Colorado Rapids vs Vancouver Whitecaps Prediction: The Rapids is a less potent poison

Colorado Rapids and Vancouver Whitecaps will both be gunning for all 3 points this week after falling to a defeat in their last game. The Rapids lost to San Jose Earthquakes at home while The Whitecaps lost to Los Angeles FC away from home. Beyond the defeats in their last matche, both clubs have not been in good form, so playing against each other might give one of these teams the opportunity to turn their results around. 

Vancouver Whitecaps and Colorado Rapids are both in the western conference. According to the table, Vancouver is in 4th place with 18 points while Colorado Rapids is in 6th place with 18 points also.

Colorado Rapids is a top team, atleast that's what the table shows but their recent results have proved otherwise. Results of the last 5 games of the Rapids showed they had 3 wins and 2 defeats and their overall season record is: 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. 

The Rapids were a goal short of a draw in their last game against San Jose Earthquakes at home. Rafael Navarro and Omir Fernandez gave the Rapids a 2-goal lead in the 33’ and 42’ minutes but the celebrations was cut short as the Earthquakes replied by scoring 2 themselves in the 44’ and 50’ minutes. And finally in the 66’ minute, San Jose completed the comeback to lead 3-2. The game stayed that way until the end and Colorado Rapids were defeated. According to stats, the Rapids had 64% possession, 6 shots on target and 7 corner kicks. 

The Whitecaps are in danger of dropping off their current position on the table after a series of poor results in recent weeks. It's a surprise they manage to remain in 4th place up until this point as results from their last 5 games shows they had 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Their overall season record is currently 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

The Whitecaps lost their last game in a rather disappointing manner as they were beaten 3-0 by Los Angeles FC away from home. The Whitecaps conceded twice in the first half (18’, 36’) and then once in the second half (57’). They failed to pull a goal back throughout the game and it ended 3-0. According to stats, Vancouver had 46% possession, 3 shots on target and 5 corner kicks. 

According to the h2h, in the last 20 meetings between both clubs, Vancouver Whitecaps won 7, Colorado Rapids won 6 and the remaining 7 games ended as a draw.

The normal response from both clubs will be most likely to go all out for a win. The Whitecaps can't afford anymore defeats after the last game, and so do The Rapids. For both sides to even attempt a win, they need to score goals.

Match Facts:- The Rapids are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings and both teams scored in 4 of the last 5 meetings. In the last 6 meetings, there were less than 4.5 cards and in 4 of the last 5 meetings, more than 10.5 corners.

• 3 Way Total Colorado Rapids Over 1 Goal at 1.909 Odds
• Colorado Rapids to Score First at 1.76 Odds
• Colorado Rapids to Win at 2.15 Odds