Los Angeles Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids — MLS result and pre-match forecast, Sunday, 27 September 2026
Metis pre-match forecast
Market-anchored distributionFrozen as published · 18.2 h before kick-off. Never re-computed after the match.
Los Angeles Galaxy
44%
pick · result
Draw
23%
Colorado Rapids
33%
Final score
3–2
Top pick landed
Metis gave a Los Angeles Galaxy win 44.0% before kick-off, and its most likely result was a Los Angeles Galaxy win. Expected goals 1.57–1.35 against 3–2 actual.
Forecast against the result
How this forecast scored
Both scores are losses: lower is better, 0 is a forecast that put all of its probability on what happened. A single fixture says nothing on its own — the league's running record is on its league page, and the model is measured against the Pinnacle opening price in the methodology.
Most likely scores before kick-off: 1–1 (10.8%), 2–1 (9.8%), 1–0 (8.4%). It finished 3–2.
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Los Angeles Galaxy
| 23 Feb | H | vs New York City | 1–1 | D |
| 1 Mar | H | vs Charlotte | 3–0 | W |
| 8 Mar | A | vs Colorado Rapids | 1–4 | L |
| 15 Mar | H | vs Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Mar | A | vs Portland Timbers | 1–1 | D |
Colorado Rapids
| 23 Feb | A | vs Seattle Sounders | 0–2 | L |
| 28 Feb | H | vs Portland Timbers | 2–0 | W |
| 8 Mar | H | vs Los Angeles Galaxy | 4–1 | W |
| 14 Mar | A | vs New York City | 1–3 | L |
| 22 Mar | A | vs Sporting Kansas City | 4–1 | W |
Head to head
No previous meetings in the Metis results archive for this competition.
Model context
| Stat | Los Angeles Galaxy (Home · 17 matches) | Colorado Rapids (Away · 16 matches) |
|---|---|---|
| BTTS rate | 70.6% | 50.0% |
| Over 2.5 rate | 58.8% | 56.2% |
| Clean sheet | 23.5% | 18.8% |
| Avg goals | 2.76 | 2.69 |
Home stats use Los Angeles Galaxy's home record; away stats use Colorado Rapids's away record this season. These are completed-match rates over the samples shown above, not model probabilities — early in a season a handful of matches produces 0% and 100% readings.