Both New York City and Colorado Rapids would like to think they are both top teams this season and they have potential to achieve great results. It is evident in their results so far this season, as both clubs have enjoyed streaks of good results at times this season. New York City have won 3 games on a bounce while the Rapids were unfortunate to fall to a defeat last week after back-to-back wins.
New York City against Colorado Rapids is surely a tough encounter against two top clubs in both separate divisions and the game is to be played at the Citi Field.
Get Welcome BonusNew York City FC
New York City have turned their fortunes around quite brilliantly and they are establishing themselves as very strong contenders for the title this season. They maintain an unbeaten record in their last 5 games and in the last 3, they have won every single one of them. So in their last 5 games, New York City had 3 wins and 2 draws. Unfortunately the same can't be said about their overall stats, as it is revealed that they had 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses this season and they are ranked 6th on the eastern conference table with 14 points.
New York City played against Charlotte FC last weekend at home and the result was a 2-1 win for New York City in the end. Keaton Parks scored New York’s first goal to bring the game level in the 41st minute and then Alonso Martinez scored the winning goal in the 93rd minute to seal the win. According to stats, New York City had 58% possession, 7 shots on target and 6 corner kicks. Then they created 3 big chances, missed 2 and hit the woodwork twice.
Colorado Rapids
The Rapids will pride themselves as worthy opponents against New York City FC. They are also a very good team this season and they are putting up strong performances in recent times. Results from the last 5 games show they had 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. And their stats shows they had 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats, which is not such a good record.
The Rapids were defeated last weekend by FC Cincinnati away from home, but credit to them for a strong performance. Cincinnati won the first half by a single goal and then doubled their advantage by the 64th minute before Moise Bombito scored Colorado's opening goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately they couldn't get the equalizer until the end of the game and they were defeated 2-1. According to stats, Colorado Rapids had 41% possession, 3 shots on target and 6 corners. They also created 1 big chance, but missed it and hit the woodwork once.
Head to Head
According to the h2h, in all 7 meetings between New York City and Colorado Rapids, New York City had 3 wins, Colorado had 1 win and 3 games ended in a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
New York City had superiority in the head-to-head and the home advantage is also behind them. Colorado Rapids are a decent side but it won't be easy coming up against New York City.
New York City are unbeaten in the last 4 meetings while Colorado Rapids are without a clean sheet in those 4 meetings. In 5 of the last 6 meetings, there were less than 10.5 corners.
- 3 Way Total New York City Over 1 Goal at 1.84 Odds
- New York City to Win at 1.83 Odds
- More than 2.5 Goals at 1.85 Odds
Other predictions
