Major League Soccer: New York City FC vs Colorado Rapids – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 4 match between New York City FC and Colorado Rapids and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, New York City FC will look to justify their title credentials on Sunday when they take on Colorado Rapids for a round 4 match in the Major League Soccer.

Since New York City FC have racked up one more point than Colorado Rapids during this Major League Soccer season, they currently occupy number five in the table. The latter, on the other hand, find themselves ranked as number seven.

Team form: New York City FC vs Colorado Rapids

New York City FC Form

New York City FC recorded two wins and a draw in their last three matches. They started off drawing 1-1 with LA Galaxy. Next up was a 1-2 win against Philadelphia Union, before Orlando City were defeated in 5-0 win. New York City FC won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Major League Soccer, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored 17 and conceded 15 goals.

Colorado Rapids Form

Colorado Rapids won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 2-0 against Seattle Sounders FC, before beating Portland Timbers 2-0. Another win followed, this time by 4-1 against LA Galaxy. Colorado Rapids managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Major League Soccer. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 14 time and letting in five.

Betting stats and facts for New York City FC and Colorado Rapids

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between New York City FC and Colorado Rapids. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: New York City FC vs Colorado Rapids

As the new Major League Soccer campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for New York City FC and Colorado Rapids this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Popular markets: New York City FC vs Colorado Rapids

Full-time result

New York City FC won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing four as well. Colorado Rapids won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost seven in this run.

Both teams to score

New York City FC scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Colorado Rapids only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. New York City FC managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for New York City FC, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Colorado Rapids, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves. New York City FC scored at least one goal in their last 9 matches.