Colorado Rapids 1-0 Austin: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Sunday 2 August 2026 · Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Denver · referee A. Villarreal · full time
Full time: Colorado Rapids 1-0 Austin
Colorado Rapids won 1-0 at home to Austin in MLS on Sunday 2 August 2026. The goals: Rafael Navarro 90+4'.
How Colorado Rapids won it
Rafael Navarro put Colorado Rapids ahead in the 90th minute (+4) from the penalty spot. There was no time to answer it.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, A. Villarreal, showed 5 yellow cards: 1 to Colorado Rapids and 4 to Austin.
Colorado Rapids: M. Wells, 4-2-3-1 · Austin: D. Arnaud, 3-4-3.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.77 for Colorado Rapids and 3.21 for Austin.
Austin left about 3.2 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Austin created the better chances, 3.21 xG to 0.77, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Colorado Rapids had 8 shots on target, Austin 3.
Austin's goalkeeper made 7 saves.
Colorado Rapids had 64% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Colorado Rapids came into it with 34 MLS matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.5 a match, with 1.49 expected goals for and 1.34 against, and had won 35% of their matches.
Austin came into it with 34 MLS matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.9 a match, with 1.04 expected goals for and 1.92 against, and had won 24% of their matches.
Colorado Rapids vs Austin: the match in numbers
| Colorado Rapids | Match statistics | Austin |
|---|---|---|
| 64% | Ball possession | 36% |
| 0.77 | Expected goals (xG) | 3.21 |
| 23 | Total shots | 9 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 5 | Big chances | 1 |
| 509 | Total passes | 299 |
| 88% | Pass accuracy | 74% |
| 11 | Corners | 0 |
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 3 | Saves | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Brad Stuver (Austin), rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.
Colorado Rapids
- Miguel Navarro 7.9
- Rafael Navarro 7.8 1 goal
- Paxten Aaronson 7.5
- Reggie Cannon 7.5
- Loïc Williams 7.4
Austin
- Brad Stuver 8.2
- Guilherme Biro 7.3
- Myrto Uzuni 7.3
- Besard Sabovic 7.0
- Brendan Hines-Ike 6.8
The lowest-rated starter was Dante Sealy at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
Questions about Colorado Rapids vs Austin
What was the score in Colorado Rapids vs Austin?
Colorado Rapids 1-0 Austin (half-time 0-0), MLS, Sunday 2 August 2026.
Who scored in Colorado Rapids vs Austin?
Rafael Navarro 90+4'.
Did Moneyball predict Colorado Rapids vs Austin correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Colorado Rapids vs Austin?
Brad Stuver, rated 8.2 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Colorado Rapids vs Austin?
A. Villarreal.
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