Soccer betting preview: Colorado Rapids welcomes Philadelphia Union in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sun 14.May
Match begins: 01:30 (UTC)
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Field 20

Colorado Rapids hope to get a lot of fans in for this fixture despite that the season has been gruelling up to now with 12 points and a 10th place in the Major League Soccer table. Guests Philadelphia Union own 7th place with 14 pts.

Insights:
  • Colorado Rapids have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Major League Soccer
  • Philadelphia Union have scored at least twice as many goals away as Colorado Rapids have scored home.

These teams have little in common geographically as Philadelphia Union have to travel 2700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Colorado Rapids form and stats

All-inclusive Major League Soccer stats playing at home this season for Colorado Rapids are 0-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Colorado Rapids are returning here after guesting Sacramento Republic in a US Open Cup match and winning with a 4-2 scoreline.

Before that match, a Major League Soccer win away at LA Galaxy.

The manager Fraser will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Atlanta United in only four days.

Colorado aren't scoring a lot here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park Field 20 in the league, with only {2 goals} from 4 games. Colorado Rapids are not conceding a lot of goals here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park Field 20 in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.

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Philadelphia Union form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Major League Soccer travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Minnesota United in their previous outing. The US Open Cup battle ended 3-3.

Preceding that game was the away Major League Soccer victory against New York RB with the score of 1-0.

After this away game Philadelphia Union return home for a Major League Soccer game against DC United. That game is only four sleeps after this.

In the opposite end, Philadelphia have conceded 8 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Head to head data (for the former ten meetings): Colorado Rapids won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Philadelphia Union have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three. The games between these clubs have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

Philadelphia UnionM. Uhre
M. Uhre
5 goals
Philadelphia UnionD. Gazdag
D. Gazdag
4 goals
Philadelphia UnionJ. Carranza
J. Carranza
3 goals

Colorado Rapids missing players

Philadelphia Union missing players

Colorado Rapids Philadelphia Union
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 4 1 Played P 0 5 10
2 0 0 Won W 0 1 4
6 3 0 Drew D 0 1 2
3 1 1 Lost L 0 3 4
9 2 1 Scored S 0 5 15
12 3 2 Conceded C 0 8 13
73% 50% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 90%
55% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 60% 60%
36% 25% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 50%
27% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 40%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 30%
45% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 50%
36% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 30%
45% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 30%
 
4.3 4.2 3 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.2 4
5.8 4.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.4 4.5
2.5 2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.4 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.9 15 12 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10.2 14
4.5 6 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.2 4.6
18% 8% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 24% 33%
 
14.5 11.8 11 Shots against (avg) S A 0 12.6 11.7
4.7 4.8 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2.6 3
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • Colorado Rapids have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Major League Soccer
  • Colorado Rapids have the most matches under the total-line (7) in Major League Soccer
  • Colorado Rapids have yet to win a game at home.
  • Philadelphia Union have scored at least twice as many goals away as Colorado Rapids have scored home.
  • Philadelphia Union have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Philadelphia Union haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 11 6 2 3 22 12 5 3 0 2 12 5 6 3 2 1 10 7 10 20
2 Seattle Sounders 11 6 2 3 18 9 6 4 1 1 11 2 5 2 1 2 7 7 9 20
3 Los Angeles FC 9 5 3 1 17 8 4 4 0 0 12 3 5 1 3 1 5 5 9 18
4 SJ Earthquakes 11 5 3 3 15 14 6 5 1 0 10 3 5 0 2 3 5 11 1 18
5 Dallas 11 4 4 3 12 11 6 3 2 1 8 5 5 1 2 2 4 6 1 16
6 Vancouver Whitecaps 10 3 5 2 14 9 6 3 2 1 11 5 4 0 3 1 3 4 5 14
7 Houston Dynamo 9 4 2 3 10 8 5 4 1 0 7 0 4 0 1 3 3 8 2 14
8 Minnesota United 10 3 3 4 10 11 4 0 3 1 3 4 6 3 0 3 7 7 -1 12
9 Portland Timbers 11 3 3 5 15 18 5 2 2 1 8 5 6 1 1 4 7 13 -3 12
10 Colorado Rapids 11 2 6 3 9 12 4 0 3 1 2 3 7 2 3 2 7 9 -3 12
11 Real Salt Lake 10 3 2 5 10 17 5 2 1 2 7 8 5 1 1 3 3 9 -7 11
12 Austin 10 2 4 4 10 16 5 1 3 1 6 6 5 1 1 3 4 10 -6 10
13 LA Galaxy 10 1 3 6 8 17 5 1 1 3 7 9 5 0 2 3 1 8 -9 6
14 Sporting KC 11 1 3 7 5 16 4 0 1 3 1 7 7 1 2 4 4 9 -11 6

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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.