New York City FC vs Colorado Rapids
Ref: Brandon Stevis, USAYankee Stadium, New York City · 54,251 cap
Match recap
New York City FC beat Colorado Rapids 3–1 in their Major League Soccer fixture. Fernández Mercau, Fernández Mercau, and Talles Magno scored for New York City FC; Yapi replied for Colorado Rapids. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.34 for New York City FC versus 0.76 for Colorado Rapids.
First Half
8'
Ojediran
Yellow Card
⚽
Fernández Mercau
Fernández Mercau
Yellow Card
O'Neill
Yellow Card
42'
Yapi
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Yapi
Assist: Navarro
⚽
Fernández Mercau
Second Half
55'
⇄
Frederick II
55'
⇄
Castillo Manyoma
⇄
Parks
69'
⇄
Ojediran
⇄
Ojeda
82'
⇄
Travis
82'
⇄
Rosenberry
⚽
Talles Magno
Assist: Moralez
⇄
O'Neill
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | +22 | 32 |
| 10 |  San Diego | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 17 |
| 11 |  Colorado Rapids | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | +1 | 16 |
| 12 |  St. Louis City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 16 |
As of 4 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
New York City FCColorado Rapids
5Won
Statistical edge
5–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.34VS0.76
Attack4 · 0 won
13
Shots
8
8
Shots on target
2
7
Shots in the box
5
6
Shots outside box
3
3
Shots off goal
3
4
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
41%
Possession
59%
421
Total passes
604
335
Accurate passes
537
80%
Pass accuracy
89%
Discipline1 · 1 won
14
Fouls
25
2
Yellow cards
2
5
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
5
2
Blocked shots
3
-0.87
Goals prevented
-0.87
New York City FC
4-2-3-1
Colorado Rapids
4-2-3-1New York City FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5Kai Clifton TrewinD
- 7Nicolás Ezequiel Fernández MercauF
- 10Maximiliano Nicolás MoralezM
- 13Thiago MartinsD
- 17Hannes Tarn WolfM
- 21Aiden Connor O'NeillM
- 22Kevin O'TooleD
- 24Tayvon Howard GrayD
- 26Axel Agustín OjedaM
- 49Matthew Andrew Geary FreeseG
- 55Keaton Alexander ParksM
Substitutes
- 2Nico CavalloD
- 11Talles MagnoF
- 19Strahinja TanasijevićD
- 29Máximo Augusto Carrizo BallesterosM
- 30Tomás Líam Romero KeublerG
- 32Jonathan ShoreM
- 34Raul GustavoD
- 38Andrew BaieraD
- 99Seymour Garfield-ReidF
Colorado Rapids
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Keegan RosenberryD
- 6Robert Samuel HoldingD
- 8Hamzat Basit OjediranM
- 9Rafael NavarroF
- 10Paxten Reid AaronsonM
- 11Alexis Castillo ManyomaM
- 13Wayne Alix Frederick IIM
- 22Lucas HerringtonD
- 41Nicholas Defreitas HansenG
- 77Darren Kissy YapiM
- 99Jackson TravisD
Substitutes
- 7Dante Isiah SealyF
- 12Joshua Ryan AtencioM
- 16Alexander Dean HarrisF
- 21Theodore Ku-DiPietroM
- 24Noah CobbD
- 26M. DiopF
- 29Miguel Ángel Navarro ZárateD
- 31Adam James BeaudryG
New York City FC
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Fernández | F | 89 | 8.9 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 0/2 |
| Keaton Parks | M | 63 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Maxi Moralez | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Kai Trewin | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Kevin O'Toole | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tayvon Gray | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Aiden O'Neill | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Thiago Martins(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Agustin Ojeda | M | 76 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Hannes Wolf | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/5 |
| Matthew Freese | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Strahinja Tanasijević | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Romero | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Máximo Carrizo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan Shore | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Baiera | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seymour Garfield-Reid | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico Cavallo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Talles Magno | F | 27 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Raul Gustavo | D | 14 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Colorado Rapids
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Defreitas-Hansen | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paxten Aaronson | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4/7 |
| Hamzat Ojediran | M | 69 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Darren Yapi | M | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3/5 |
| Rafael Navarro | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/5 |
| Alexis Manyoma | M | 55 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Keegan Rosenberry(C) | D | 82 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Lucas Herrington | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Travis | D | 82 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Wayne Frederick | M | 55 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Holding | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Adam Beaudry | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jabari De Coteau | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Harris | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Cobb | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Atencio | M | 21 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Billo Diop | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Dante Sealy | F | 35 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Theodore Ku-DiPietro | M | 35 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Navarro | D | 8 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |