Verdict: Colorado Rapids draw no bet
Best Odds: 2/3
Bookmaker: Dachbet
Seeking an immediate response in the early hours of Sunday, Colorado will welcome Austin to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
Colorado Rapids
Starting with the hosts, suffering a second-half collapse away at Portland last weekend as they eventually fell to a 2-1 defeat, Colorado are desperately seeking an immediate response here. Opening Sunday’s showdown with just their goal difference keeping them outside the top-seven, Chris Armas’ side will be excited to make a return to home soil. Last seen at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park securing back-to-back 1-0 victories against St. Louis and Real Salt Lake, Colorado will be excited by their extended success in Denver. Including an action-packed 3-2 win against San Diego on April 13th, Sunday’s hosts have lost just one of their previous six appearances in front of their own ers. Likewise, the Rapids have recorded consecutive clean sheets at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park for the first time since June 2023.
Colorado Rapids Team News
Shown a second-half red card away at Portland last weekend, 20-year-old academy graduate Wayne Frederick will miss out through suspension here. Yet to make a single appearance so far this season, Ghanian youngster Ali Fadal remains on the sidelines with a long-term knee issue.
Notching seven goals in his previous 11 appearances, Djordje Mihailovic should play a leading role this weekend. One-time Wolves starlet Connor Ronan should get some more minutes under his belt.
Austin FC
As for the visitors, while Austin might have booked their spot in the quarter-finals of this year’s US Open Cup last month as they claimed a 3-1 victory against Houston, Los Verdes find themselves at the heart of a real MLS wobble. Last seen putting in another downbeat display as they slumped to a routine 2-0 defeat away at San Diego, Nico Estevez’s camp have come tumbling down the Western Conference standings. In fact, now sat outside the play-off places, Sunday’s guests have failed to win any of their previous eight consecutive MLS appearances – a rut that stems all the way back to April 19th. It should also be noted, the former Dallas boss has seen his squad muster just a single point from their last five showdowns away from the Q2 Stadium.
Austin FC Team News
Despite both serving respective one-match suspensions away at San Diego last week, Austin will welcome back to the duo of Besard Sabovic and veteran Spanish midfielder Ilie Sanchez here. Returning from a long-term muscle injury last month, ex-Toulouse star Mikkel Desler should get some more minutes.
Notching six goals in his previous 10 appearances across all competitions, former Monterrey striker Brandon Vazquez will shoulder plenty of Austin’s goalscoring treat this weekend.
Colorado Rapids vs Austin FC Key Factors to Consider
- When Colorado and Austin last met back on March 9th, the Rapids collected a 1-0 victory in Texas.
- In fact, Colorado have ed nine points from their previous four MLS meetings against Sunday’s guests.
- Austin have failed to muster a single win from any of their previous eight consecutive MLS appearances.
- Colorado have suffered just a single defeat from any of their previous six straight showdowns in Denver.
- The Rapids have recorded consecutive MLS clean sheets at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park since back in June 2023.
Conclusion
Landing a 1-0 victory when they travelled to the Q2 Stadium on March 9th, Colorado should be smelling a golden opportunity here. Suffering just a single defeat in Denver from any of their previous six MLS appearances, Sunday’s hosts should be smelling a real opportunity. Mustering nine points from their last four showdowns against Los Verdes, Colorado will meet an Austin squad who find themselves at the heart of a real struggle. Likewise, with Armas’ play-off contenders losing just one of their last six showdowns in front of their own ers, a home draw no bet can be found at appealing odds this weekend.
Verdict: Colorado Rapids draw no bet
Best Odds: 2/3
Bookmaker: Dachbet
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