LA Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids Prediction, 9/26/2026 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 9/22/2026

Game: LA Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2026

Location: Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA

TV: Apple TV

The Galaxy (11-3-12) welcomes the Rapids (8-9-10) at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA on Saturday. The Galaxy are priced at +102 while the Rapids are at -122. The over/under is 3. The goaltenders protecting the net are J.T. Marcinkowski for LA and Nicholas Hansen for Colorado.

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LA has relinquished 42 goals while allowing 1.56 goals per 90 minutes, and their opponents have tallied 134 SoT on them. They have compiled 4 shut outs, giving them a percentage of 14.8% so far this year. LA has amassed 59 yellow card warnings so far this season as well as 6 red cards. The Galaxy rank 3rd in goals expected with 22.4, and the squad's xGA are at 18.3. For the year, the club is sitting with an average of 1.22 points per match (33 points) and also rank 25th in Major League Soccer with 21 assists. The team's goal differential is at -8 with the help of 34 goals tallied and also 42 goals allowed. The LA Galaxy have accounted for 92 SVs and also have a save% of 68.7% this season.

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The Colorado Rapids have compiled 34 goals and the squad's xG so far this season is 19.6. Their goals against per 90 is currently at 1.35 in addition to 71 saves, and they have tallied 9 shut outs. On the year, Colorado has a save percentage of 67.0% (106 SoT against), and rank 13th in Major League Soccer with 36 points. Colorado Rapids is 8th in the category of goals relinquished with 35, and their goal differential is sitting at -1. Colorado has earned a clean sheet % of 34.6% this year and also 66 yellow cards. The Rapids have an average of 1.4 pts per match while amassing 23 assists and 5 red cards.

The man defending the goal for LA is J.T. Marcinkowski. Marcinkowski has defended the goal for 14,454 minutes and is sitting with 547 stops in his career. The keeper from the United States has seen 797 shots tried at him in 161 starts. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.55 (250 goals given up) and he holds a save percentage of 68.6%. Marcinkowski (56-46-59 mark in his professional soccer career) has earned 31 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 19.3%% clean sheet rate.

Nicholas Hansen will be residing in front of the goal for Colorado. So far in his career, Hansen has given up 33 goals and has earned 73 stops in 26 starts. Hansen has totaled 9 clean sheets and has defended 104 shots against him in 2,340 career mins. He sports a save percentage of 70.2% and his shutout rate is 34.6%%. He has allowed 1.27 goals per 90 and he has a record of 10-5-11.

Marco Reus is a member of the side who can be a force for LA. Reus has been given a starting assignment in 520 games during his soccer career and he accounts for 0.44 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder representing Germany has accumulated 219 goals in 44,827 professional minutes played. He has 138 assists while accumulating 576 points in his pro soccer career.

Colorado stars Darren Yapi, who can change the course of a fixture. He sports an average of 0.28 goals per 90 minutes and has been given a starting assignment in 49 matches thus far in his career. The forward born in the United States has totaled 5,082 mins and has scored 16 goals. He has totaled 38 pts during his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 6 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado Rapids (+102)

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