Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 23 match between Columbus Crew and Colorado Rapids and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Colorado Rapids come to ScottsMiracle-Gro Field for the Major League Soccer match this coming Sunday, Columbus Crew will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
The Columbus Crew go into the game in rank 15 in the Eastern Conference, while the Colorado Rapids rank 7 in the Western Conference.
Team form: Columbus Crew vs Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew Form
In their last three matches, Columbus Crew lost 1-2 against CF Montreal, 3-2 against Nashville SC and 2-0 against CF America. Columbus Crew claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Major League Soccer. They also drew zero and lost four, scored nine goals and conceded 11.
Colorado Rapids Form
Their past three matches saw Colorado Rapids beating Los Angeles FC 1-0, losing 3-0 against San Diego FC, and beating Real Salt Lake by 1-0. Colorado Rapids only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by ten goals to three.
Betting stats and facts for Columbus Crew and Colorado Rapids
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Columbus Crew and Colorado Rapids. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 9 Columbus Crew matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Columbus Crew matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Columbus Crew home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Columbus Crew home matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Columbus Crew have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 12 Colorado Rapids matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 11 Colorado Rapids matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Colorado Rapids have lost 5 of the last 6 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Colorado Rapids have lost 5 of the last 6 away matches in the Major League Soccer while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 5 Colorado Rapids away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Columbus Crew vs Colorado Rapids
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Brais Mendez, who is performing well for Columbus Crew. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Major League Soccer outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Colorado Rapids.The visitors will be looking to Reggie Cannon to find the net once again, after managing two Major League Soccer goals for Colorado Rapids in recent matches.
Popular markets: Columbus Crew vs Colorado Rapids
Full-time result
Columbus Crew claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Colorado Rapids won two of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost seven of the games in this run. Columbus Crew lost their last 4 matches. Columbus Crew have not lost to Colorado Rapids in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Columbus Crew scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Colorado Rapids scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 7 consecutive Columbus Crew games Colorado Rapids should be able to score at least once on Sunday as Columbus Crew failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Colorado Rapids managed six clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Both teams scored in the last 8 consecutive meetings between Columbus Crew and Colorado Rapids.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Columbus Crew, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Colorado Rapids’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Columbus Crew scored at least one goal in their last 10 matches.
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