United States - MLSData current as of 16 July 2026

Colorado Rapids vs Houston Dynamo: match statistics

Colorado Rapids vs Houston Dynamo: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Colorado Rapids play Houston Dynamo in MLS (United States). The match date is 12 April 2026 at 03:30. Final score: 6:2.

Current form

Colorado Rapids: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Houston Dynamo: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Colorado Rapids scores 1.67 and concedes 1.60 goals per match. Houston Dynamo scores 1.36 and concedes 1.64. League average: 3.30 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Colorado Rapids 60%, Houston Dynamo 43%. Over 2.5: Colorado Rapids 60%, Houston Dynamo 43%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 62%.

xG, shots and style

Houston Dynamo has higher xG: 1.46 vs 1.31. Colorado Rapids: 11.1 shots per match, Houston Dynamo: 13.1.

Match halves

Colorado Rapids: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.93. Houston Dynamo: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.86.

Goals by minute

Colorado Rapids: 0-15 (5 goals). Houston Dynamo: 31-45+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

MLS: 3.30 goals per match, BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 62%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

I predict a Colorado Rapids win: at home they have a 100% win rate, scoring an average of 3.0 goals per game and conceding only 0.5 goals per game. In their last 5 home matches the hosts have scored 13 and conceded 8, recording 3 wins, while Houston in their last 5 matches have scored 8 and conceded 10, with 2 wins. Colorado also dominates in chance volume and quality: they average 17.5 shots and 7.5 on target per home game with an average xG of 1.95, versus 10 shots, 4 on target and xG 1.19 for Houston on the road. Additionally, Dynamo concede an average of 4.0 goals away and have 0% clean sheets on the road, whereas the Rapids have 50% clean sheets at home and a possession advantage of 54% vs 45%. Given the higher shot volume, superior home xG (1.95 vs 1.19) and better points per game in the last 5 (1.8 vs 1.2), the most likely outcome is a home victory.

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
4 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

51Possession (%)49
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
16Shots20
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
8Shots on target8
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
1.84xG2.18
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
2Corners4
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
37Dangerous attacks50
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
14Fouls10
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
1Cards1
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
1.67Goals scored / match1.36
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
1.6Goals conceded / match1.64
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
56%Average possession43%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
4.33Shots on target / match4.86
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.07Shots per match13.14
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
4.33Shots on target4.86
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
15.1%Shot conversion10.3%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
56%Possession43%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
1.31xG for1.46
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
1.36xG against1.53
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo

Shooting quality

Colorado Rapids: Efficient finishingHouston Dynamo: Balanced
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
Accuracy (shots on target)39%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.28

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Houston Dynamo is 233% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Colorado Rapids · 2 pts / match - Houston Dynamo

Colorado Rapids
LLWLL
Season result split
33% W7% R60% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-9
1.07 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-0-3
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
WWLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.15Opponent xG: 1.14BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Houston Dynamo
WWLWD
Season result split
50% W7% R43% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-1-6
1.57 pts / match · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-4
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WLWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 40%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 23% better for: goals scored per match.

1.67 goals / match - Colorado Rapids · 1.36 goals / match - Houston Dynamo

Colorado Rapids scoring profile: strong

Colorado Rapids scores in 73% of matches (11 of 15 matches), while Houston Dynamo keeps a clean sheet in 29% (4 of 14 matches).

Houston Dynamo scoring profile: very strong

Houston Dynamo scores in 71% of matches (10 of 14 matches), while Colorado Rapids keeps a clean sheet in 20% (3 of 15 matches).

25Goals scored (season)19
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
24Goals conceded (season)23
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
3.27Average goals in match3
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
3Goals scored (last 5)7
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
6Goals conceded (last 5)5
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How often they score at least...

73%1 goal71%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
40%2 goals36%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
20%3 goals21%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
20%4 goals7%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal71%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
53%2 goals43%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
27%3 goals21%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
0%4 goals14%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

61%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time21%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
27%Scored in both halves7%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo

BTTS and goal count

60%Min. 3 goals and BTTS36%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
40%BTTS - last 540%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time57%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
47%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
27%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
27%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Colorado Rapids is 11% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.27 pts / match - Colorado Rapids · 1.14 pts / match - Houston Dynamo

Colorado Rapids - half-time state
33% leading27% draw40% trailing
Houston Dynamo - half-time state
21% leading50% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.27Points per match (1st half)1.14
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
0.73Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
0.8Goals conceded (1st half)0.71
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
1.53Average goals (1st half)1.21
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
47%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
40%No goal before half-time71%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo

After half-time (2nd half)

1.27Points per match (2nd half)1.5
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
0.93Goals scored (2nd half)0.86
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
0.8Goals conceded (2nd half)0.93
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
1.73Average goals (2nd half)1.79
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
40%Clean sheet after half-time57%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo
60%No goal after half-time50%
Colorado RapidsHouston Dynamo

Colorado Rapids - second-half results

33% W27% R40% P
19
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.27
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Houston Dynamo - second-half results

43% W21% R36% P
16
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding238%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Colorado Rapids - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.60
Goals scored / match0.60.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.40.4
1 goal80%40%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%100%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Houston Dynamo - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.00
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Houston Dynamo
ScoredConceded
0
4
0-15
2
2
16-30
5
4
31-45
2
5
46-60
5
2
61-75
5
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.13
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-68%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Colorado Rapids

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.36
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
117%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.47
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Houston Dynamo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.43
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Colorado RapidsLigaHouston Dynamo
Average goals in match 3.273.30 3.00
Both teams scored 60%61% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 60%62% 43%
Clean sheets 20%21% 29%
Goal before half-time 80%78% 57%
Goal after half-time 73%80% 79%

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

3.30
Average goals per match
61%
Both teams scored
62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.94
Home goals / match
1.37
Away goals / match
+42%
Home attack advantage
+29%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
12%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Colorado Rapids 0 - 0 - 1 Houston Dynamo. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Colorado Rapids vs Houston Dynamo?

The MLS match finished Colorado Rapids 6:2 Houston Dynamo. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Colorado Rapids vs Houston Dynamo?

Colorado Rapids score 1.67 goals per game on average and Houston Dynamo 1.36. The MLS average is 3.30 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Colorado Rapids's matches and 43% of Houston Dynamo's.

What form are Colorado Rapids and Houston Dynamo in?

Over the last 5 games Colorado Rapids have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Houston Dynamo 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Colorado Rapids vs Houston Dynamo — 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.