🎧🆕 Episode | Black Parade

- #COLvHOU Recap
- #COLvMIA Preview
- Is the Colorful Colorado Kit #Rapids96 LBD?

passing xG chart for game

passing xG chart for game

Colorado Rapids 6-2 Houston Dynamo FC

Passes per shot: COL 4.6-3.5 HOU
Avg Progression to shot (m): COL 27.4-34 HOU

Shots: COL 16-20 HOU
xG: COL 1.92-1.6 HOU
xG (open play): COL 1.26-1.48 HOU
xG (dead ball): COL 0.65-0.12 HOU

#MLS #COLvHOU #Rapids96 #HoldItDown

#MLSRefStats Misconduct Roundup

#COLvHOU
🟨HOU - Agustin Resch (Unsporting Behavior) 77'
🟨COL - Josh Atencio (UB) 89'

Post facto plot of win and goal probabilities based on xGs

Post facto plot of win and goal probabilities based on PSxGs

Breakdown of how points were earned/lost

What could've happened when #Rapids96 played #HolditDown ?

#COLvHOU ~ #MLS

g+ GameFlow: MLS Regular Season Colorado Rapids v Houston Dynamo FC on April 11, 2026. #COLvHOU ⚽️🤖

Meet Matt Wells, the former Tottenham assistant bringing NFL-style play calling to the Colorado Rapids, MLS Just a few months into his first head coaching appointment, Wells is already innovating in hopes of turning around an underperforming club.

Keep going back to this Matt Wells quote from the @joeclowery.bsky.social article:

“How I’ve explained it to the guys is, ‘Lads, no offense, but my super-strength is the feeling of the game. I can feel it better than you guys. I know the solution better than you guys.’”

6/x #COLvHOU

Matt Wells called a lot of these shots to a few of us after training this week. 7 games in, we are firmly in the camp of 'He Is That Guy'.

He's built a team full of hammers and made everything look like a nail.

MLS teams must rue seeing Commerce City in their travel itineraries.

5/x #COLvHOU

Rafa gets a brace and assist in a Braid game. Opposition scouts will have to start monitoring Denver barbershops ahead of their matchups.

Rob Holding held it down as well. He didn't get his goal against his buddy, Jon Bond, but he's been a perfect compliment at CB to Lucas.

4/x #COLvHOU

Lucas Herrington remains a leap above the attackers facing him. A tremendous feat for any center back, let alone an 18 year old one 7 games into a hemispheric move from the A-League.

Paxten Aaronson's form remains dynamic & tireless.

Wayne Frederick is a Matt Wells Joker🃏

3/x #COLvHOU

Zack Steffen had a fantastic bounce back game--guarding the near post especially well.

Guilherme's & Ennali's goals were simply good. Not holding those against Zack.

Kosi Thompson & Georgi Minoungou have barely been in Colorado for a cup of coffee & immediately staked their claims.

2/x #COLvHOU

FINAL: #Rapids96 6 | 2 #HoldItDown

Talk about an Impact! Colorado scores 6 goals for the first time since 2019--against a Montreal side before they took that word from their name.

Drake himself couldn't have sent a better message from Toronto than the SIX Rapids put up tonight.

1/x #COLvHOU

TERMINÉ !

Lamentable.

Prochain match, en US Open Cup, contre San Antonio le 16/04 à 02:00 🇫🇷 (on va perdre).

#HoldItDown // #COLvHOU

92’ GOAL #HoldItDown

Guilherme with a nice shot right to left & away from Zack.

COL 5 | 2 HOU

#COLvHOU

90’ GOAL #Rapids96

WE GOT 5 ON IT!!!!!

Alexis Manyoma gets the ball in the box & (right back‽) Noah Cobb puts a laser off a cross in the deflects off Felipe Andrade for the goal.

Rafa was there just in case.

COL 5 | 1 HOU

#COLvHOU

89’ YELLOW CARD 🟨 Josh Atencio

Clips the passer’s foot late. Advantage played then whistled dead.

#COLvHOU

90’ But.

#HoldItDown // #COLvHOU // 5-1

84’ SUBSTITUTION #HoldItDown

OFF: Ponce, Bogusz
ON: Lingr, Markanich

Sam Vines will not feature in his return to Colorado.

#Rapids96 have fared well in these last 4 revenge matches.

#COLvHOU

73’ GOAL #Rapids96

RAFA NAVARRO VIA GEORGI MINOUNGOU.

Georgi has TERRORIZED Houston since coming on. Two very direct 1v1s, beat his man on both & this time finds a streaking Rafa Navarro who puts in the goal.

Thompson & Minoungou are going to become all-time #Rapids96

COL 4 | 1 HOU

#COLvHOU

71’ SUBSTITUTION #Rapids96

OFF: Sealy, Thompson
ON: Manyoma, Cobb

#COLvHOU

70’ LUCAS HERRINGTON IS EVERYWHERE.

The Roo chases down Guilherme 1v1 and roundhouse clears it before he can strike at Steffen’s goal.

#COLvHOU

68’ GOAL #HoldItDown

Ennali comes forward and send it far 90°.

Good shoot. Hard to blame Zack Steffen on that one.

Zack has been stellar so far.

COL 3 | 1 HOU

#COLvHOU

66’ SUBSTITUTION #Rapids96

OFF: Darren Yapi
ON: Georgi Minoungou (!)

#COLvHOU

65’ Zack Steffen stays strong on a point blank near poster from Guilherme.

#COLvHOU

73’ But pour les Rapids.

#HoldItDown // #COLvHOU // 4-1

69’ But ! Ennali réduit le score !

#HoldItDown // #COLvHOU // 3-1

60’ SUBSTITUTION #HoldItDown

OFF: Bouzat, Holmes
ON: Herrera, Aliyu

#COLvHOU

55’ SUBSTITUTION #Rapids96

OFF: Hamzat Ojediran
ON: Keegan Rosenberry

Keegan takes over at RB and Wayne shifts into the midfield.

#COLvHOU

53’ GOAL #Rapids96

THE LEGEND OF KOSI THOMPSON CONTINUES.

Three Rapids took shots in the box and #33 got his 2nd on the 3rd.

Houston couldn’t clear the ball.

Yapi :: Sealy :: Thompson (!)

COL 3 | 0 HOU

#COLvHOU

59’ Herrera et Aliyu remplacent Bouzat et Holmes.

#HoldItDown // #COLvHOU // 3-0

53’ 3-0.

#HoldItDown // #COLvHOU // 3-0