Major League Soccer: Colorado Rapids are 19 points behind Vancouver Whitecaps, but are set to go all in. Bring it on!
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest scored goals (21) in Major League Soccer
- Vancouver Whitecaps have scored more than double the goals of Colorado Rapids.
This ground has grass, which is not Vancouver Whitecaps's regular surface at their own field. When appearing on grass Vancouver Whitecaps have performed like this: Played 31 matches earning 7 wins, 8 draws and 16 defeats with the goal difference 37-56 (scored/conceded).
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Vancouver Whitecaps, who are travelling more than 2300 kilometers to play this game.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Colorado and Vancouver Whitecaps.
Colorado Rapids form and stats
Colorado Rapids's struggle is real here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park Field 20 with only 13 points collected from 14 Major League Soccer games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-7-5.
The club members are hoping that Colorado Rapids will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the game against Portland Timbers (placed 6th). Midfielder Bassett was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.01 (out of ten) in that game. Bassett served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Seattle Sounders (1-2).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Colorado, as the Major League Soccer home game vs Austin is only three days away.
Colorado Rapids aren't scoring a lot here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park Field 20 in the league, with only {10 goals} from 14 games. Colorado Rapids have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Vancouver Whitecaps form and stats
The visitors are W4-D4-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Major League Soccer. Vancouver has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Vancouver Whitecaps, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Real Salt Lake (placed 5th). It is probably bad news for Vancouver that their goalie Takaoka made seven saves in the Real Salt Lake game, but still couldn't prevent a loss. The attacker Gauld got a match rating of 7.44 in that game. Gauld served one assist and hit two key passes.
Prior to that match, the Vancouver Whitecaps manager Sartini faced defeat when travelling to Houston Dynamo and losing 1-4.Observe that 9 of this club's 12 most recent league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.
A quick return to home after this game, as Vancouver Whitecaps are hosting DC United in the Major League Soccer only three days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Vancouver have scored 18 goals in 15 league games away. In the opposite end, Vancouver Whitecaps have conceded 27 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H match ended Vancouver Whitecaps - Colorado Rapids 0-0, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Colorado three wins, three draws and Vancouver Whitecaps four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  B. White 12 goals |  R. Gauld 10 goals |   C. Bassett 4 goals |
Colorado Rapids missing players
Vancouver Whitecaps missing players
| Colorado Rapids | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 18 | 47 |
| 45 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 27 | 43 |
| 76% | 57% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 93% |
| 66% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 87% | 83% |
| 48% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 67% | 59% |
| 28% | 7% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 34% |
| 10% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 28% |
| 41% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 80% | 72% |
| 28% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 13% | 21% |
| 55% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 13% | 14% |
| 4.6 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.5 | 11.9 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.8 | 11.4 | 13.7 |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| 19% | 17% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 31% | 33% |
| 14.4 | 11.2 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.2 | 14.7 | 12 |
| 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
- Colorado Rapids have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest points (13) at home in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest scored goals (21) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids have the the worst goal difference (-24) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids have the the worst goal difference (-3) at home in Major League Soccer
- Vancouver Whitecaps have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vancouver Whitecaps have scored more than double the goals of Colorado Rapids.
- Vancouver Whitecaps have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Saint Louis City | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 58 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 53 |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 45 |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 45 |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 43 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -3 | 43 |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 48 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | -7 | 42 |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 41 |
| 8 | SJ Earthquakes | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -4 | 41 |
| 9 | Dallas | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Sporting KC | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -3 | 38 |
| 11 | Minnesota United | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -2 | 37 |
| 12 | Austin | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 31 | -6 | 34 |
| 13 | LA Galaxy | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 28 | -9 | 33 |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 32 | -24 | 22 |
