New York City FC 3-1 Colorado Rapids — MLS, 14 Mar 2026
New York City FC beat Colorado Rapids 3-1 in the MLS on 14 March 2026 at Yankee Stadium, Bronx. Nicolás Fernández Mercau, Darren Yapi, Talles Magno got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, New York City FC have won 2 and Colorado Rapids 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 8'Foul
- 1-021'
- 31'
- 39'Foul
- 42'Foul
- 2-045'
- 2-145'assist: Rafael Navarro
- Half-time2-1
- 55'
- 55'
- 63'
- 69'
- 76'
- 82'
- 82'
- 3-185'assist: Maximiliano Moralez
- 90'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
New York City FC
- 8.9Nicolás Fernández MercauF
- 7.7Talles MagnoF
- 7.5Maximiliano MoralezM
- 7.5Keaton ParksM
- 7.3Kai TrewinD
- 7.0Raul GustavoD
- 6.7Kevin O'TooleD
- 6.7Aiden O NeillM
- 6.7Thiago MartinsD
- 6.7Tayvon GrayD
- 6.5Axel OjedaM
- 6.3Hannes WolfM
- 6.2Matthew FreeseG
Colorado Rapids
- 7.0Nicholas DefreitasG
- 6.9Paxten AaronsonM
- 6.7Darren YapiM
- 6.7Hamzat OjediranM
- 6.7Rafael NavarroF
- 6.7Joshua AtencioM
- 6.5Mamadou Billo DiopF
- 6.5Keegan RosenberryD
- 6.5Alexis Castillo ManyomaM
- 6.5Dante SealyF
- 6.5Jackson TravisD
- 6.5Lucas HerringtonD
- 6.3Theodore Ku-DiPietroM
- 6.3Wayne Frederick IIM
- 6.2Robert HoldingD
- 6.2Miguel NavarroD
Line-ups
Colorado Rapids4-2-3-1
New York City FC4-2-3-1
Substitutes
New York City FCPascal Jansen
Substitutes
- 34Raul Gustavo76'D7.0
- 19Strahinja TanasijevićD
- 11Talles Magno85'63'F7.7
- 30Tomás RomeroG
- 29Máximo CarrizoM
- 32Jonathan Shore90'M
- 38Andrew BaieraD
- 99Seymour ReidF
- 2N. CavalloD
Colorado RapidsMatt Wells
Substitutes
- 29Miguel Navarro82'D6.2
- 21Theodore Ku-DiPietro55'M6.3
- 12Joshua Atencio69'M6.7
- 7Dante Sealy55'F6.5
- 24Noah CobbD
- 31Adam BeaudryG
- 16Alexander HarrisF
- 26M. Diop82'F6.5
- 45J. De CoteauD
Team statistics
41%Possession59%
1.34Expected goals (xG)0.76
13Total shots8
8Shots on target2
3Shots off target3
2Blocked shots3
4Corners4
5Offsides1
14Fouls25
2Yellow cards2
1Goalkeeper saves5
-0.87Goals prevented-0.87
421Total passes604
335Accurate passes537
80%Pass accuracy89%
New York City FC
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Fernández Mercau | 89 | 2 | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 8.9 |
| Talles Magno | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.7 |
| Maximiliano Moralez | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Keaton Parks | 63 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Kai Trewin | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Raul Gustavo | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Kevin O'Toole | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 6.7 |
| Aiden O Neill | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Thiago Martins | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Tayvon Gray | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 6.7 |
| Axel Ojeda | 76 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Hannes Wolf | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Matthew Freese | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Colorado Rapids
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Defreitas | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Paxten Aaronson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6.9 |
| Darren Yapi | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | 6.7 |
| Hamzat Ojediran | 69 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Rafael Navarro | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Joshua Atencio | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Mamadou Billo Diop | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Keegan Rosenberry | 82 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.5 |
| Alexis Castillo Manyoma | 55 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Dante Sealy | 35 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jackson Travis | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Lucas Herrington | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Theodore Ku-DiPietro | 35 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Wayne Frederick II | 55 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Robert Holding | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Miguel Navarro | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
New York City FCWWDLW
- W07 Mar 26HOrlando City SC5-0
- W01 Mar 26APhiladelphia Union2-1
- D23 Feb 26ALos Angeles Galaxy1-1
- L29 Nov 25AInter Miami1-5
- W24 Nov 25APhiladelphia Union1-0
Colorado RapidsWWLDL
- W08 Mar 26HLos Angeles Galaxy4-1
- W28 Feb 26HPortland Timbers2-0
- L23 Feb 26ASeattle Sounders0-2
- D19 Oct 25HLos Angeles FC2-2
- L05 Oct 25AReal Salt Lake0-1
Head-to-head
- 05 May 24New York City FC0-2Colorado Rapids
- 19 Jun 22New York City FC1-1Colorado Rapids
- 21 Jul 19Colorado Rapids1-2New York City FC
- 19 May 18New York City FC4-0Colorado Rapids
- 17 Sept 17Colorado Rapids1-1New York City FC
- 30 Jul 16New York City FC5-1Colorado Rapids
Most recent meetings