The Major League Soccer overall standings tell a tale about these teams so far, with Los Angeles FC leading Colorado Rapids by 18 points. Here's our preview:
- Los Angeles FC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest scored goals (16) in Major League Soccer
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
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.
Los Angeles FC form and stats
Los Angeles FC have performed here at Gibbo Stadium this season with 7 wins from 12 Major League Soccer matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2.
The Angeles regulars got no joy from their last match, a Leagues Cup duel also played here at Gibbo Stadium: A 2-3 defeat against Monterrey.
Ahead of that game, a home victory hosting Real Salt Lake in the Leagues Cup.
Los Angeles FC have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Gibbo Stadium with 22 goals in 12 league matches. Los Angeles FC have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Colorado Rapids form and stats
There's been little loot from Colorado Rapids's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 11 away games in the Major League Soccer. Colorado Rapids only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Colorado Rapids, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
The attacking players of Colorado have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 208 minutes. The Colorado Rapids goalkeeper William Paul Yarbrough Story is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 252 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Two away games in a row for Colorado, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-4 against Toluca in the Leagues Cup.
A defeat, in the Leagues Cup away at Nashville SC, earlier.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Colorado Rapids struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The last head to head match ended Colorado Rapids - Los Angeles FC 0-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Angeles five wins, one draw and Colorado Rapids three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Bouanga 11 goals |  C. Vela Garrido 8 goals |  S. Biuk 3 goals |
Los Angeles FC missing players
Colorado Rapids missing players
| Los Angeles FC | Colorado Rapids | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 34 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 25 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 30 |
| 87% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 70% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 57% |
| 57% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 39% |
| 22% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 45% | 26% |
| 13% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 52% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 39% |
| 35% | 42% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 35% |
| 26% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 55% | 57% |
| 6.1 | 7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 5.4 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14.9 | 16.7 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9 | 10.7 |
| 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 29% | 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 10.4 | 9.2 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.5 | 17.5 | 14 |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
- Colorado Rapids have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Colorado Rapids have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest scored goals (16) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids have the the worst goal difference (-14) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Los Angeles FC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Los Angeles FC have scored more than double the goals of Colorado Rapids.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St. Louis City | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 37 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 36 |
| 5 | Austin | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 32 |
| 6 | SJ Earthquakes | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -1 | 32 |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Dallas | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -1 | 30 |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -5 | 29 |
| 10 | Minnesota United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 28 |
| 11 | Sporting KC | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -5 | 26 |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -7 | 26 |
| 13 | LA Galaxy | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -12 | 22 |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -14 | 19 |
