Major League Soccer · Matchweek 18
Colorado Rapids
COO
1–0Full time
Austin FC
AUS
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
54%Possession49%
32%Territory44%
18%From set plays19%
0.09Chance quality0.12
4.5%Directness6.9%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Colorado, 3 for Austin FC. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Colorado
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 40 of 495 matches, not the full season.