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Colorado Rapids vs Austin – Lineups & Match Details

Colorado Rapids beat Austin 1-0. Goals: Rafael Navarro (90' pen.). Colorado Rapids had 64% possession against Austin's 36%. Shots on target: 8-2.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 18

Sunday, 2 August 2026

Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

AustinAustin

Referee: A. Villarreal

Lineups

Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids4-2-3-1
Nicholas Defreitas-Hansen41Nicholas Defreitas-HansenG
Reggie Cannon4Reggie CannonD
Lucas Herrington22Lucas HerringtonD
L
5Loïc WilliamsD
Miguel Navarro29Miguel NavarroD
Wayne Frederick13Wayne FrederickM
Hamzat Ojediran8Hamzat OjediranM
Dante Sealy7Dante SealyM
Paxten Aaronson10Paxten AaronsonM
Georgi Minoungou93Georgi MinoungouM
Rafael Navarro9Rafael NavarroF

Substitutes

12Josh AtencioM
77Darren YapiF
32Donavan PhillipF
2Keegan RosenberryD
16Alex HarrisF
31Adam BeaudryG
24Noah CobbD
33Kosi ThompsonD
47Sydney WathutaF
AustinAustin3-4-3
Brad Stuver1Brad StuverG
Mateja Đorđević35Mateja ĐorđevićD
Brendan Hines-Ike4Brendan Hines-IkeD
Guilherme Biro29Guilherme BiroD
Joseph Rosales30Joseph RosalesM
Besard Sabović14Besard SabovićM
Owen Wolff33Owen WolffM
Jon Gallagher17Jon GallagherM
Facundo Torres11Facundo TorresF
Brandon Vázquez9Brandon VázquezF
Myrto Uzuni10Myrto UzuniF

Substitutes

6Ilie SánchezM
38Ervin TorresM
77Przemysław PłachetaM
7Jayden NelsonF
21Christian RamirezF
12Damian LasG
5Oleksandr SvatokD
23Žan KolmaničD
24Jorge AlastueyM

Match Events

58'S

H. Ojediran

Substitution 1

62'S

W. Frederick II

Substitution 2

62'S

D. Sealy

Substitution 3

64'S

F. Torres

Substitution 1

64'S

O. Wolff

Substitution 2

70'Y

Ervin Torres

72'Y

J. Rosales

74'S

B. Šabović

Substitution 3

74'S

J. Gallagher

Substitution 4

80'S

B. Vázquez

Substitution 5

85'S

R. Cannon

Substitution 4

85'S

G. Minoungou

Substitution 5

90'+2Y

P. Płacheta

90'+3Y

M. Uzuni

90'+4P

Rafael Navarro

90'+5Y

Rafael Navarro

Statistics

Colorado Rapids
64%36%
Austin
2.99Expected Goals (xG)1.25
24Total Shots8
8Shots on Target2
11Corners0
15Fouls12
1Offsides1
88Pass Accuracy (%)75
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Colorado Rapids host Austin on Sunday, 2 August 2026. The kick-off time is 01:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Colorado Rapids go into the match 7th in the table; Austin sit 14th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Colorado Rapids have taken 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Austin have collected 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 8 Jun 2025: Colorado Rapids 0-2 Austin; 9 Mar 2025: Colorado Rapids 1-0 Austin; 20 Oct 2024: Colorado Rapids 2-3 Austin. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Colorado Rapids beat Austin 1-0. Colorado Rapids scored through Rafael Navarro 90' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Colorado Rapids held 64% of the ball against 36% for Austin. Shots on target finished 8-2. Expected goals read 2.99 for Colorado Rapids, 1.25 for Austin.

Verdict

The win nudges Colorado Rapids forward and leaves Austin with work to do. Colorado Rapids sat 7th and Austin 14th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.