Major League Soccer forecast and guide: Dallas modest thought to beat Colorado Rapids

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sun 10.April
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Toyota Stadium (20500 seats)

Dallas host Colorado Rapids for another intriguing Major League Soccer game here at Toyota Stadium.

Insights:
  • Dallas have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Major League Soccer
  • Colorado Rapids have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Major League Soccer

It's quite the trip for Colorado Rapids when visiting Dallas as the cities are 1300 kilometers apart.

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.

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Dallas form and stats

Seven points from three Major League Soccer home games is a great start for Dallas, who are hoping to build on that form here at Toyota Stadium. Two home wins in a row for Dallas bring valid hopes of a third.

The Dallas manager Martínez and his pawns return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Chicago Fire. The gifted forward Velasco edged out all the other footballers in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 7.33 out of 10. Velasco hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Portland Timbers in a game that was won 4-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Dallas handle that role? We have found 21 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are ten wins, eight draws and three defeats.

Goals decide football matches and Dallas are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. From these home matches, Dallas have conceded only 2 goals.

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Colorado Rapids form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Major League Soccer for Colorado Rapids with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

Colorado Rapids's last game was the home draw against Real Salt Lake (1-1). Abubakar got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, top player of the team. Abubakar scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 57 successful passes (of 64 total).

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Houston Dynamo.

We have checked recent matches where Colorado have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were seven victories, four draws and two defeats.

1 goal so far away for Colorado Rapids, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Dallas victories, three draws and four Colorado Rapids wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

DallasJ. Ferreira
J. Ferreira
3 goals
Colorado RapidsM. Kaye
M. Kaye
2 goals
Colorado RapidsD. Rubio Kostner
D. Rubio Kostner
2 goals

Dallas missing players

Colorado Rapids missing players

Dallas Colorado Rapids
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 3 0 Played P 1 2 5
2 2 0 Won W 0 0 2
2 1 0 Drew D 1 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
7 7 0 Scored S 1 1 7
3 2 0 Conceded C 1 4 5
80% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
20% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 40%
20% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
20% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 40%
40% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 40%
40% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 20%
 
4.6 5.7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.5 4.8
2.6 2.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3 5
1.8 1.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.5 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.8 12.7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 6 6.5 9.4
3.8 5.7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2 3.6
37% 41% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 25% 39%
 
6.4 5.7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 5 10.5 9.2
1.6 1.7 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 4 2.8
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • All of Colorado Rapids's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Dallas's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Colorado Rapids have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Major League Soccer
  • Colorado Rapids have yet to win a game away.
  • Colorado Rapids haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Dallas have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Dallas have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Dallas have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Major League Soccer
  • Dallas have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Dallas have won significantly more corners at home than away.
Dallas Last season Colorado Rapids
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 35
7 5   Won W   8 17
12 7   Drew D   3 10
15 5   Lost L   6 8
47 25   Scored S   20 51
56 21   Conceded C   21 36
94% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 91%
82% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 74%
56% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 46%
41% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 26%
18% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 6%
65% 65%   BTTS BTTS   47% 51%
12% 24%   Clean Sheets C S   35% 37%
29% 24%   Failed to Score F T   24% 20%
 
4.9 5.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5
4.7 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.3
2.4 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.1
1 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
13.5 14.8   Shots (avg) S (   12.9 13.5
4.1 4.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.4 4.4
33% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 33%
 
14.4 12.5   Shots against (avg) S A   14.9 12.7
4.9 4.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.4 4.3

  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 5 4 1 0 13 4 3 2 1 0 7 2 2 2 0 0 6 2 9 13
2 Real Salt Lake 6 3 2 1 7 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 11
3 LA Galaxy 5 3 0 2 7 5 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 9
4 Austin 5 2 2 1 13 5 3 2 1 0 11 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 8 8
5 Dallas 5 2 2 1 7 3 3 2 1 0 7 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 4 8
6 Colorado Rapids 5 2 2 1 7 5 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 8
7 Houston Dynamo 5 2 2 1 6 4 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 8
8 Minnesota United 5 2 2 1 5 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 8
9 Seattle Sounders 5 2 1 2 6 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 7
10 Nashville SC 5 2 1 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 2 4 5 -1 7
11 Portland Timbers 6 1 3 2 7 11 4 1 2 1 5 6 2 0 1 1 2 5 -4 6
12 Sporting KC 6 2 0 4 4 9 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 4 2 9 -5 6
13 Vancouver Whitecaps 5 1 1 3 3 9 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 2 9 -6 4
14 SJ Earthquakes 5 0 2 3 6 11 3 0 2 1 6 8 2 0 0 2 0 3 -5 2

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