Colorado Rapids vs FC Dallas Prediction: Don’t Expect plenty goals

The Rapids need no further introduction as their statistics already qualifies them as one of the poorest teams in the division. They have had a long streak of poor results since their last win against Sacramento Republic in the US Open Cup back in May. Since then they had played 10 games in a row and have won none. The Rapids don’t seem to be over their poor run yet as they still lost their last game against Saint Louis City.

FC Dallas are also struggling at the moment as their statistics shows, but they are the preferred team in this match. They have not recorded 2 wins in a row for quite some time now and the last time they did was back in May when they won against Austin FC and Vancouver Whitecaps in a row.

According to the MLS table, FC Dallas are 13th with 29 points from 21 matches, while Colorado Rapids are 29th with 14 points from 20 matches.

Colorado Rapids - LDLDL

Colorado Rapids have been struggling for most parts of the season and those struggles are going to continue as the team is yet to show improvement in their game. Colorado Rapids are winless in their last 10 matches in all competitions. In that time, they recorded 8 defeats and 2 draws. Their last 5 games ended in 3 defeats against Columbus Crew, Orlando City and Saint Louis City SC and then 2 draws against LA Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes.

Colorado Rapids are also the poorest team while playing at home this season. According to the rankins, they have 0 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats in 9 home matches this season. In their last 5 home games they lost to Philadelphia Union, Real Salt Lake and Cincinnati FC, and drew against San Jose Earthquakes and LA Galaxy.

Colorado Rapids latest game against Saint Louis City ended in a 2-0 defeat away from home. Tim Parker gave the Saints the opening goal in the 4th minute and Jared Stroud doubled the lead in the 11th minute. The game ended that way at full time.

Team Streak: no wins (10), no goals scored (4), less than 2.5 goals (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (6/7), less than 10.5 corners (7/9).

FC Dallas - LWLLW

FC Dallas are also the representation of a struggling team despite having more points than the hosts. Their statistics shows they had 3 defeats and 2 wins in their last 5 games. They won against Saint Louis City and Los Angeles, but lost to Portland Timbers, Austin FC and DC United.

Away from home, FC Dallas have also been poor according to the records. In 10 away games, they had 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. Their last 5 away games ended in 3 defeats against Sporting Kansas City, Portland Timbers and Austin FC, 1 draw against San Jose Earthquakes and a win against Austin FC.

FC Dallas lost by a single goal in their last match against DC United at home. The goal was scored by Taxiarchis Fountas in the 73rd minute and neither side found the back of the net after that. So, FC Dallas lost by a single goal at full time.

Team streak: less than 2.5 goals (4/5), first to concede (6/8), less than 10.5 corners (7/8).

Head to Head

The head-to-head record shows these two have met 20 times in the past. Colorado Rapids won 7 matches, while FC Dallas won 6 and 7 matches ended in a draw.

• FC Dallas are without a clean sheet in 4 matches.
• Colorado Rapids scored first in 4/5 matches.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 7/9 matches.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 4/5 matches.

Analysis and Betting Tips

According to analysis, Colorado Rapids have scored 14 goals and conceded 29 goals in 20 matches in the MLS. They have scored 0.7 goals per game and have a 7% conversion rate. They also create 1.8 big chances per game and take a total of 10.7 shots per game with 3.9 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.3 corners per game and take up 48.1% possession on average. On the defense, they have 6 clean sheets and they conceded 1.5 goals per game.

According to analysis, FC Dallas have scored 23 goals and conceded 23 goals in 21 matches in the MLS. They have scored 1.1 goals per game and have a 10% conversion rate. They also create 1.7 big chances per game and take a total of 10.8 shots per game with 3.4 shots on target per game. They take an average of 3.8 corners per game and take up 48.6% possession on average. On the defense, they have 5 clean sheets and they conceded 1.1 goals per game.

Betting Tips:

• Under 2.5 Goals at 1.67 Odds
• Both Teams to Score No at 1.84 Odds
• Both Teams to Score No at 1.80 Odds