Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Colorado Rapids vs Los Angeles FC – Lineups & Match Details

Colorado Rapids beat Los Angeles FC 1-0. Goals: J. Ebobisse (22' o.g.), Rafael Navarro (42'). Colorado Rapids had 51% possession against Los Angeles FC's 49%. Shots on target: 4-2.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 20

Thursday, 20 August 2026

Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC

Referee: J. Dickerson

Lineups

Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids4-2-3-1
Nicholas Defreitas-Hansen41Nicholas Defreitas-HansenG
Reggie Cannon4Reggie CannonD
Rob Holding6Rob HoldingD
Loïc Williams5Loïc WilliamsD
Miguel Navarro29Miguel NavarroD
Wayne Frederick13Wayne FrederickM
Hamzat Ojediran8Hamzat OjediranM
Paxten Aaronson10Paxten AaronsonM
Youssef Maziz88Youssef MazizM
Darren Yapi77Darren YapiM
Rafael Navarro9Rafael NavarroF

Substitutes

93Georgi MinoungouF
7Dante SealyF
33Kosi ThompsonD
24Noah CobbD
31Adam BeaudryG
2Keegan RosenberryD
49Nathan TchoumbaM
32Donavan PhillipF
16Alex HarrisF
Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC4-3-3
Cabral Carter31Cabral CarterG
Ryan Hollingshead24Ryan HollingsheadD
Ryan Porteous5Ryan PorteousD
Nkosi Tafari91Nkosi TafariD
Yevhen Cheberko23Yevhen CheberkoD
Mathieu Choinière66Mathieu ChoinièreM
Eddie Segura4Eddie SeguraM
Timothy Tillman11Timothy TillmanM
Tyler Boyd19Tyler BoydF
Jeremy Ebobisse17Jeremy EbobisseF
Jacob Shaffelburg18Jacob ShaffelburgF

Substitutes

33Aaron LongD
99Denis BouangaF
7Son Heung-minF
8Mark DelgadoM
90Tommy MihalicF
21Ryan RaposoM
1Hugo LlorisG
45Kenny NielsenD
22Jude TerryM

Match Events

20'Y

Y. Cheberko

22'OG

J. Ebobisse

32'Y

Y. Maziz

39'Y

E. Segura

41'Y

N. Tafari

42'G

Rafael Navarro

Assist: Rafael Navarro

46'S

N. Tafari

Substitution 1

55'S

Y. Maziz

Substitution 1

56'Y

D. Yapi

62'S

D. Yapi

Substitution 2

64'S

T. Tillman

Substitution 2

64'S

J. Shaffelburg

Substitution 3

75'S

R. Hollingshead

Substitution 4

82'S

T. Boyd

Substitution 5

83'S

H. Ojediran

Substitution 3

85'S

M. Navarro

Substitution 4

86'S

R. Porteous

Substitution 6

88'Y

K. Thompson

Statistics

Colorado Rapids
51%49%
Los Angeles FC
2.31Expected Goals (xG)0.44
13Total Shots10
4Shots on Target2
4Corners4
13Fouls10
1Offsides3
88Pass Accuracy (%)85
3Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Colorado Rapids host Los Angeles FC on Thursday, 20 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 8th in the table; Los Angeles FC sit 6th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Colorado Rapids have taken 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Los Angeles FC have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 23 Apr 2026: Colorado Rapids 0-0 Los Angeles FC; 19 Oct 2025: Colorado Rapids 2-2 Los Angeles FC; 10 Jul 2025: Colorado Rapids 0-3 Los Angeles FC. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Colorado Rapids beat Los Angeles FC 1-0. Colorado Rapids scored through J. Ebobisse 22' (o.g.), Rafael Navarro 42' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 42 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Colorado Rapids held 51% of the ball against 49% for Los Angeles FC. Shots on target finished 4-2. Expected goals read 2.31 for Colorado Rapids, 0.44 for Los Angeles FC.

Verdict

The win nudges Colorado Rapids forward and leaves Los Angeles FC with work to do. Colorado Rapids sat 8th and Los Angeles FC 6th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.