Columbus Crew v Colorado Rapids result

Full-time · Columbus Crew 3–2 Colorado Rapids

Major League Soccer · Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:30 BST · Lower.com Field

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Columbus Crew · Colorado Rapids

Columbus Crew 3–2 Colorado Rapids — Columbus Crew won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Columbus Crew beat Colorado Rapids 3–2 at Lower.com Field in Major League Soccer on Thursday 1 June. Colorado Rapids have lost their last six matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Colorado Rapids: S. Nicholson (9’) and C. Bassett (90’, assisted by C. Harris); Columbus Crew: Lucas Zelarayán (37’, assisted by Yaw Yeboah), Sean Zawadzki (62’, assisted by Lucas Zelarayán) and C. Hernández (72’, assisted by Lucas Zelarayán).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Columbus Crew 1.20, Colorado Rapids 1.23, from 17 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

T. Penso showed two yellow cards — against 3.7 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Columbus Crew: Patrick Schulte (86’); Colorado Rapids: M. Bombito (74’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) 12.9, C. Hernández (Columbus Crew) 8.9 and S. Nicholson (Colorado Rapids) 5.7 led the match.

Next up

Columbus Crew next host St. Louis City on 22 October 2026.

Colorado Rapids next host Vancouver Whitecaps on 25 October 2026.

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

Next for Columbus Crew: Columbus Crew v St. Louis City, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Colorado Rapids: Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Columbus Crew 3–2 Colorado Rapids · Major League Soccer
Venue: Lower.com Field · Columbus, Ohio
Referee: T. Penso
Head-to-head (last 4): Columbus Crew 1 · draws 1 · Colorado Rapids 2 · 3.25 goals/game
Recent form: Columbus Crew 1W 1D 3L · Colorado Rapids 0W 0D 5L

Columbus Crew 3–2 Colorado Rapids (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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.2 / 2.67

Corners

against 4.8 / 7 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

6.2 / 3.67

Shots on target

against 5.2 / 5.67 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.8 / 2.5

Cards

against 2.2 / 2 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.67 yellows

Referee · T. Penso

1.42 home / 2.25 away

over 12 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 May 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 May 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Columbus Crew for / against	Line	Colorado Rapids for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.2 for · 4.8 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	2.67 for · 7 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	15 for · 10.8 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	9.67 for · 17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	6.2 for · 5.2 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	3.67 for · 5.67 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	12 for · 10 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	10.17 for · 10 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.8 for · 2.2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: T. Penso — 3.67 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 17.75 fouls over 12 matches (1.42 to the home side, 2.25 to the away side).

Home 1.42Away 2.25

Columbus Crew

Columbus Crew — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2023. 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
J. Medranda n 8	11.6	2.9 3/0	1 1/0	—
A. Morris n 8	87.9	2.4 7/6	1.2 5/3	—
Mohamed Farsi n 8	84.4	1.9 7/3	1.3 5/3	—
C. Hernández n 8	88.4	1.8 8/3	1.1 7/2	—
Sean Zawadzki n 8	23.1	1.5 2/1	1.9 2/1	—

Columbus Crew — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Hernández n 8	88.4	4.5 8/8	1.7 6/3
J. Medranda n 8	11.6	2.9 3/0	1 1/0
J. Russell-Rowe n 8	25.5	2.6 3/2	1.8 3/1
Lucas Zelarayán n 8	81.8	2.5 8/5	1.7 8/3
C. Ramirez n 8	42.4	2.4 6/2	1.1 3/1

Columbus Crew — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Lucas Zelarayán n 8	81.8	0.6 4/0	0.4 3/0
J. Medranda n 8	11.6	1 1/0	0 0/0
C. Hernández n 8	88.4	0.1 1/0	0.5 4/0
Malte Amundsen n 8	69.5	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
Sean Zawadzki n 8	23.1	0.5 1/0	0 0/0

Columbus Crew — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Morris n 8	87.9	3.3 8/8
J. Medranda n 8	11.6	2.9 2/1
Sean Zawadzki n 8	23.1	1.9 3/1
Steven Moreira n 8	85.8	1.7 7/3
Mohamed Farsi n 8	84.4	1.7 7/3

Columbus Crew — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Patrick Schulte n 8	90	3.8 7/5

Colorado Rapids

Colorado Rapids — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2023. 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
M. Bombito n 3	27	4.4 1/1	0 0/0	—
D. Yapi n 8	46.3	2.7 6/3	1.2 4/1	—
D. Leyva n 8	39.5	2.3 4/2	3.4 5/4	—
M. Barrios n 8	37.9	2.1 3/2	0.9 3/0	—
R. Priso n 8	27.6	2 3/2	1.2 3/0	—

Colorado Rapids — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Rubio n 8	75	2.3 6/6	1.5 6/4
J. Lewis n 8	49.3	2.3 6/3	1.4 5/1
K. Cabral n 8	60	1.9 4/3	1.3 4/2
C. Bassett n 8	67.9	1.7 6/3	0.8 4/1
B. Acosta n 8	75.9	1.2 5/2	0.6 3/1

Colorado Rapids — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Harris n 3	22.7	0 0/0	1.3 1/0
M. Barrios n 8	37.9	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
C. Ronan n 8	89.5	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1
D. Rubio n 8	75	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
L. Abubakar n 8	78.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Colorado Rapids — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Bombito n 3	27	6.7 3/2
R. Priso n 8	27.6	3.3 2/2
A. Markanich n 8	30.9	2.9 7/1
Max n 8	76.1	2.5 7/5
Alex Gersbach n 8	83.4	2.2 8/4

Colorado Rapids — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
William Yarbrough n 8	90	3.5 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Columbus Crew		Colorado Rapids
63%	Possession	37%
1.20	Expected goals (xG)	1.23
17	Shots	9
6	Shots on target	3
6	Shots off target	5
5	Blocked shots	1
11	Shots inside the box	6
7	Corners	0
3	Offsides	6
6	Fouls	5
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	3
558	Passes	332
87%	Pass accuracy	81%

Columbus Crew player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Patrick Schulte	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
Steven Moreira	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6
Malte Amundsen	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.6
Mohamed Farsi	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
Darlington Nagbe	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.5
A. Morris	90	0	0	1	1	3	4	0	6.9
C. Ramirez	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
C. Hernández	90	1	0	4	3	2	1	0	8.3
Lucas Zelarayán	73	1	2	3	1	3	1	0	9.2
Yaw Yeboah	61	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	7.2
Philip Quinton	45	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
Sean Zawadzki sub	45	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
J. Medranda sub	29	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.5
J. Russell-Rowe sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6

Colorado Rapids player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Ilić	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Abubakar	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.5
A. Maxso	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Wilson	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
S. Nicholson	90	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7
B. Acosta	90	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	7.2
K. Rosenberry	84	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
D. Leyva	79	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
M. Bombito	79	0	0	1	0	0	3	Y	6.9
C. Ronan	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Lewis	59	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
C. Harris sub	31	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
C. Bassett sub	30	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
Steven Beitashour sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
R. Cabral sub	11	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.6
M. Vargas sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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 Columbus Crew v Colorado Rapids — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Columbus CrewDWLLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Colorado RapidsLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 0.6 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Columbus Crew 1 · 1 draw · Colorado Rapids 2 · 3.25 goals/game

2022-08-14 Colorado Rapids 1–1 Columbus Crew
2019-05-26 Colorado Rapids 3–2 Columbus Crew
2018-09-22 Columbus Crew 2–1 Colorado Rapids
2017-06-04 Colorado Rapids 2–1 Columbus Crew

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Columbus Crew#3 pos57 pts34 pl+21 GD

Colorado Rapids#14 pos27 pts34 pl-28 GD

Goals per game

Columbus Crew scored1.97

Colorado Rapids scored0.76

Columbus Crew conceded1.35

Colorado Rapids conceded1.59

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Columbus Crew and Colorado Rapids?: In their last 4 meetings, Columbus Crew won 1, Colorado Rapids won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.25 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Columbus Crew and Colorado Rapids?: Recent form — Columbus Crew 1W 1D 3L; Colorado Rapids 0W 0D 5L.

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