Colorado Rapids are eager to add to their points total at their own stadium in this soon-to-be-played fixture against Vancouver Whitecaps.
- Colorado Rapids is in the worst form (0-3-3)
- Vancouver Whitecaps have the fewest scored goals (32) in Major League Soccer
It should be mentioned that Vancouver Whitecaps play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Vancouver Whitecaps on grass are 3 victories, 8 draws and 13 defeats from 24 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 22-47. You can compare this with overall results below.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
This could be an engrossing game with lots of fun and excitement as both participants are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!
Colorado Rapids form and stats
7 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Colorado Rapids have to build on here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in the Major League Soccer. When Colorado Rapids hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Sporting KC, Colorado Rapids, Houston Dynamo and SJ Earthquakes), they have won 1 of 2 matches! Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The home team returns to Dick's Sporting Goods Park after drawing with DC United on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Gutiérrez (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.44/10. Gutiérrez hit one key pass and had 49 successful passes (of 57 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Nashville SC.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Colorado matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats (from 4 games).
If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 13 most recent league matches reveals that 10 of them had goals from both sides.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Colorado Rapids, as the Major League Soccer home game vs SJ Earthquakes is only four days away.
Colorado Rapids have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with 23 goals in 14 league matches. From these home matches, Colorado have conceded only 13 goals. Colorado Rapids has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Vancouver Whitecaps form and stats
Vancouver Whitecaps have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 2-4-9 (15 played).
Gressel was the last player to score for the away team. Vancouver Whitecaps haven't scored a league goal in the last 183 minutes.
Vancouver Whitecaps lost away at SJ Earthquakes (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Midfielder Gressel was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.31. Gressel hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A loss against Nashville SC was the result prior to that, in a home game.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Vancouver playing away, we found 9 games. Results were 1 away win, 3 draws and 5 home wins.
Sports betting fact: Both sides have scored goal(s) in 9 of this club's latest 11 league fixtures.
A new game in only four days for Vancouver Whitecaps, the Major League Soccer home match versus LA Galaxy. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Vancouver Whitecaps manager Sartini has some worries about the defense as 32 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved faced each other earlier on this campaign: Vancouver Whitecaps - Colorado Rapids 2-1. Last ten meetings with these sides: Colorado won two, Vancouver Whitecaps triumphed in five and we saw three draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Rubio Kostner 12 goals |  G. Zardes 8 goals |   L. Cavallini 8 goals |
Colorado Rapids missing players
Vancouver Whitecaps missing players
| Colorado Rapids | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 38 | 23 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 32 |
| 50 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 32 | 51 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 93% | 79% |
| 52% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 62% |
| 31% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 17% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 59% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 60% | 59% |
| 28% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 13% | 24% |
| 21% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | 24% |
| 5.1 | 5 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.9 | 14.1 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 10.5 | 11.3 |
| 4.1 | 4.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 32% | 34% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 31% | 32% |
| 12.7 | 11.4 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13.9 | 13.1 |
| 4.5 | 3.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
- Colorado Rapids have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids is in the worst form (0-3-3)
- Vancouver Whitecaps have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Vancouver Whitecaps have the fewest scored goals (14) away in Major League Soccer
- Vancouver Whitecaps have the fewest scored goals (32) in Major League Soccer
- Vancouver Whitecaps have the fewest scored goals in the first half (12) in Major League Soccer
- Vancouver Whitecaps have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Major League Soccer
- Vancouver Whitecaps 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 | Los Angeles FC | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 59 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Austin | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 51 |
| 3 | Dallas | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 46 |
| 4 | Nashville SC | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 45 |
| 5 | Minnesota United | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 1 | 44 |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 49 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 30 | 2 | 42 |
| 7 | Real Salt Lake | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 42 |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 39 |
| 9 | Seattle Sounders | 29 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 51 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 32 | -19 | 34 |
| 11 | Colorado Rapids | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 37 | -12 | 33 |
| 12 | SJ Earthquakes | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 55 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 32 | -11 | 30 |
| 13 | Sporting KC | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 35 | -18 | 30 |
| 14 | Houston Dynamo | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 36 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -12 | 29 |
