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Colorado Rapids

COO

1–0Full timeHalf-time 0–0

Vancouver Whitecaps

VAN

Timeline

How it happened

  1. Wayne Frederick21'Yellow card for Colorado Rapids at 21 minutes: Wayne Frederick
  2. Morgan Whittaker81'Goal for Colorado Rapids at 81 minutes: Morgan Whittaker
  3. Jackson Travis90+4'Yellow card for Colorado Rapids at 90 minutes: Jackson Travis
Show 9 substitutions
  1. 26'Bruno Caicedo on for Emmanuel SabbiSubstitution for Vancouver Whitecaps at 26 minutes: Bruno Caicedo on for Emmanuel Sabbi
  2. 46'Jeevan Badwal on for Yadaly DiabySubstitution for Vancouver Whitecaps at 46 minutes: Jeevan Badwal on for Yadaly Diaby
  3. Donavan Phillip on for Miguel Navarro62'Substitution for Colorado Rapids at 62 minutes: Donavan Phillip on for Miguel Navarro
  4. Sayed Abu Farkhi on for Georgi Minoungou68'Substitution for Colorado Rapids at 68 minutes: Sayed Abu Farkhi on for Georgi Minoungou
  5. 74'Aleksa Cvetković on for Oliver LarrazSubstitution for Vancouver Whitecaps at 74 minutes: Aleksa Cvetković on for Oliver Larraz
  6. Jackson Travis on for Hamzat Ojediran87'Substitution for Colorado Rapids at 87 minutes: Jackson Travis on for Hamzat Ojediran
  7. Loïc Williams on for Noah Cobb87'Substitution for Colorado Rapids at 87 minutes: Loïc Williams on for Noah Cobb
  8. 87'Rayan Elloumi on for Andrés CubasSubstitution for Vancouver Whitecaps at 87 minutes: Rayan Elloumi on for Andrés Cubas
  9. 87'Mathías Laborda on for Ralph Priso-MbongueSubstitution for Vancouver Whitecaps at 87 minutes: Mathías Laborda on for Ralph Priso-Mbongue
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.

Colorado4-2-3-1Starting shape4-2-3-1Vancouver
54%Possession47%
32%Territory35%
18%From set plays19%
0.09Chance quality0.12
4.5%Directness5.2%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Colorado, 3 for Vancouver. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

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.

The xG race26 shots
Cumulative expected goalsColorado 1.93 xG, Vancouver 0.36 xG over 95 minutes
  • Colorado1.93
  • Vancouver0.36
Final score 1–0
Show data
Shots with expected-goal values
MinTeamxGOutcome
2'Colorado0.04off target
5'Colorado0.03off target
11'Colorado0.11saved
12'Colorado0.11off target
14'Vancouver0.02saved
17'Colorado0.02blocked
17'Colorado0.08off target
32'Colorado0.09saved
37'Colorado0.05blocked
38'Colorado0.08saved
43'Colorado0.09blocked
44'Colorado0.05off target
48'Vancouver0.04off target
48'Vancouver0.06saved
57'Colorado0.15saved
58'Colorado0.14blocked
58'Colorado0.07saved
59'Vancouver0.03off target
63'Colorado0.08saved
65'Colorado0.04off target
74'Vancouver0.02off target
80'Vancouver0.13blocked
81'Colorado0.10saved
81'Colorado0.59goal
88'Vancouver0.03off target
95'Vancouver0.03blocked
Shot map1 scored
Shot map
  • Colorado (1/18)
  • Vancouver (0/8)

Marker area is expected-goal value. Filled markers are goals; outlines are attempts that did not score.

Show data
Every shot with location and expected-goal value
MinTeamxGBodySituationOutcome
2'Colorado0.04left footopen playoff target
5'Colorado0.03right footopen playoff target
11'Colorado0.11headcornersaved
12'Colorado0.11right footcorneroff target
14'Vancouver0.02right footopen playsaved
17'Colorado0.02right footopen playblocked
17'Colorado0.08left footopen playoff target
32'Colorado0.09headopen playsaved
37'Colorado0.05left footopen playblocked
38'Colorado0.08headopen playsaved
43'Colorado0.09right footopen playblocked
44'Colorado0.05headcorneroff target
48'Vancouver0.04headcorneroff target
48'Vancouver0.06right footcornersaved
57'Colorado0.15headopen playsaved
58'Colorado0.14headcornerblocked
58'Colorado0.07left footcornersaved
59'Vancouver0.03right footopen playoff target
63'Colorado0.08left footfast breaksaved
65'Colorado0.04left footopen playoff target
74'Vancouver0.02left footopen playoff target
80'Vancouver0.13right footopen playblocked
81'Colorado0.10left footopen playsaved
81'Colorado0.59headopen playgoal
88'Vancouver0.03right footopen playoff target
95'Vancouver0.03headset pieceblocked
MomentumWho was on top, minute by minute
Match momentumPressure through the match. Bars above the line favour Colorado, below favour Vancouver.
  • Colorado pressure
  • Vancouver pressure
Line-ups40 players
Head to headPossession, shots, discipline
ColoradoVancouver
1.87Expected goals0.36
51Possession %49
18Shots8
8On target2
2Big chances0
6Corners3
437Passes424
85Pass accuracy %84
31.6Field tilt %est.37.3
10Fouls12
2Yellow cards0