Colorado Rapids 1-0 CF Montréal: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Sunday 13 September 2026 · Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Denver · referee D. Fischer · full time
Full time: Colorado Rapids 1-0 CF Montréal
Colorado Rapids won 1-0 at home to CF Montréal in MLS on Sunday 13 September 2026. The goals: Paxten Aaronson 43'.
How Colorado Rapids won it
Paxten Aaronson put Colorado Rapids ahead in the 43rd minute from the penalty spot.
It was 1-0 at half-time, and nothing changed after the break.
The referee, D. Fischer, showed 3 yellow cards: 2 to Colorado Rapids and 1 to CF Montréal.
Colorado Rapids: M. Wells, 4-3-3 · CF Montréal: P. Eullaffroy, 4-3-3.
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 0.90 for Colorado Rapids and 2.67 for CF Montréal.
CF Montréal left about 2.7 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
CF Montréal created the better chances, 2.67 xG to 0.90, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Colorado Rapids had 6 shots on target, CF Montréal 5.
Colorado Rapids's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
Colorado Rapids had 59% 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.
Colorado Rapids vs CF Montréal: the match in numbers
| Colorado Rapids | Match statistics | CF Montréal |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Ball possession | 41% |
| 0.90 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.67 |
| 17 | Total shots | 11 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 3 | Big chances | 1 |
| 558 | Total passes | 385 |
| 87% | Pass accuracy | 83% |
| 5 | Corners | 1 |
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 18 | Tackles | 22 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Nicolas Hansen (Colorado Rapids), rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.
Colorado Rapids
- Nicolas Hansen 7.9
- Keegan Rosenberry 7.4
- Hamzat Ojediran 7.4
- Donavan Phillip 7.4
- Paxten Aaronson 7.3 1 goal
CF Montréal
- Sébastian Breza 7.6
- Dante Sealy 7.2
- Jalen Neal 7.2
- Efraín Morales 6.9
- Noah Streit 6.8
The lowest-rated starter was Darren Yapi at 5.9. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
Questions about Colorado Rapids vs CF Montréal
What was the score in Colorado Rapids vs CF Montréal?
Colorado Rapids 1-0 CF Montréal (half-time 1-0), MLS, Sunday 13 September 2026.
Who scored in Colorado Rapids vs CF Montréal?
Paxten Aaronson 43'.
Did Moneyball predict Colorado Rapids vs CF Montréal 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 CF Montréal?
Nicolas Hansen, rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Colorado Rapids vs CF Montréal?
D. Fischer.
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