The Major League Soccer league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Colorado Rapids and Minnesota United are placed 11th and 13th respectively.
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Major League Soccer
- Minnesota United have the fewest scored goals (1) in Major League Soccer
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Minnesota United, who are travelling more than 1400 kilometers to play this game.
Colorado Rapids form and stats
Overall Major League Soccer stats at home this season for Colorado Rapids are 0-0-1 (wins-draw-losses).
Colorado enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Vancouver Whitecaps's place. The match ended 1-0 with Diego Rubio scoring. Before that game, the home loss against Austin with the scoreline 1-3.
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 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost four.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Colorado Rapids at home in the league. 1 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Minnesota United form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest scored goals (1) in Major League Soccer, are W0-D0-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Major League Soccer. Recent form does not give Minnesota United much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Colorado Rapids will be a tough nut to crack.
The manager A. Heath was unhappy after their last game, a Major League Soccer match played at their home ground Allianz Field. Minnesota suffered a 0-1 loss to Austin (placed 4th). A loss against Real Salt Lake was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Minnesota are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is six wins, four draws and five defeats. From a total of 15 matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Vancouver Whitecaps in just four days.
It's early days yet, but Minnesota United has scored 0 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - two - four (Colorado wins - draws - Minnesota United wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Rubio Kostner 1 goals |  A. Shinyashiki 1 goals |   R. Lod 1 goals |
Colorado Rapids missing players
Minnesota United missing players
| Colorado Rapids | Minnesota United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15.3 | 20 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 17 | 18.7 |
| 5.7 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 11% |
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Major League Soccer
- Minnesota United have the fewest scored goals (0) away in Major League Soccer
- Minnesota United have the fewest scored goals (1) in Major League Soccer
- Minnesota United have the the worst goal difference (-6) in Major League Soccer
- Minnesota United is in the worst form (0-0-3)
| Colorado Rapids | Last season | Minnesota United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 19 | 7 | Played | P | 17 | 27 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 32 | 15 | Scored | S | 28 | 50 | ||
| 31 | 10 | Conceded | C | 25 | 34 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 89% | ||
| 95% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 81% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 74% | ||
| 42% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 44% | ||
| 26% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 15% | ||
| 63% | 86% | BTTS | BTTS | 65% | 59% | ||
| 21% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 33% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 19% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14.4 | 14.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 14 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5 | ||
| 35% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | SJ Earthquakes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Austin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 6 | Los Angeles FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Dallas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Sporting KC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Colorado Rapids | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 13 | Minnesota United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 |