United States - MLSDick's Sporting Goods ParkData current as of September 18, 2026

Colorado Rapids vs Seattle Sounders: match statistics

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Colorado Rapids vs Seattle Sounders: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Colorado Rapids plays Seattle Sounders in MLS (United States). The game is scheduled for September 20, 2026. Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

Recent form

Colorado Rapids has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Seattle Sounders has 0 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Colorado Rapids scores 1.32 goals per game and allows 1.28. Seattle Sounders scores 1.09 and allows 1.30. Games in this league average 3.20 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 40% of Colorado Rapids's games and 57% of Seattle Sounders's. The Over 2.5 rates are 44% and 39%, compared with league averages of 63% for BTTS and 62% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Seattle Sounders has the higher season xG average, 1.56 to 1.36 per game. Colorado Rapids takes 12.1 shots per game, while Seattle Sounders takes 13.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Colorado Rapids leads at halftime in 32% of its games and scores 0.76 goals per game after halftime. Seattle Sounders leads at halftime in 17% and scores 0.61 after halftime.

When the teams score

Colorado Rapids's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). For Seattle Sounders, it is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS games average 3.20 goals. Both teams score in 63% of games, and 62% 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 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.98)
(3.60)
(3.35)

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.

Colorado RapidsSeattle Sounders
1.32Goals scored / game1.09
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1.28Goals allowed / game1.3
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55%Average possession50%
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4.08Shots on target / game4.83
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Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.08Shots per game13.39
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4.08Shots on target4.83
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10.9%Shot conversion8.1%
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55%Possession50%
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1.36xG for1.56
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1.25xG against1.63
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Shooting quality

Colorado Rapids: BalancedSeattle Sounders: Balanced
Colorado RapidsSeattle Sounders
Accuracy (shots on target)34%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.23

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 75% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Colorado Rapids · 0.8 pts / game - Seattle Sounders

Colorado Rapids
LWLDW
Season result split
44% W8% D48% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-2-12
1.40 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-0-3
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.31Opponent xG: 1.04BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Seattle Sounders
LDDDD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
30% W30% D39% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-7-9
1.22 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-4-1
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-4-5
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LLLDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.69Opponent xG: 1.81BTTS: 80%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 21% better for: goals scored per game.

1.32 goals / game - Colorado Rapids · 1.09 goals / game - Seattle Sounders

Colorado Rapids scoring profile: very strong

Colorado Rapids scores in 72% of games (18 of 25 games), while Seattle Sounders keeps a clean sheet in 26% (6 of 23 games).

Seattle Sounders scoring profile: strong

Seattle Sounders scores in 74% of games (17 of 23 games), while Colorado Rapids keeps a clean sheet in 36% (9 of 25 games).

33Goals scored (season)25
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32Goals conceded (season)30
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2.6Average goals per game2.39
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3Goals scored (last 5)5
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7Goals conceded (last 5)6
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How often they score at least...

72%1 goal74%
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28%2 goals22%
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12%3 goals9%
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12%4 goals4%
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How often they concede at least...

64%1 goal74%
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40%2 goals39%
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24%3 goals9%
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0%4 goals4%
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* 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.

63%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time26%
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0%BTTS in both halves9%
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16%Scored in both halves17%
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BTTS and goal count

36%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
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8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
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20%BTTS - last 580%
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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

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
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32%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
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16%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
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2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
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28%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
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16%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
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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.

Colorado Rapids is 27% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.32 pts / game - Colorado Rapids · 1.04 pts / game - Seattle Sounders

Colorado Rapids - half-time state
32% leading36% draw32% trailing
Seattle Sounders - half-time state
17% leading52% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.32Points per game (1st half)1.04
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0.56Goals scored (1st half)0.48
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0.6Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
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1.16Average goals (1st half)1.04
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60%Clean sheet before half-time43%
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52%No goal before half-time61%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.32Points per game (2nd half)1.39
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0.76Goals scored (2nd half)0.61
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0.68Goals conceded (2nd half)0.74
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1.44Average goals (2nd half)1.35
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48%Clean sheet after half-time52%
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60%No goal after half-time48%
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Colorado Rapids - second-half results

36% W24% D40% L
33
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.32
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at halftime in 32% of games and wins 44%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Seattle Sounders - second-half results

35% W35% D30% L
24
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.04
PPG before half-time
Lead holding176%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 30%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Colorado Rapids - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.400.80
Goals scored / game0.40.2
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game1.01.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Seattle Sounders - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.60
Goals scored / game0.20.8
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game0.81.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

Colorado Rapids
ScoredConceded
5
3
0-15
5
6
16-30
4
6
31-45
6
1
46-60
6
6
61-75
7
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Seattle Sounders
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
5
6
16-30
2
5
31-45
4
3
46-60
2
3
61-75
8
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - 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

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
78%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-20%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
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

Colorado Rapids

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Seattle Sounders

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.
-0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.47
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.33
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
80%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
71%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.42
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

* 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

Colorado RapidsLigaSeattle Sounders
Average goals per game 2.603.20 2.39
Both teams scored 40%63% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 44%62% 39%
Clean sheets 36%21% 26%
Goal before half-time 68%77% 70%
Goal after half-time 76%81% 74%

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

3.20
Average goals per game
63%
Both teams scored
62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.83
Home goals / game
1.37
Away goals / game
+34%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defensive advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
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 Colorado Rapids's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Seattle Sounders. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

When do Colorado Rapids and Seattle Sounders play?

Colorado Rapids face Seattle Sounders on September 20, 2026 in MLS at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Colorado Rapids vs Seattle Sounders?

Colorado Rapids score 1.32 goals per game on average and Seattle Sounders 1.09. The MLS average is 3.20 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 40% of Colorado Rapids's matches and 57% of Seattle Sounders's.

What form are Colorado Rapids and Seattle Sounders in?

Over the last 5 games Colorado Rapids have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Seattle Sounders 0-4-1 (0.80 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Colorado Rapids vs Seattle Sounders: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.