Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps result

Full-time · Colorado Rapids 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps

Major League Soccer · Thu, 16 May 2024 02:30 BST · Dick's Sporting Goods Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Colorado Rapids · Vancouver Whitecaps · Head-to-head

Colorado Rapids 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps — Colorado Rapids won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Colorado Rapids beat Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Major League Soccer on Thursday 16 May. Colorado Rapids have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Colorado Rapids led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Colorado Rapids: Rafael Navarro (45’ pen). Bjorn Utvik (45’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Colorado Rapids 2.64, Vancouver Whitecaps 0.67, from 18 shots to 8 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

A. Da Silva showed no yellow cards and one red — against 5.3 yellows a game across the last 14 matches refereed (this competition).

What it changes

Vancouver Whitecaps are winless in their last four matches in all competitions. Vancouver Whitecaps have failed to score in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) 7.6, S. Vines (Colorado Rapids) 5.0 and Z. Steffen (Colorado Rapids) 3.9 led the match.

Next up

Colorado Rapids next host Vancouver Whitecaps on 25 October 2026.

Vancouver Whitecaps next travel to Colorado Rapids on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Colorado Rapids: Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Colorado Rapids 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps · Major League Soccer
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park · Commerce City, Colorado
Referee: A. Da Silva
Head-to-head (last 6): Colorado Rapids 2 · draws 3 · Vancouver Whitecaps 1 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Colorado Rapids 3W 0D 2L · Vancouver Whitecaps 1W 2D 2L

Colorado Rapids 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.43 / 5.14

Corners

against 5.29 / 4.14 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.86 / 4.86

Shots on target

against 4.86 / 3.71 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.14 / 2

Cards

against 2.14 / 2.14 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

5.29 yellows

Referee · A. Da Silva

2.79 home / 2.5 away

over 14 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 May 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 May 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Colorado Rapids for / against	Line	Vancouver Whitecaps for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.43 for · 5.29 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.14 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	10.71 for · 16.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.57 for · 11.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.86 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.86 for · 3.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10 for · 11 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	9 for · 11 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.14 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: A. Da Silva — 5.29 yellow cards a game, 0.21 red cards, 27.43 fouls over 14 matches (2.79 to the home side, 2.5 to the away side).

Home 2.79Away 2.5

Colorado Rapids

Colorado Rapids — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Diack n 5	7.8	2.3 1/0	2.3 1/0	—
S. Anderson n 7	66.7	2.1 6/3	1.3 4/3	—
D. Yapi n 8	26.3	2.1 5/0	0.4 1/0	—
Oliver Larraz n 8	80.4	1.8 5/4	1 5/2	—
Kimani Stewart-Baynes n 5	11.4	1.6 1/0	0 0/0	—

Colorado Rapids — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Lewis n 8	33.5	2 4/1	0.3 1/0
Kimani Stewart-Baynes n 5	11.4	1.6 1/0	0 0/0
Rafael Navarro n 8	84.9	1.5 6/4	1.2 6/3
D. Mihailovic n 8	88.4	1.4 6/4	0.9 4/3
K. Cabral n 8	66.3	1.4 4/3	0.7 4/0

Colorado Rapids — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Kimani Stewart-Baynes n 5	11.4	0 0/0	1.6 1/0
Rafael Navarro n 8	84.9	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
D. Mihailovic n 8	88.4	0.3 1/1	0.4 3/0
C. Bassett n 8	89.6	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
C. Ronan n 8	69.9	0 0/0	0.5 3/0

Colorado Rapids — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Diack n 5	7.8	6.9 3/0
Oliver Larraz n 8	80.4	3.8 8/7
Kimani Stewart-Baynes n 5	11.4	3.2 1/1
J. Löffelsend n 8	25.1	3.1 3/1
C. Bassett n 8	89.6	3 8/5

Colorado Rapids — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Z. Steffen n 8	90	3.8 6/5

Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Priso n 8	45	2.5 5/3	0.5 2/0	—
Andrés Cubas n 8	89	2 7/4	0.6 3/1	—
P. Vite n 8	67	1.5 5/2	1.2 6/1	—
S. Adekugbe n 8	46.1	1.5 3/3	0.7 3/0	—
D. Kreilach n 8	41.3	1.4 3/1	0.5 2/0	—

Vancouver Whitecaps — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Fafà Picault n 8	57.6	2.5 5/3	1.2 5/1
R. Gauld n 8	88.5	2.3 7/4	1.3 6/3
L. Johnson n 8	15.4	2.2 3/0	0.7 1/0
Brian White n 8	84.8	2 7/4	1.1 5/2
D. Kreilach n 8	41.3	1.6 4/1	1.4 4/1

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Brian White n 8	84.8	0.7 5/0	0.3 2/0
Fafà Picault n 8	57.6	0.6 3/0	0.4 2/0
Ryan Raposo n 8	45.4	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/0
R. Gauld n 8	88.5	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
S. Adekugbe n 8	46.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Vancouver Whitecaps — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Andrés Cubas n 8	89	3.8 7/7
P. Vite n 8	67	3.2 8/6
A. Ahmed n 8	74.8	2.3 7/5
Mathías Laborda n 8	86.3	2 6/4
R. Gauld n 8	88.5	1.8 7/4

Vancouver Whitecaps — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Yohei Takaoka n 8	90.3	3.1 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Colorado Rapids		Vancouver Whitecaps
58%	Possession	42%
2.64	Expected goals (xG)	0.67
18	Shots	8
4	Shots on target	2
12	Shots off target	5
2	Blocked shots	1
14	Shots inside the box	3
8	Corners	6
3	Offsides	1
5	Fouls	10
0	Red cards	1
2	Saves	2
549	Passes	403
87%	Pass accuracy	82%

Colorado Rapids player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Z. Steffen	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
K. Rosenberry	90	0	1	0	1	1	7.2
M. Bombito	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
A. Maxso	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
S. Vines	90	0	1	0	4	3	8.5
C. Bassett	90	0	2	0	2	1	8.3
O. Fernandez	81	0	3	0	1	0	7.7
Rafael Navarro	81	1	4	2	2	2	7.6
D. Mihailovic	71	0	1	0	3	1	7
Oliver Larraz	62	0	1	0	0	2	6.9
K. Cabral	62	0	1	0	1	0	6.7
C. Ronan sub	28	0	0	0	1	1	6.9
C. Harris sub	28	0	2	2	0	0	7.2
J. Löffelsend sub	19	0	0	0	0	1	6.6
D. Yapi sub	9	0	0	0	0	1	6.7
J. Lewis sub	9	0	0	0	0	1	6.7

Vancouver Whitecaps player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Yohei Takaoka	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
Ranko Veselinović	90	1	0	0	0	0	7.2
A. Ahmed	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
P. Vite	90	2	1	0	0	0	6.9
R. Gauld	90	0	0	4	3	0	7.2
Brian White	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
Andrés Cubas	88	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Brown	71	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Luís Martins	62	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. Johnson	62	2	1	0	0	0	6.7
Bjorn Utvik	48	0	0	0	1	R	5.3
Tristan Blackmon sub	28	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
Ryan Raposo sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Fafà Picault sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Cyprian Kachwele sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Colorado RapidsWWLWL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Vancouver WhitecapsLWDDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Colorado Rapids 2 · 3 draws · Vancouver Whitecaps 1 · 2.33 goals/game

2023-09-28 Colorado Rapids 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps
2023-04-30 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–0 Colorado Rapids
2022-09-11 Colorado Rapids 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps
2022-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–1 Colorado Rapids
2021-09-20 Colorado Rapids 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps
2021-05-03 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–1 Colorado Rapids

League standing · 2024

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Colorado Rapids#7 pos50 pts34 pl+1 GD

Vancouver Whitecaps#8 pos47 pts34 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Colorado Rapids scored1.79

Vancouver Whitecaps scored1.53

Colorado Rapids conceded1.76

Vancouver Whitecaps conceded1.44

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What is the head-to-head record between Colorado Rapids and Vancouver Whitecaps?: In their last 6 meetings, Colorado Rapids won 2, Vancouver Whitecaps won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Colorado Rapids and Vancouver Whitecaps?: Recent form — Colorado Rapids 3W 0D 2L; Vancouver Whitecaps 1W 2D 2L.

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