Major League Soccer: What this game might not have in glamour it should compensate in tempo and dedication. Get set for Seattle Sounders - Colorado Rapids!
- Seattle Sounders have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Major League Soccer
It's quite the trip for Colorado Rapids when visiting Sounders as the cities are 1800 kilometers apart.
Seattle Sounders and Colorado Rapids should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Seattle Sounders form and stats
Seattle Sounders have collected 16 points from their Major League Soccer home games so far after 5-1-4. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Seattle Sounders to get some points in this home game.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 300 minutes without scoring a league goal. Montero was the last player to find the net.
The regulars are hoping that Seattle Sounders will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Chicago Fire. Andrade, defender, was given a rating of 7.64/10 in that game, top of the team. Andrade won 7 of 10 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Seattle Sounders lost 0-1 at Nashville SC's place.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 Sounders have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 19 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 4 and lost 6.
The Seattle Sounders fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. Seattle Sounders have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Colorado Rapids form and stats
There's been little loot from Colorado Rapids's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 9 away games in the Major League Soccer. Colorado Rapids only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.
Impressive finishing from Rubio and Zardes secured the home win 2-0 against LA Galaxy in their previous game. Hooray; their first three points in the league after six rounds not winning. Wilson was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.44. The defender Wilson hit one key pass and won 6 of 7 duels.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Orlando City.Colorado are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 7 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 16 matches.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Colorado Rapids, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Here's the final score when the participants played each other earlier this campaign; Colorado Rapids - Seattle Sounders 1-0. Data for the prior ten meetings involving these two squads are: five wins for Sounders, two draws and three wins for Colorado Rapids. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Rubio Kostner 9 goals |   R. Ruidíaz Misitich 5 goals |  J. Morris 5 goals |
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| Seattle Sounders | Colorado Rapids | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 26 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 24 |
| 24 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 65% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 85% |
| 45% | 70% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 45% |
| 20% | 30% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 25% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 20% | 20% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 35% |
| 40% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 20% |
| 4.8 | 5.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 5.2 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.2 | 14.1 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 12.4 | 13.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 29% | 35% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 21% | 28% |
| 13.4 | 10.6 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 12 | 11.5 |
| 4.4 | 3.6 | 0.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
- Colorado Rapids have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Colorado Rapids have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Colorado Rapids have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest points (3) away in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids have yet to win a game away.
- Colorado Rapids haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Seattle Sounders have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Seattle Sounders have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Colorado Rapids have scored away.
- Seattle Sounders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 42 |
| 2 | Austin | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 41 |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 33 |
| 4 | Minnesota United | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 31 |
| 5 | Nashville SC | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | Dallas | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Seattle Sounders | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -11 | 26 |
| 11 | Houston Dynamo | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Colorado Rapids | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | SJ Earthquakes | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -8 | 22 |
| 14 | Sporting KC | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -19 | 20 |
