Major League Soccer game guide and facts: Colorado Rapids against Los Angeles FC

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sun 07.November
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park (19680 seats)

Colorado Rapids are enjoying their stay in the top table positions while Los Angeles FC are more worried about staying out of trouble and relegation. Who will get the points?

Insights:
  • Colorado Rapids have the most clean sheets (13) in Major League Soccer
  • Los Angeles FC have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Major League Soccer

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Los Angeles FC, who are travelling more than 1600 kilometers to play this game.

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Colorado Rapids form and stats

8-7-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Major League Soccer numbers at home for Colorado Rapids so far this season. In general it's been a long time since Colorado Rapids tasted defeat here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, as they have taken at least one point from their last 15 home games in the league.

A good away victory last time out for Colorado, who won 1-0 against Houston Dynamo (placed 12th). Colorado Rapids goalkeeper William Yarbrough did an outstanding job against Houston Dynamo with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. Goalkeeper William Yarbrough got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.41 out of ten. Yarbrough stopped the opponent with six saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at New England.

This is expected to be a close game, with Colorado Rapids perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Colorado Rapids as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Colorado has won five of these, drawn three and lost five.

The Colorado Rapids fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 16 league matches. Colorado have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Los Angeles FC form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Los Angeles FC so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 4-3-9 (win-draw-lose).

There were no winners in Angeles's previous match, a Major League Soccer home game that ended 1-1 vs Vancouver Whitecaps (placed 6th). Mamadou Fall, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.44. Fall scored one goal and won 5 of 9 duels.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Seattle Sounders.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Angeles in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Los Angeles FC, three draws and seven defeats.

Angeles find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. 23 goals have been conceded by Angeles in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides encountered each other earlier this campaign: Los Angeles FC - Colorado 2-1. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - zero - four (Colorado wins - draws - Los Angeles FC wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Los Angeles FCC. Arango Duque
C. Arango Duque
13 goals
ColoradoM. Barrios Puerta
M. Barrios Puerta
8 goals

Colorado Rapids missing players

Los Angeles FC missing players

Colorado Rapids Los Angeles FC
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 6 Played P 4 16 33
16 8 4 Won W 0 4 12
10 7 1 Drew D 0 3 9
7 1 1 Lost L 4 9 12
46 26 13 Scored S 3 17 51
33 12 5 Conceded C 8 23 46
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
76% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 94%
45% 38% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 50% 61%
24% 19% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 24%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 12%
52% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 69% 73%
39% 44% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 18%
18% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 19% 9%
 
5 5.2 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 4.8 5.4
4.1 3.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.6 4.9
2.1 1.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.4 1.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
13.5 14.2 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 14 15.6
4.3 4.2 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 4.4 5.3
32% 39% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 24% 29%
 
12.5 9.8 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 11.7 10.3
4.3 3.2 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.2 3.2
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • Colorado Rapids have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Colorado Rapids have the fewest conceded goals (12) at home in Major League Soccer
  • Colorado Rapids have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Major League Soccer
  • Colorado Rapids have the most clean sheets (13) in Major League Soccer
  • Colorado Rapids have the most matches under the total-line (19) in Major League Soccer
  • Los Angeles FC have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Major League Soccer
  • Los Angeles FC have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Major League Soccer
  • Los Angeles FC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Seattle Sounders 33 17 8 8 52 32 17 8 5 4 28 15 16 9 3 4 24 17 20 59
2 Sporting KC 32 17 7 8 57 36 16 9 5 2 32 16 16 8 2 6 25 20 21 58
3 Colorado Rapids 33 16 10 7 46 33 16 8 7 1 26 12 17 8 3 6 20 21 13 58
4 Portland Timbers 32 15 4 13 50 51 16 10 2 4 32 22 16 5 2 9 18 29 -1 49
5 Minnesota United 33 13 9 11 39 41 17 10 3 4 24 14 16 3 6 7 15 27 -2 48
6 Vancouver Whitecaps 33 12 12 9 44 44 16 10 2 4 24 16 17 2 10 5 20 28 0 48
7 LA Galaxy 33 13 8 12 47 51 16 8 4 4 26 19 17 5 4 8 21 32 -4 47
8 Real Salt Lake 32 13 6 13 53 51 16 9 4 3 29 18 16 4 2 10 24 33 2 45
9 Los Angeles FC 33 12 9 12 51 46 17 8 6 3 34 23 16 4 3 9 17 23 5 45
10 SJ Earthquakes 33 10 10 13 45 53 16 5 4 7 24 23 17 5 6 6 21 30 -8 40
11 Dallas 33 7 11 15 46 55 17 5 7 5 25 21 16 2 4 10 21 34 -9 32
12 Houston Dynamo 33 6 12 15 36 52 17 6 6 5 21 22 16 0 6 10 15 30 -16 30
13 Austin 32 8 4 20 32 52 16 6 2 8 24 24 16 2 2 12 8 28 -20 28

Read more about Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer (often known simply as MLS) is the top level of football (soccer) in the United States and Canada. MLS has 24 teams divided into two conferences, Eastern and Western. Each team play 34 fixtures to decide a league table champion. The top fourteen teams then compete in playoff to crown a MLS Cup champion.