Colorado Rapids will be looking to record back to back wins in the Western Conference of the MLS this week when they welcome Austin FC to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Match day schedules for July 5, 2022 at 04:00 EAT.
With 16 points the hosts are 12th in the Western Conference in a campaign where expectations were soaring when this club ended the 2021 regular season in first. Colorado have proven to be a well-organized and structurally sound defensive unit at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, before that loss to Nashville, they posted six clean sheets in their eight regular-season affairs.
Colorado Rapids is hoping for better results after 3-0 MLS loss to Portland Timbers in their previous encounter. In that game, Colorado Rapids managed 46% possession, 19 shots with five of them on target. Portland Timbers got 19 shots with seven of them on target and goals by Sebastián Blanco (45′) and Jarosław Niezgoda (54′, 62′).
Meanwhile, Austin FC has been contending for the first place in the Western Conference since the start of the season, they are currently second with 31 points-five points shy of Los Angeles FC at the top. The club will be looking to stretch their four games winning streak to five and on the road they have not conceded in back to back contests.
Austin FC heads into this game off the back of 0-1 MLS victory to beat to beat Charlotte FC in their last match. In that game, Austin FC had 37% possession, five shots with two on target and a goal scored by Daniel Pereira (62′). Charlotte FC got nine shots with two of them on target.
Colorado Rapids vs. Austin FC head to head
Tuesday’s fixture will be the fourth head to head encounter between these two teams since 2021. Colorado Rapids have won two times and Austin FC has a solitary win.
- Colorado 3-0 Austin 30/09/21
- Austin 0-1 Colorado 01/08/21
- Colorado 1-3 Austin 25/04/21
Home
- Portland 3-0 Colorado
- New York City 1-1 Colorado
- Colorado 1-3 Nashville
- Colorado 1-0 Seattle
- Kansas City 2-1 Colorado
Away
- Charlotte 0-1 Austin
- Austin 2-2 Dallas
- Montreal 0-1 Austin
- Austin 1-4 Pachuca
- LA Galaxy 4-1 Austin
Colorado Rapids team news
Braian Galvan, Aboubacar Keita, Oliver Larraz and Jack Price could all miss this match because of injuries.
Austin FC team news
Josh wolf will be without the services of Jhojan Valencia through injury and Cecilio Domínguez through suspension.
Prediction and odds
Austin has a better chance to win the game; they are twelve points ahead of Colorado Rapids in the table and lost only one of the last five MLS games while Colorado Rapids won only one of the last five.
- Austin FC Win
- Draw
- Goals over 2.5
