The Group Stage draw of the 2026 MLS pitches Columbus Crew vs. Colorado Rapids on 2026-09-06 (kick-off 00:30 GMT).
There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Laurent Courtois and Matt Wells.
Columbus Crew are missing 4 players: W. Abou Ali (Knee Injury), S. Bangoura (Ankle Injury), R. Camacho (Foot Injury), J. Thiare (Leg Injury) but Colorado Rapids are missing 6 players: M. Diop (Knee Injury), T. Ku-DiPietro (Shoulder Injury), H. Ojediran (Yellow Cards), Z. Steffen (Shoulder Injury), K. Stewart-Baynes (Leg Injury), J. Travis (Ankle Injury).
Our forecast has Columbus Crew in a 4-man backline (4-4-2), with Colorado Rapids set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
The previous match saw P. Schulte lead Columbus Crew with a 7.7 TheyScored rating, and G. Minoungou top-rating for Colorado Rapids at 6.2.
Both teams are coming from different results: Columbus Crew fell 1-3 against New England, while Colorado Rapids prevailed 1-0 over Real Salt Lake.
Columbus Crew's form is 0-0-5 recently, but Colorado Rapids are on a roll with 4-0-1 in their last 5 matches.
Colorado Rapids hold the upper hand H2H: of 18 meetings, they've triumphed 8 times, conceded 7 times and shared 3 draws.
With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (4-2-5 vs 2-1-8) and scoring roughly 1.27-1.91 goals, a 0-0 draw seems on the cards.
Columbus Crew is going head to head with Colorado Rapids on 5/9/2026 23:30 GMT for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Columbus Crew v Colorado Rapids H2H statistics!