AustinColorado Rapids
50%Clean sheet before half-time57%
AustinColorado Rapids
45%No goal before half-time57%
AustinColorado Rapids

After half-time (2nd half)

0.95Points per game (2nd half)1.39
AustinColorado Rapids
0.68Goals scored (2nd half)0.83
AustinColorado Rapids
1.23Goals conceded (2nd half)0.7
AustinColorado Rapids
1.91Average goals (2nd half)1.52
AustinColorado Rapids
32%Clean sheet after half-time48%
AustinColorado Rapids
50%No goal after half-time57%
AustinColorado Rapids

Austin - second-half results

18% W41% R41% P
29
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.32
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 27% of games and wins 27%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Colorado Rapids - second-half results

39% W22% R39% P
27
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding165%

Leads at halftime in 26% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Austin - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.20
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.8
Average goals per game0.81.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Colorado Rapids - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.40
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game0.81.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Austin
ScoredConceded
6
3
0-15
4
6
16-30
3
5
31-45
2
4
46-60
2
4
61-75
11
19
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (19). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - late phases are a weakness.

Colorado Rapids
ScoredConceded
5
3
0-15
4
6
16-30
3
6
31-45
6
1
46-60
6
6
61-75
7
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.92
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-66%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
54%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Austin

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.65
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
69%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
137%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
39% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
39%

Colorado Rapids

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.45
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS).

Teams vs league

AustinLigaColorado Rapids
Average goals per game 3.143.19 2.70
Both teams scored 64%62% 39%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 73%61% 48%
Clean sheets 18%21% 35%
Goal before half-time 77%76% 65%
Goal after half-time 82%81% 78%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.19
Average goals per game
62%
Both teams scored
61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.83
Home goals / game
1.36
Away goals / game
+35%
Home attack advantage
+26%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
51%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Austin's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Colorado Rapids. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

When do Austin and Colorado Rapids play?

Austin face Colorado Rapids on September 10, 2026 in MLS at Q2 Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Austin vs Colorado Rapids?

Austin score 1.27 goals per game on average and Colorado Rapids 1.35. The MLS average is 3.19 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 61% of games. Both teams score in 64% of Austin's matches and 39% of Colorado Rapids's.

What form are Austin and Colorado Rapids in?

Over the last 5 games Austin have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Colorado Rapids 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Austin vs Colorado Rapids?

The statistical background for Austin vs Colorado Rapids — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.