Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids

8 October 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 5 – 1

Half-time: 4–0

Nelson Quiñones 3’, 28’
Amine Bassi 9’
Corey Baird 41’
Artur 84’

Cole Bassett 53’

Match summary

Houston Dynamo won comfortably, 5-1 at home to Colorado Rapids. Houston Dynamo led 4-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Nelson Quiñones put Houston Dynamo ahead in the 3rd minute, Amine Bassi made it 2-0 in the 9th minute, Quiñones made it 3-0 in the 28th minute, and Corey Baird made it 4-0 in the 41st minute. In the second half, Cole Bassett pulled one back to make it 4-1 in the 53rd minute and Artur made it 5-1 in the 84th minute.

The chances backed that up: Houston Dynamo created 3.06 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Colorado Rapids's 0.76 from 10.

Key events

Houston Dynamo Colorado Rapids

Kick-off

Corey BairdShot on target

2’

Nelson QuiñonesRight foot shot

1-0

3’

Nelson QuiñonesShot on target

6’

Amine BassiLeft foot shot

2-0

9’

28’

Diego RubioArgument

Nelson QuiñonesRight foot shot

3-0

28’

Héctor HerreraShot on target

37’

Nelson QuiñonesShot on target

37’

Corey BairdRight foot shot

4-0

41’

Half-time4-0

46’

Danny WilsonSam Nicholson

46’

Ralph PrisoCalvin Harris

Second half underway

Griffin DorseyFoul

48’

53’

Cole BassettRight foot shot

4-1

56’

Jonathan LewisDiego Rubio

57’

Lalas AbubakarFoul

63’

Cole BassettFoul

Franco EscobarShot on target

69’

78’

Danny LeyvaConnor Ronan

Ibrahim AliyuCorey Baird

78’

Daniel SteresFranco Escobar

80’

ArturLeft foot shot

5-1

84’

86’

Ralph PrisoArgument

Bradley SmithNelson Quiñones

88’

Iván FrancoAdalberto Carrasquilla

88’

Sebastian KowalczykAmine Bassi

88’

90’

Braian GalvánKeegan Rosenberry

Full-time5-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Houston Dynamo 3.06 xGColorado Rapids 0.76 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Colorado Rapids attacking Houston Dynamo attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Houston Dynamo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Colorado Rapids 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Steve Clark	90′	0	1	29	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Griffin Dorsey	90′	3	1	2	3	–	43	2	–	1
Erik Sviatchenko	90′	–	1	–	3	3	70	–	–	–	–
Micael	90′	3	–	–	6	3	81	3	–	–	–
Franco Escobar Taken off	80′	3	1	–	5	1	54	–	–	–	–
Daniel Steres Came on as a substitute	10′	1	–	–	1	–	7	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Artur	90′	1	–	84	1	0.24	–	1	2	2	1	–
Héctor Herrera	90′	–	1	114	1	0.07	3	–	8	1	4	–
Adalberto Carrasquilla Taken off	88′	–	1	59	4	0.26	1	–	1	2	–	–
Amine Bassi Taken off	88′	1	1	90	2	0.34	–	1	4	–	2	–
Nelson Quiñones Taken off	88′	2	–	33	3	0.12	–	1	–	1	–	–
Bradley Smith Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	1	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sebastian Kowalczyk Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	5	–	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–
Iván Franco Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	3	–	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Corey Baird Taken off	78′	1	1	2	2	0.25	0.69	1	–	–	26	–
Ibrahim Aliyu Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	4	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Marko Ilić	90′	5	5	15	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Keegan Rosenberry Taken off	89′	–	1	–	–	–	30	1	–	–	–
Lalas Abubakar	90′	1	2	–	2	1	46	1	–	–
Andreas Maxsø	90′	–	1	1	2	2	42	–	–	–	–
Andrew Gutman	90′	3	2	–	9	2	32	–	–	–	–
Ralph Priso Came on as a substitute	45′	1	1	–	3	–	17	3	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Connor Ronan Taken off	78′	–	1	38	2	0.47	–	–	2	–	1	–
Cole Bassett	90′	1	–	41	–	0.07	3	2	5	3	1
Sam Nicholson Taken off	45′	–	–	5	–	0.00	–	–	2	2	1	–
Calvin Harris Taken off	45′	–	–	8	–	0.01	1	–	1	–	–	–
Danny Wilson Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	21	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	–	–
Danny Leyva Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	9	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Diego Rubio Taken off	56′	–	–	1	–	0.03	0.11	–	3	1	21
Rafael Navarro	90′	–	–	2	–	0.09	0.07	2	7	2	18	–
Jonathan Lewis Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	–	–	–	0.03	–	1	1	7	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Houston Dynamo D W L D D

Colorado Rapids W L L D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Colorado Rapids 0-0 Houston Dynamo, 16 Jul 23 Next meeting: Colorado Rapids 0-1 Houston Dynamo, 24 Mar 24 All Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.