Colorado Rapids vs Vancouver Whitecaps Match Analysis & Prediction
16/05/2024 4:30 am
In game two of their three-game MLS road trip, the Vancouver Whitecaps travel to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park to face the Colorado Rapids on Thursday.
These two teams are level on points this season with 18, with the Burgundy Boys losing 3-2 to the San Jose Earthquakes at the weekend, while Los Angeles FC beat the Caps 3-0.
A fourth win in their last five MLS matches was there for the taking last weekend, but the Rapids let it slip away, squandering a 2-0 lead and losing for the first time this season when scoring the opening goal.
Since the beginning of the 2023 regular season, the Rapids have struggled to get results at home, but a win on Thursday would match their number of victories at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park from a year ago (three).
One thing that has drastically improved this season when compared to 2023 has been their attacking quality, tied for the third-most goals in the Western Conference (20) and just six fewer than their joint MLS-low from last season.
Sunday was built up as a revenge game for the Whitecaps, but unfortunately, they will have to wait until the Leagues Cup this summer to try and settle the score with Los Angeles.
The Whitecaps struggled to handle the Black and Gold in transition throughout the 90 minutes, suffering their biggest defeat of the 2024 domestic campaign.
Entering this month, Vanni Sartini’s side were the only side in MLS that had not been held off the scoresheet in an MLS game, but on Thursday, they are in danger of going goalless in three successive league matches for the first time since August 2020.
However, as poor as their performance was on Sunday, it was only their first away defeat of the domestic campaign and just the second time in their last 13 regular season away games that they had failed to find the back of the net.
Colorado Rapids vs. Vancouver Whitecaps Head to head
In the previous 30 meetings between these two teams, Colorado have claimed 12 victories while Vancouver have won 10, and they have drawn in eight. Vancouver have scored 39 goals and conceded 42 in the process.
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20/09/2021Colorado Rapids1Vancouver Whitecaps1MLS
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18/08/2022Vancouver Whitecaps2Colorado Rapids1MLS
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11/09/2022Colorado Rapids3Vancouver Whitecaps1MLS
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30/04/2023Vancouver Whitecaps0Colorado Rapids0MLS
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28/09/2023Colorado Rapids2Vancouver Whitecaps2MLS
Colorado Rapids Team News
On Sunday, Djordje Mihailovic was back in the Rapids lineup after missing their previous game with a heel injury, while Connor Ronan came on as a substitute, making his first appearance since March 16.
Rafael Navarro scored his team-leading sixth of the campaign last week, with Omir Fernandez netting his first as a member of the Burgundy Boys.
Colorado Rapids's Last 5 Matches
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14/04/2024SJ Earthquakes0Colorado Rapids3MLS
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21/04/2024Colorado Rapids2Dallas1MLS
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28/04/2024Cincinnati2Colorado Rapids1MLS
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05/05/2024New York City0Colorado Rapids2MLS
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12/05/2024Colorado Rapids2SJ Earthquakes3MLS
Vancouver Whitecaps Team News
Vancouver were missing Sam Adekugbe on Sunday against Los Angeles due to a calf strain, and Damir Kreilach was unavailable due to an ankle injury.
After being an unused substitute in their draw against Austin, Javain Brown got some more playing time, coming off the bench in the second half last weekend.
Vancouver Whitecaps's Last 5 Matches
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21/04/2024Seattle Sounders0Vancouver Whitecaps2MLS
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28/04/2024New York RB1Vancouver Whitecaps1MLS
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05/05/2024Vancouver Whitecaps0Austin0MLS
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08/05/2024Cavalry1Vancouver Whitecaps2Canadian Championship
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12/05/2024Los Angeles3Vancouver Whitecaps0MLS
Colorado Rapids vs. Vancouver Whitecaps: Odds and Predictions
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