The guesting Dallas team are probably front runners at Colorado Rapids, as the guests enjoy a 11 point advantage from their 32 league fixtures this season.
- Colorado Rapids have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in Major League Soccer
- Dallas have the fewest conceded goals (35) 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 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Colorado Rapids form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park as Colorado Rapids have scored 28 goals to get 32 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Major League Soccer are 9-5-2 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Colorado after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Colorado Rapids faced defeat in their previous match, away at LA Galaxy (1-4). The first loss after collecting points through three league rounds. Colorado's goalkeeper Yarbrough was extremely busy against LA Galaxy, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves. Midfielder Gutiérrez was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.42 (out of ten) in that game. Gutiérrez hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 42 successful passes (of 43 total).
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against SJ Earthquakes.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Colorado Rapids have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 6 and lost 2.
If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 12 latest league matches shows that 10 of them had goals from both sides.
Colorado Rapids have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with 28 goals in 16 league matches. Colorado have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. When Colorado Rapids hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Sporting KC, Seattle Sounders, Houston Dynamo and SJ Earthquakes), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Dallas form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Major League Soccer travels is 4 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to SJ Earthquakes (placed 14th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. The attacker Arriola got a match rating of 7.4 in that game. Arriola hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Los Angeles FC.Dallas are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats. From a total of 17 matches.
Dallas have scored 20 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. 21 goals have been conceded by Dallas in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last head to head match ended Dallas - Colorado Rapids 3-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Colorado Rapids wins - draws - Dallas wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Ferreira 18 goals |   D. Rubio Kostner 14 goals |  G. Zardes 9 goals |
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| Colorado Rapids | Dallas | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 10 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 44 | 28 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | 46 |
| 56 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 69% | 75% |
| 56% | 38% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 47% |
| 34% | 25% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | 31% |
| 19% | 12% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 62% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 56% | 59% |
| 25% | 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 19% | 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 31% | 22% |
| 5.4 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 4.1 | 4.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 13.3 | 14.7 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.6 | 11.5 |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 33% | 37% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 40% | 37% |
| 13 | 11.9 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 15.4 | 12 |
| 4.7 | 4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
- Colorado Rapids have the most conceded goals in the first half (32) in Major League Soccer
- Dallas have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dallas have the fewest conceded goals (35) in Major League Soccer
- Dallas have the most matches under the total-line (15) in Major League Soccer
- Dallas 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 | Los Angeles FC | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 64 | 36 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 64 |
| 2 | Austin | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 55 |
| 3 | Dallas | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 50 |
| 4 | Nashville SC | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 47 |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 49 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 46 |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 48 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 3 | 46 |
| 7 | Minnesota United | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -3 | 45 |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 29 | -4 | 43 |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 55 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 35 | -17 | 40 |
| 10 | Seattle Sounders | 31 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 44 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 39 |
| 11 | Colorado Rapids | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 56 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 41 | -12 | 39 |
| 12 | Sporting KC | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 35 | -12 | 37 |
| 13 | Houston Dynamo | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 40 | 52 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 33 | -12 | 33 |
| 14 | SJ Earthquakes | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 67 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 40 | -19 | 31 |
