Saint Louis City SC vs Colorado Rapids Prediction: Saint Louis have no excuses

Saint Louis City got their much-needed win in their last game against San Jose Earthquakes but they are well aware that their problems are much bigger than just 1 win as they have lacked consistency in recent times. So they are back in action against Colorado Rapids in this game as they hope to pick up another win.

Colorado Rapids have been awful through and through and their winless streak extended to 8 matches in a row after the goalless draw with LA Galaxy last week. This team is more desperate for a win but the task is much tougher than usual.

Saint Louis City are currently placed in 5th spot on the MLS table with 32 points, while Colorado Rapids are at the very bottom of the log with 14 points.

Saint Louis City’s record is not impressive at the moment but they are expected to not struggle against bottom-side Colorado Rapids in this match. So a follow-up win after their 2-1 win over San Jose Earthquakes is the expectation for this team. In their last 5 games they had 1 win, 3 defeats and 1 draw. They lost 2-0 to FC Dallas and then played a 1-1 draw with LA Galaxy, before losing back-to-back games against Nashville SC (3-1) and Real Salt Lake (3-1). And then they won their last match against the San Jose Earthquakes by 2-1.

Based on home for this season, Saint Louis City have been good, with 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats in 10 home games they played. Their last 5 home games ended in 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They won back-to-back games against Sporting Kansas City, Vancouver Whitecaps and Houston Dynamo, and then played LA Galaxy to a draw before losing to Real Salt Lake in their last home game.

Saint Louis City were in high spirits in their last game against San Jose Earthquakes. Samuel Adeniran scored the first goal in the 41st minute to put them ahead and in the 47th minute they conceded the equalizer from Jamiro Monteiro. And in the 58th minute they restored their lead through Samuel Adeniran and went on to win the game at full time.

Team streak: without a clean sheet (5), more than 2.5 goals (6/8), both teams scoring (4/5), more than 4.5 cards (6/7), less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

There is not much to say of the Colorado Rapids as they are clearly the worst team in the MLS by a mile. They are currently without a win in their last 9 matches in all competitions as they lost 7 of them and drew the remaining 2 in those games. Their last 5 matches ended in 3 defeats and 2 draws. Games against FC Cincinnati, Columbus Crew and Orlando City SC ended in a defeat, while they earned a draw against San Jose Earthquakes and LA Galaxy.

They will be playing away from home and record shows their home form has been equally poor this season. According to the standings, they played 10 away matches and had 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats in those games. Their last 5 away games ended in 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats. They drew with Vancouver Whitecaps before grabbing a surprising win over LA Galaxy and then losing back-to-back games against Atlanta United, Columbus Crew and Orlando City SC in their latest away match.

Colorado Rapids last game was against LA Galaxy at home and the game ended in a goalless draw as both sides failed to create goal-scoring opportunities to go ahead. The statistics of the game showed Colorado Rapids dominated possession (53%), but registered fewer shots on target (1) but more corner kicks (5) than the visitors.

Team streak: no wins (9), no goals scored (3), less than 2.5 goals (5/6), less than 4.5 cards (5/6), less than 10.5 corners (7/8).

Colorado Rapids and Saint Louis City had met only once in the past and the game ended in a 1-1 draw back in April.

According to analysis, Saint Louis City SC have scored 37 goals and conceded 24 goals in 19 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.9 goals per game and have a 15% conversion rate. They also create 2.1 big chances per game and take a total of 13.3 shots per game with 4.8 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.8 corners per game and take up 44.5% possession on average. On the defense, they have 4 clean sheets and they conceded 1.3 goals per game.

According to analysis, Colorado Rapids have scored 14 goals and conceded 27 goals in 19 matches in the MLS. They have scored 0.7 goals per game and have a 17% conversion rate. They also create 1.9 big chances per game and take a total of 10.8 shots per game with 3.9 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.1 corners per game and take up 47.4% possession on average. On the defense, they have 6 clean sheets and they conceded 1.4 goals per game.

Betting Tips:

• Home Win FT at 1.9 Odds
• Home Win Both Halves at 2.79 Odds
• Correct Score 2-0 at 9.50 Odds