Philadelphia Union vs Colorado Rapids

26 July 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Malik Badawi

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

Tai Baribo 64’
Mikael Uhre 89’, 90+5’

Rafael Navarro 37’

Match summary

Philadelphia Union came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Colorado Rapids. Colorado Rapids led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Rafael Navarro put Colorado Rapids ahead with a header in the 37th minute. In the second half, Tai Baribo equalised from a corner in the 64th minute, Mikael Uhre put Philadelphia Union in front in the 89th minute, and Uhre made it 3-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Philadelphia Union created 4.04 expected goals (xG) from 27 shots to Colorado Rapids's 0.69 from 5.

Match stats

61% Possession 39%

27 Shots 5

11 Shots on target 1

11 Corners 1

492 Passes 320

85.2% Pass accuracy 70.6%

13 Tackles 11

14 Fouls 9

1 Yellow cards 3

1 Offsides 3

Key events

Philadelphia Union Colorado Rapids

Kick-off

Jovan LukićShot on target

8’

Danley Jean JacquesShot on target

9’

Bruno DamianiShot on target

12’

Danley Jean JacquesShot on target

23’

Bruno DamianiShot on target

23’

Bruno DamianiShot on target

31’

37’

Rafael NavarroHeader

0-1

Quinn SullivanShot on target

43’

Half-time0-1

Second half underway

52’

Oliver LarrazJosh Atencio

60’

Đorđe Mihailović

Quinn SullivanShot on target

62’

Tai BariboLeft foot shot

1-1

64’

69’

Reggie Cannon

Alejandro BedoyaQuinn Sullivan

73’

Mikael UhreBruno Damiani

73’

74’

Darren YapiCalvin Harris

78’

Zack Steffen

83’

Samuel BassettTheodore Ku-DiPietro

Tai Baribo

85’

Mikael UhreLeft foot shot

2-1

89’

Sal OlivasTai Baribo

90+2’

Jeremy RafanelloIndiana Vassilev

90+4’

Mikael UhreRight foot shot

3-1

90+5’

Full-time3-1

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.

Philadelphia Union 4.04 xGColorado Rapids 0.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Colorado Rapids attacking Philadelphia Union attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Philadelphia Union 4-4-2 Starting XI

Colorado Rapids 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Andre Blake	90′	0	1	15	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Olivier Mbaizo	90′	3	–	–	4	–	44	–	–	–	–
Jakob Glesnes	90′	–	2	–	2	2	55	1	–	–	–
Olwethu Makhanya	90′	1	1	–	9	5	51	2	–	–	–
Kai Wagner	90′	1	1	–	6	1	51	–	–	1	–

Midfielders5 players


Quinn Sullivan Taken off	73′	–	–	35	3	0.74	–	–	1	1	–	–
Danley Jean Jacques	90′	–	–	51	2	0.05	3	1	4	2	–	–
Jovan Lukić	90′	–	–	63	1	0.05	4	–	5	3	–	–
Indiana Vassilev Taken off	89′	–	1	47	3	0.44	–	2	3	1	2	–
Alejandro Bedoya Came on as a substitute	17′	–	1	16	1	0.20	–	–	1	1	–	–

Forwards3 players


Bruno Damiani Taken off	73′	–	–	5	3	0.59	0.02	–	3	1	30	–
Tai Baribo Taken off	89′	1	–	3	1	0.79	0.06	4	4	2	26	–
Mikael Uhre Came on as a substitute	17′	2	–	3	2	0.32	0.42	1	1	–	7	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Zack Steffen	90′	8	3	28	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Reggie Cannon	90′	1	2	–	2	–	24	2	–	–	–
Andreas Maxsø	90′	2	–	–	4	2	37	1	–	–	–
Ian Murphy	90′	1	–	–	4	3	36	2	–	–	–
Sam Vines	90′	1	–	–	4	–	36	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Cole Bassett	90′	–	–	37	2	0.35	1	1	5	1	2	–
Josh Atencio Taken off	52′	–	–	16	–	0.00	1	–	3	–	1	–
Calvin Harris Taken off	74′	–	–	16	–	0.03	–	–	1	–	–	–
Đorđe Mihailović	90′	–	–	28	–	0.14	1	2	3	2	1	–
Theodore Ku-DiPietro Taken off	83′	–	–	18	–	0.11	–	–	2	–	1	–
Oliver Larraz Came on as a substitute	38′	–	–	13	–	0.00	2	–	4	–	2	–
Samuel Bassett Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	2	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Rafael Navarro	90′	1	–	4	1	0.44	0.23	1	5	2	22	–
Darren Yapi Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	4	2	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

Philadelphia Union L L W W D

Colorado Rapids D L L W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Colorado Rapids 1-2 Philadelphia Union, 14 May 23 All Philadelphia Union 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.