Take hard look at their own game or focus more on the opponent? Both Vancouver Whitecaps and Colorado Rapids need to try something different than earlier this season. Read more!
- Vancouver Whitecaps have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest points (6) away in Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids play their home games on grass, while this fixture is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Colorado Rapids when featuring on artifical turf are 1 win, 1 draw and 4 defeats from six matches. They have created 4 goals and conceded 11 times on these occasions.
These teams have little in common geographically as Colorado Rapids have to travel 2300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Vancouver Whitecaps and Colorado Rapids.
Vancouver Whitecaps form and stats
The story so far in the Major League Soccer for Vancouver Whitecaps at their home stadium (BC Place Stadium) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. When Vancouver Whitecaps hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Sporting KC, Vancouver Whitecaps, Houston Dynamo and SJ Earthquakes), they have won 2 of 3 matches!
Vancouver lost their last game at LA Galaxy (placed 6th) after a 2-5 scoreline. A goal frenzy last time out for Vancouver Whitecaps, with a total of 7 goals in the match against LA Galaxy. Fun stuff to watch! Ricketts, a striker, was the declared top performer for the team in that match, scoring a rating of 7.61 (out of 10). Ricketts scored one goal.
Ahead of that match, Vancouver Whitecaps won a home game hosting Houston Dynamo (2-1).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Vancouver Whitecaps have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Both teams score at least one goal! That has happened in 7 league matches in a row for this side. Will it happen again?
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Vancouver as they are travelling to their away game against Real Salt Lake in the Major League Soccer. That match is three days after this one.
The Vancouver Whitecaps fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 12 matches. Vancouver's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Colorado Rapids form and stats
There's been little loot from Colorado Rapids's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 11 away games in the Major League Soccer. Colorado Rapids only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws.
Colorado Rapids delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Columbus Crew in their previous match. Which player has scored three games in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Rubio and that is quite the accomplishment! Rubio got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, top player of the team. Rubio scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Before that, Colorado secured a home win against Minnesota United with the score 4-3.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Colorado Rapids playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 2 Colorado Rapids wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats.
Betting fact: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 9 of this club's latest 11 league matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Colorado Rapids are hosting Houston Dynamo in the Major League Soccer only three days away.
Colorado have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 13 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Colorado Rapids manager Fraser has some worries about the defense as 25 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these teams: Vancouver Whitecaps won four, Colorado Rapids were winners in two and we saw four draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Rubio Kostner 12 goals |
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| Vancouver Whitecaps | Colorado Rapids | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 29 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 35 |
| 44 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 25 | 37 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 76% | 58% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 91% | 88% |
| 64% | 58% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 73% | 50% |
| 36% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 29% |
| 12% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 12% |
| 60% | 58% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 73% | 58% |
| 28% | 42% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 27% | 17% |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 12.3 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 11.8 | 13.2 |
| 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 34% | 31% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 30% | 33% |
| 13.4 | 12.3 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 12.8 | 12.1 |
| 4.4 | 4 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
- 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 (6) away in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Vancouver Whitecaps have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Major League Soccer
| 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 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 29 | 54 |
| 2 | Austin | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 48 |
| 3 | Dallas | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 39 |
| 4 | Minnesota United | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -1 | 34 |
| 6 | LA Galaxy | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Nashville SC | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 33 |
| 9 | Seattle Sounders | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -2 | 31 |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 29 | -15 | 30 |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -11 | 25 |
| 13 | SJ Earthquakes | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 24 |
| 14 | Sporting KC | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -22 | 23 |
