Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 31
Colorado Rapids vs Vancouver Whitecaps
Sun 25 Oct 2026 · 00:30 UTC · Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Trade City
Colorado Rapids host Vancouver Whitecaps on Sun 25 Oct 2026 (Major League Soccer); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Colorado Rapids 38%, draw 29%, Vancouver Whitecaps 33%.
- Average value of the expected XI: Colorado Rapids €2.1M, Vancouver Whitecaps €3.5M.
- Home advantage makes Colorado Rapids the favourite here: it adds 9 points to their win chance.
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. Colorado Rapids goals first.
- 1–114%
- 1–09%
- 0–09%
- 2–18%
- 0–18%
- 1–28%
- Other scores44%
Team Elo: Colorado Rapids 1884 · Vancouver Whitecaps 1965
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each expected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.
Colorado Rapids · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +4.4 (Good) · Elo 1985
Vancouver Whitecaps · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +4.4 (Good) · Elo 2114
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Colorado Rapids
9th in MLS · 39 pts from 30
- 18 OctDPortland Timbers MLS1877
- 15 OctDMinnesota United FC MLS1880
- 11 OctDSan Jose Earthquakes MLS1895
- 27 SepLLos Angeles Galaxy MLS1885
- 20 SepDSeattle Sounders MLS1899
Vancouver Whitecaps
1st in MLS · 55 pts from 30
- 18 OctWAustin MLS1980
- 15 OctDSt. Louis City MLS2007
- 11 OctDLos Angeles FC MLS2003
- 7 OctLChicago Fire MLS1956
- 27 SepDDC United MLS1954
Season outlook
From the Major League Soccer simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | 39 /30 | 43.8 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15th |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 55 /30 | 61.3 | 0% | 92% | 0% | 2nd |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 30th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Colorado Rapids: balanced profile (how Matt Wells plays) · Vancouver Whitecaps: balanced profile (how Jesper Ingemann Sørensen plays)