Colorado Rapids vs Columbus Crew

atRapids at Crew

September 5 · 7:30 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Colorado Rapids7th in the Western ConferenceLWWWL28 pts9-11

Columbus Crew15th in the Eastern ConferenceLLLLW20 pts5-11

In the table

Where each club sits going in, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.

#MLS StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

5FC Dallas219-6-6+433

6St. Louis CITY SC219-6-6+333

7Colorado Rapids219-1-11+228

8Real Salt Lake208-4-8+228

9Portland Timbers218-4-9+128

#MLS StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

13Philadelphia Union215-6-10-721

14CF Montréal215-6-10-1021

15Columbus Crew215-5-11-620

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is. MLS Player Availability Report, updated through Matchday 22.

Colorado Rapids6 listed

Billo DiopForward · is out (knee).

Ted Ku-DiPietroMidfielder · is out (shoulder).

Miguel NavarroDefender · is out (head).

Zack SteffenGoalkeeper · is out (shoulder).

Kimani Stewart-BaynesForward · is out (lower leg).

Jackson TravisDefender · is out (ankle).

Columbus Crew4 listed

Wessam Abou AliForward · is out (knee).

Sekou BangouraMidfielder · is out (ankle).

Rudy CamachoDefender · is out (foot).

Jamal ThiareForward · is out (lower leg).

Projected starting lineups

Each club's XI from its most recent match, not a team sheet. The real ones post about an hour before kickoff, and sides rotate.

Colorado Rapids4-3-3 · from Aug 22

Nico Hansen#41Goalkeeper

Loic Williams#5Left center back

Rob Holding#6Right center back

Kosi Thompson#33Left back

Reggie Cannon#4Right back

Paxten Aaronson#10Center midfield

Hamzat Ojediran#8Left midfield

Joshua Atencio#12Right midfield

Rafael Navarro#9Forward

Georgi Minoungou#93Left forward

Dante Sealy#7Right forward

Columbus Crew4-4-2 · from Aug 22

Patrick Schulte#28Goalkeeper

Sean Zawadzki#25Left center back

Cesar Ruvalcaba#12Right center back

Malte Amundsen#18Left back

Steven Moreira#31Right back

Tarun Karumanchi#50CM-L

André Gomes#20CM-R

Taha Habroune#16Left midfield

Mohamed Farsi#23Right midfield

Chase Adams#46CF-L

Brais Méndez#10CF-R

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Eastern Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Nashville SC15-2.71449 pts

2Inter Miami11-4.52439 pts

3Chicago Fire11-6.55036 pts

4New England Revolution10-7.47634 pts

5Charlotte FC9-7.42932 pts

6FC Cincinnati8-6.38131 pts

7New York NYCFC7-8.33327 pts

8New York Red Bulls7-9.33326 pts

9Toronto FC5-7.23824 pts

10D.C. United5-7.23824 pts

11Orlando City7-11.33324 pts

12Philadelphia Union5-10.23821 pts

13Montreal CF Montréal5-10.23821 pts

14Atlanta United6-12.28621 pts

15Columbus Crew5-11.23820 pts

Western Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vancouver Whitecaps12-4.60040 pts

2Houston Dynamo12-7.57138 pts

3Los Angeles LAFC10-7.45535 pts

4San Jose Earthquakes10-8.47633 pts

5FC Dallas9-6.42933 pts

6St. Louis City9-6.42933 pts

7Colorado Rapids9-11.42928 pts

8Real Salt Lake8-8.40028 pts

9Portland Timbers8-9.38128 pts

10Minnesota United7-7.33328 pts

11San Diego FC7-8.33327 pts

12Los Angeles LA Galaxy6-8.27326 pts

13Seattle Sounders7-9.35025 pts

14Austin FC5-10.23821 pts

15Kansas City Sporting KC4-14.19015 pts

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atRapids at Crew

September 5 · 7:30 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Colorado Rapids7th in the Western ConferenceLWWWL28 pts9-11

Columbus Crew15th in the Eastern ConferenceLLLLW20 pts5-11

In the table

Where each club sits going in, with the rows either side. Points per game matters more than raw points this far into a season, the schedule is rarely even.

#MLS StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

5FC Dallas219-6-6+433

6St. Louis CITY SC219-6-6+333

7Colorado Rapids219-1-11+228

8Real Salt Lake208-4-8+228

9Portland Timbers218-4-9+128

#MLS StandingsGPW-D-LGDPts

13Philadelphia Union215-6-10-721

14CF Montréal215-6-10-1021

15Columbus Crew215-5-11-620

Injury report

Colorado Rapids6 listed

Billo DiopForward · is out (knee).

Ted Ku-DiPietroMidfielder · is out (shoulder).

Miguel NavarroDefender · is out (head).

Zack SteffenGoalkeeper · is out (shoulder).

Kimani Stewart-BaynesForward · is out (lower leg).

Jackson TravisDefender · is out (ankle).

Columbus Crew4 listed

Wessam Abou AliForward · is out (knee).

Sekou BangouraMidfielder · is out (ankle).

Rudy CamachoDefender · is out (foot).

Jamal ThiareForward · is out (lower leg).

Projected starting lineups

Each club's XI from its most recent match, not a team sheet. The real ones post about an hour before kickoff, and sides rotate.

Colorado Rapids4-3-3 · from Aug 22

Nico Hansen#41Goalkeeper

Loic Williams#5Left center back

Rob Holding#6Right center back

Kosi Thompson#33Left back

Reggie Cannon#4Right back

Paxten Aaronson#10Center midfield

Hamzat Ojediran#8Left midfield

Joshua Atencio#12Right midfield

Rafael Navarro#9Forward

Georgi Minoungou#93Left forward

Dante Sealy#7Right forward

Columbus Crew4-4-2 · from Aug 22

Patrick Schulte#28Goalkeeper

Sean Zawadzki#25Left center back

Cesar Ruvalcaba#12Right center back

Malte Amundsen#18Left back

Steven Moreira#31Right back

Tarun Karumanchi#50CM-L

André Gomes#20CM-R

Taha Habroune#16Left midfield

Mohamed Farsi#23Right midfield

Chase Adams#46CF-L

Brais Méndez#10CF-R

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Eastern Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Nashville SC15-2.71449 pts

2Inter Miami11-4.52439 pts

3Chicago Fire11-6.55036 pts

4New England Revolution10-7.47634 pts

5Charlotte FC9-7.42932 pts

6FC Cincinnati8-6.38131 pts

7New York NYCFC7-8.33327 pts

8New York Red Bulls7-9.33326 pts

9Toronto FC5-7.23824 pts

10D.C. United5-7.23824 pts

11Orlando City7-11.33324 pts

12Philadelphia Union5-10.23821 pts

13Montreal CF Montréal5-10.23821 pts

14Atlanta United6-12.28621 pts

15Columbus Crew5-11.23820 pts

Western Conference

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vancouver Whitecaps12-4.60040 pts

2Houston Dynamo12-7.57138 pts

3Los Angeles LAFC10-7.45535 pts

4San Jose Earthquakes10-8.47633 pts

5FC Dallas9-6.42933 pts

6St. Louis City9-6.42933 pts

7Colorado Rapids9-11.42928 pts

8Real Salt Lake8-8.40028 pts

9Portland Timbers8-9.38128 pts

10Minnesota United7-7.33328 pts

11San Diego FC7-8.33327 pts

12Los Angeles LA Galaxy6-8.27326 pts

13Seattle Sounders7-9.35025 pts

14Austin FC5-10.23821 pts

15Kansas City Sporting KC4-14.19015 pts

Colorado Rapids vs Columbus Crew — Sep 5, 2026

What's at stake

In the table

Injury report

Projected starting lineups

League standings

Colorado Rapids vs Columbus Crew — Sep 5, 2026

What's at stake

In the table

Injury report

Projected starting lineups

League standings