Vancouver Whitecaps vs Colorado Rapids: match statistics
Vancouver Whitecaps vs Colorado Rapids: form, goals and key statistics
Game details
Vancouver Whitecaps played against Colorado Rapids in MLS (United States). The game was played on April 26, 2026. Final score: 3:1.
Recent form
Vancouver Whitecaps has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.40 points per game. Colorado Rapids has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.
Scoring records
Vancouver Whitecaps scores 2.75 goals per game and allows 0.50. Colorado Rapids scores 2.33 and allows 1.67. Games in this league average 3.23 goals.
BTTS and goal totals
Both teams score in 25% of Vancouver Whitecaps's games and 67% of Colorado Rapids's. The Over 2.5 rates are 63% and 67%, compared with league averages of 57% for BTTS and 62% for Over 2.5.
xG and shots
Vancouver Whitecaps has the higher season xG average, 2.00 to 1.40 per game. Vancouver Whitecaps takes 17.8 shots per game, while Colorado Rapids takes 12.1.
First-half and second-half trends
Vancouver Whitecaps leads at halftime in 63% of its games and scores 1.13 goals per game after halftime. Colorado Rapids leads at halftime in 44% and scores 1.56 after halftime.
When the teams score
Vancouver Whitecaps's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (5 goals). For Colorado Rapids, it is minutes 46-60 (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.
League scoring profile
MLS games average 3.23 goals. Both teams score in 57% of games, and 62% finish with at least three goals.
Head-to-head record
There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.
Archived pre-match analysis
This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.
General match analysis
Vancouver Whitecaps demonstrate strong home efficiency: on average 2.57 goals scored and only 0.43 conceded per match, yielding a +2.14 goal difference with 71% clean sheets and 86% home wins. Colorado Rapids perform markedly worse away: 1.4 goals scored and 1.8 conceded (difference −0.4), just 20% wins and 40% of away matches without scoring. Vancouver generates more chances (17.86 shots and 6.86 on target per match) with an xG of 2.00, while the visitors record 8.8 shots and 4.0 on target with xG 1.08, indicating a clear superiority in both quality and quantity of high-danger opportunities for the hosts. In the last 5 matches Whitecaps have scored 9 goals and average 1.8 points per game, while the Rapids have scored 11 goals and average 1.4 points per game, which further favors the hosts’ consistency. Therefore I project a Vancouver win: 72% probability for the home side, 15% for a draw and 13% for an away victory.
View the statistical overviewBTTS - will both teams score?
Both teams show clear tendencies toward matches where both sides score: Vancouver has a season BTTS rate of 75% and Colorado 60%, both above the league average of 57%. The home side averages 3.5 goals per match with xG 1.79 and produces 16.25 shots (6.75 on target), while Colorado away averages 1.4 goals scored, xG 1.08 and concedes 1.8 goals on average, indicating Vancouver should find the net and Rapids have a realistic chance to respond. In the last 5 games Colorado scored 11 goals (2.2 per match) and recorded BTTS in 60% of matches, while Vancouver scored 9 goals (1.8) and conceded on average 1.0 goal, further confirming mutual offensive output. Low clean sheet rates (Vancouver 25%, Colorado 20%) and a high share of matches over 2.5 goals — home team 75% and away team 60% — increase the likelihood both teams score. Based on this, a 'Yes' BTTS is stronger — I assess BTTS probability at 75% versus 25% for No Goal.
View BTTS statisticsOver/Under - goals analysis
Based on both teams' xG I expect about 1.56 goals for Vancouver (xG_for_home 1.79 and xG_against_away 1.33 average to 1.56) and 1.27 for Colorado (xG_for_away 1.08 and xG_against_home 1.46 give 1.27), totaling ~2.83 goals. Vancouver averages 3.5 goals per season with 16.25 shots and 6.75 on target per match (conversion 22%), while Colorado has 1.4 goals, 8.8 shots and 4.0 on target (conversion 16%), which increases the likelihood of home goals. Over/Under metrics show a strong trend: Vancouver has 100% of matches over 1.5 this season, Colorado 80%, and the league has 64% of matches over 2.5; both teams also register high BTTS: 75% and 60%. Considering the combined xG ~2.83, high shot volume and Vancouver's superior conversion, the strongest signal is Over 1.5, while Over 2.5 also looks reasonable (seasonal Over25 75% vs 60%). Therefore I recommend Over 1.5 as the most probable and safer option; I assess the probability of Over 1.5 at about 94% and Over 2.5 at about 72%.
View Over/Under statisticsHT/FT - half-time and full-time scenario
Vancouver led at half-time in 75% of their matches (3 of 4), averaging 1.0 goals scored and 0.5 conceded by the break, while also winning 75% of their home games, indicating strong first-half control. The hosts have a higher xG of 1.79 versus the opponents’ 1.08 and average 6.75 shots on target compared to Colorado’s 4.0, with better conversion efficiency (22% vs 16%), which increases the likelihood of maintaining a lead. The visitors win only 20% of matches and lose 60%, and by half-time they average 0.6 goals scored and 0.8 conceded, so they have limited ability to mount a comeback after the break. Analyzing the half-time distribution (hosts leading 75%, draw 0%, trailing 25%), I assigned the highest probability to 1/1 (52%), lower probabilities to 1/X (13%) and 1/2 (10%), with scenarios featuring the guests leading at the break totaling 25%. Therefore I recommend the 1/1 HT/FT as the strongest signal — the hosts also average 2.25 points by half-time versus 1.0 for the visitors and have advantages in xG and shots, which in my view favors maintaining the lead until full-time.
View first-half and second-half statisticsStats by half
Game stats
Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?
This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.
Team stats— who is more efficient?
Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.
Shooting quality
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Colorado Rapids | |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy (shots on target) | 39% | 43% |
| Chance quality (xG per shot) | 0.11 | 0.12 |
| Finishing (goals per shot on target) | 0.39 | 0.45 |
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 form— who is in better shape?
Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.
Vancouver Whitecaps is 71% better for: last-5 form.
2.4 pts / game - Vancouver Whitecaps · 1.4 pts / game - Colorado Rapids
Goals— how 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.
Vancouver Whitecaps is 18% better for: goals scored per game.
2.75 goals / game - Vancouver Whitecaps · 2.33 goals / game - Colorado Rapids
Vancouver Whitecaps is 234% better for: goals allowed per game.
0.5 goals / game - Vancouver Whitecaps · 1.67 goals / game - Colorado Rapids
Vancouver Whitecaps scores in 88% of games (7 of 8 meczów), while Colorado Rapids keeps a clean sheet in 22% (2 of 9 meczów).
Colorado Rapids scores in 78% of games (7 of 9 meczów), while Vancouver Whitecaps keeps a clean sheet in 63% (5 of 8 meczów).
How often they score at least...
How often they concede at least...
* 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.
Goal patterns
BTTS and goal count
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.
Full game - team comparison (Over)
Over / Under - Vancouver Whitecaps
Over / Under - Colorado Rapids
1st half
2nd half
Game halves— when do the teams score more often?
How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.
Vancouver Whitecaps is 28% better for: first-half form (half-time points).
2 pts / game - Vancouver Whitecaps · 1.56 pts / game - Colorado Rapids
Before half-time (1st half)
After half-time (2nd half)
Vancouver Whitecaps - second-half results
Leads at halftime in 63% of games and wins 88%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.
Defense stays consistent across the full game.
Colorado Rapids - second-half results
Leads at halftime in 44% of games and wins 44%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.
Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.
| 1st half | 2nd half | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 1.80 | 2.20 |
| Goals scored / game | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| Goals allowed / game | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Average goals per game | 2.4 | 1.0 |
| 1 goal | 100% | 60% |
| 2 goals | 60% | 40% |
| 3 goals | 60% | 0% |
| Clean sheet | 60% | 100% |
| No goal | 20% | 40% |
| Goal difference | +6 | +5 |
| 1st half | 2nd half | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 1.60 | 2.00 |
| Goals scored / game | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Goals allowed / game | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Average goals per game | 1.4 | 3.2 |
| 1 goal | 60% | 80% |
| 2 goals | 60% | 80% |
| 3 goals | 20% | 60% |
| Clean sheet | 60% | 40% |
| No goal | 60% | 20% |
| Goal difference | +1 | +4 |
* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.
Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?
The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.
Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.
Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.
* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.
Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?
A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.
Game profile
Vancouver Whitecaps
Colorado Rapids
* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?
How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS).
Teams vs league
| Vancouver Whitecaps | Liga | Colorado Rapids | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average goals per game | • 3.25 | 3.23 | ▲ 4.00 |
| Both teams scored | ▼ 25% | 57% | ▲ 67% |
| Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) | • 63% | 62% | ▲ 67% |
| Clean sheets | ▲ 63% | 24% | ▼ 22% |
| Goal before half-time | ▲ 88% | 74% | ▲ 78% |
| Goal after half-time | ▼ 63% | 79% | ▲ 89% |
^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.
Lineups and player events
Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.
Home team
Starting lineup
Away team
Starting lineup
Match timeline
Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.
Referee and managers
Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.
Referee context
See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.
FAQ
What was the result of Vancouver Whitecaps vs Colorado Rapids?
The MLS match finished Vancouver Whitecaps 3:1 Colorado Rapids. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.
What do the goal statistics show before Vancouver Whitecaps vs Colorado Rapids?
Vancouver Whitecaps score 2.75 goals per game on average and Colorado Rapids 2.33. The MLS average is 3.23 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 25% of Vancouver Whitecaps's matches and 67% of Colorado Rapids's.
What form are Vancouver Whitecaps and Colorado Rapids in?
Over the last 5 games Vancouver Whitecaps have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and Colorado Rapids 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).
Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Vancouver Whitecaps vs Colorado Rapids?
Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Vancouver Whitecaps vs Colorado Rapids: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.