The win clinched the Rapids’ first MLS Cup Playoffs berth since finishing atop the table in the Western Conference in 2021. Colorado (15-5-10) now sits in third place in the West with 58 points, five behind first-place L.A. Galaxy.

FC Cincinnati won't carry any kind of record-breaking streak into the Saturday match between these clubs at GEODIS Park in Nashville. Perhaps more importantly, FC Cincinnati will look to continue building momentum ahead of its 2024 playoff run against Nashville SC when the teams kickoff at 8:30 p.m. (ET).

FC Cincinnati has six regular-season matches remaining to "get hot at the right time," as the cliche goes. But peaking at the most opportune moment in a season that lasts 10 months isn't easy to do, and wins alone don't point to achieving it.

After FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew played to a scoreless draw, Luciano Acosta contended, "we don't celebrate draws." But some measure of celebration was in order for FC Cincinnati, and the people in charge of the stadium's pyrotechnics obliged,

For the shots both teams did take, Crew goalkeeper Patrick Schulte or Cincinnati's Roman Celentano, was there to record a save or hit the ball out of play.