DC United v Colorado Rapids result

Full-time · DC United 2–1 Colorado Rapids

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DC United 2–1 Colorado Rapids — DC United won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

DC United beat Colorado Rapids 2–1 in Major League Soccer on Sunday 4 May.

The goals

DC United led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Colorado Rapids: D. Yapi (43’, assisted by Rafael Navarro); DC United: C. Benteke (45’) and Hosei Kijima (45’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: DC United 1.06, Colorado Rapids 1.33, from 9 shots to 8 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Jon Freemon, USA showed six yellow cards — against 5.0 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — DC United: Matti Peltola (50’), Garrison Tubbs (55’), Brandon Servania (63’) and Boris Enow (87’); Colorado Rapids: W. Frederick (80’) and R. Cannon (86’).

What it changes

Colorado Rapids are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, C. Benteke (DC United) 6.6, Rafael Navarro (Colorado Rapids) 6.3 and Hosei Kijima (DC United) 6.0 led the match.

Next up

DC United next travel to FC Cincinnati on 21 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 DC United: FC Cincinnati v DC United, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Colorado Rapids: Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

  • Result: DC United 2–1 Colorado Rapids · Major League Soccer
  • Referee: Jon Freemon, USA
  • Head-to-head (last 5): DC United 3 · draws 1 · Colorado Rapids 1 · 2.4 goals/game
  • Recent form: DC United 1W 0D 4L · Colorado Rapids 2W 2D 1L

DC United 2–1 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 2 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 1.38
Goals
against 2.25 / 1.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5
over 8 matches
5.75 / 4.86
Corners
against 3.38 / 5.86 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5
over 7 matches
4.88 / 3.57
Shots on target
against 5.13 / 5.71 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5
over 7 matches
3 / 2.14
Cards
against 2.38 / 1.14 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5
over 7 matches
5 yellows
Referee · Jon Freemon, USA
2.57 home / 2.43 away
over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 April 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 April 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per gameDC United for / againstLineColorado Rapids for / against
Goals scored
0.88 for · 2.25 against n 8
2.5standard
1.38 for · 1.38 against n 8
Corners won
5.75 for · 3.38 against n 8
9.5standard
4.86 for · 5.86 against n 7
Shots
12.25 for · 12.38 against n 8
19.5standard
12 for · 15.57 against n 7
Shots on target
4.88 for · 5.13 against n 8
8.5standard
3.57 for · 5.71 against n 7
Fouls committed
14.75 for · 10 against n 8
21.5standard
10.14 for · 10.43 against n 7
Cards shown
3 for · 2.38 against n 8
3.5standard
2.14 for · 1.14 against n 7

Referee: Jon Freemon, USA — 5 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 23.71 fouls over 7 matches (2.57 to the home side, 2.43 to the away side).

DC United
DC United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
Rida Zouhir n 825.5
3.15/2
0.41/0
—
D. Badji n 834.6
2.64/3
2.64/3
—
Derek Dodson n 531.4
2.32/1
0.61/0
—
Brandon Servania n 856.6
2.26/4
1.85/3
Oliver Larraz
Boris Enow n 852.1
2.26/3
0.94/0
Oliver Larraz
DC United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
C. Benteke n 881.3
4.47/6
2.67/5
R. Leal n 816.6
2.72/1
22/1
F. Barajas n 822.5
24/0
12/0
Gabriel Pirani n 869.5
1.67/2
0.64/0
D. Badji n 834.6
1.33/1
13/0
DC United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
C. Benteke n 881.3
0.64/0
0.11/0
R. Leal n 816.6
00/0
0.71/0
João Peglow n 880.1
0.31/1
0.32/0
Derek Dodson n 531.4
00/0
0.61/0
Hosei Kijima n 869.8
0.21/0
00/0
DC United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
Derek Dodson n 531.4
5.24/3
Conner Antley n 856.3
3.26/4
D. Schnegg n 887.6
3.18/6
Rida Zouhir n 825.5
3.12/1
Brandon Servania n 856.6
36/4
DC United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
Kim Joon-Hong n 890
36/4
L. Barraza n 888.5
2.35/4
Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
W. Frederick n 720
2.63/1
00/0
—
Oliver Larraz n 878.6
2.17/5
0.94/1
Boris Enow
Rafael Navarro n 889.9
1.66/4
28/5
—
D. Yapi n 836.1
1.64/1
1.63/2
—
K. Cabral n 845.5
1.55/1
2.25/3
—
Colorado Rapids — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
D. Yapi n 836.1
1.94/2
0.62/0
Rafael Navarro n 889.9
1.87/5
15/2
C. Bassett n 884.5
1.56/3
0.53/1
K. Cabral n 845.5
1.54/2
0.52/0
D. Mihailovic n 888
1.45/3
1.25/2
Colorado Rapids — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
O. Fernandez n 822.9
00/0
12/0
D. Mihailovic n 888
0.64/1
0.32/0
Rafael Navarro n 889.9
0.43/0
00/0
C. Harris n 827.3
0.41/0
00/0
T. Ku-DiPietro n 844.4
00/0
0.31/0
Colorado Rapids — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
Oliver Larraz n 878.6
38/3
J. Atencio n 877.3
2.57/5
J. Travis n 857.1
26/2
D. Yapi n 836.1
1.94/2
Rafael Navarro n 889.9
1.86/5
Colorado Rapids — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 April 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
Z. Steffen n 890
48/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
DC UnitedColorado Rapids
44%Possession56%
1.06Expected goals (xG)1.33
9Shots8
3Shots on target3
4Shots off target2
2Blocked shots3
7Shots inside the box6
2Corners4
1Offsides6
20Fouls9
4Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Saves1
339Passes428
78%Pass accuracy79%

DC United player stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
L. Barraza9000000006.9
Matti Peltola90000001Y6.9
Aaron Herrera9000001007.3
Brandon Servania90011113Y7.5
Boris Enow90000001Y6.2
D. Schnegg9000003107.2
Hosei Kijima9010310107.5
C. Benteke7210211107.3
Conner Antley6100000006.7
Jared Stroud6100101006.5
L. MacNaughton4500000106.6
Garrison Tubbs sub45000001Y6.6
Derek Dodson sub2900000006.3
D. Badji sub2900000006.9
Jacob Murrell sub1800000006.5

Colorado Rapids player stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
Z. Steffen9000000006.6
R. Cannon90000012Y6.9
A. Maxso9000000006.6
C. Awaziem9000000106.6
D. Mihailovic9000100106.9
Rafael Navarro9001222107.7
J. Travis7600000306.6
Oliver Larraz7600001106.6
D. Yapi6810110007.3
J. Atencio6700000106.7
K. Cabral6100001306.9
T. Ku-DiPietro sub2900000006.5
W. Frederick sub23001001Y6.6
C. Ronan sub2200000106.9
S. Vines sub1400000006.6
Kimani Stewart-Baynes sub1400000006.3

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

Recent form
DC UnitedLLLWL
Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.8 scored / 2.6 conceded per game
Colorado RapidsWLWDD
Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game
Head-to-head last 5
DC United 3 · 1 draw · Colorado Rapids 1 · 2.4 goals/game
  • 2022-09-04 DC United 0–0 Colorado Rapids
  • 2020-02-29 DC United 1–2 Colorado Rapids
  • 2019-04-14 Colorado Rapids 2–3 DC United
  • 2018-07-29 DC United 2–1 Colorado Rapids
  • 2017-08-20 Colorado Rapids 0–1 DC United
League standing · 2025
Last recorded position — not updated during the season.
DC United#15 pos26 pts34 pl-36 GD
Colorado Rapids#11 pos41 pts34 pl-12 GD
Goals per game
DC United scored0.88
Colorado Rapids scored1.29
DC United conceded1.94
Colorado Rapids conceded1.65

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between DC United and Colorado Rapids?
In their last 5 meetings, DC United won 3, Colorado Rapids won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of DC United and Colorado Rapids?
Recent form — DC United 1W 0D 4L; Colorado Rapids 2W 2D 1L.

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