Nashville SC vs. Colorado Rapids Match Analysis and Prediction

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Colorado rapids will be bidding to snap the five game winless run this week when they take a trip to Geodis Park for a face off against Nashville SC in the 29th round of the campaign. Match day schedules for September 1 at 03:30 EAT.

Nashville SC has moved up to fifth place in the Western Conference standings albeit with still only a three-point buffer over the teams outside the playoff places. Having recently ended a four-game winless streak on their own patch, Thursday’s hosts now set out to record back to back home victories for the first time since May.

Nashville gets in to the meeting off the back of 0-3 MLS success to beat Vancouver Whitecaps in their most recent encounter. In that game, Nashville had 53% possession, 10 shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Randall Leal (19′) and Jack Maher (23′, 49′). Vancouver Whitecaps got 12 shots with none of them on target.

The Rapids on the other hand sit 12th in the Western Conference table but they have now fallen five points adrift of the last playoff place despite having played one game more than Los Angeles Galaxy. Thursday’s visitors posses the worst defensive record on the road this term and they will need to be wary of being on the receiving end of another thrashing away from home.

Colorado Rapids will want to make amends following 6-0 MLS trashing at the hands of Philadelphia union in their previous outing. In that game, Colorado Rapids managed 41% possession and five shots with one of them on target. Philadelphia Union got 26 shots with 14 of them on target and goals by Dániel Gazdag (9′, 20′, and 83’), Julián Carranza (30′), Cory Burke (87′) and Matt Real (91′).