New York Red Bulls vs. Colorado Rapids Match Analysis and Prediction

Major League Soccer unfolds their 24th game week this week when New York Red Bulls hosts Colorado Rapids at the Red Bull Arena. Match day schedules for August 3 at 02:30 EAT.

The hosts will now turn their attention to the MLS, where they are currently fourth in the Eastern Conference standings, level on 36 points with third-placed CF Montreal after 22 matches. New York Red Bulls have had an impressive home campaign; they head into Tuesday unbeaten in six of their last seven home games in the MLS – claiming three wins and three draws.

New York Red Bulls will be hoping to return to winning ways here after a 0-2 Friendlies defeat at the hands of Barcelona in their most recent game. In that match, New York Red Bulls managed 29% possession and seven shots with none of them on target. Barcelona got 16 shots with seven of them on target and goals by Ousmane Dembele (40’) and Memphis Depay (87’).

Meanwhile, Colorado Rapids sits 12th in the Western Conference standing with 24 points, four points above Sporting Kansas City at the bottom.  In their campaign this season they have picked up six wins and six draws against nine loses. The visitors are the only club in the west without a win away from home this season, losing seven and managing three draws from their 10 games.

Colorado Rapids will be aiming to make amends following 2-1 MLS loss to Seattle Sounders FC in their previous encounter. In that match, Colorado Rapids had 45% possession, eight shots with three of them on target and a goal scored by Lewis (3′). Seattle Sounders FC got 17 shots with eight of them on target and goals by Jordan Morris (43′) and Nicolás Lodeiro (71′).

New York Red Bulls vs. Colorado Rapids head to head

There have been 28 head to head encounters between these two sides since 2003; Colorado Rapids claims 12 victories and New York Red Bulls 10 victories while six other matches played out draws.

• New York 0-2 Colorado 01/09/19              
• Colorado 1-2 New York 13/05/18
• New York 1-0 Colorado 12/03/17              
• Colorado 2-1 New York 17/04/16
• New York 1-1 Colorado 30/04/15

Home

• New York 0-2 Barcelona
• Orlando 5-1 New York
• Austin 3-4 New York
• New York 0-1 New York City
• Cincinnati 1-1 New York

Away

• Seattle 2-1 Colorado
• Colorado 2-0 LA Galaxy
• Colorado 1-1 Orlando
• Salt Lake 2-2 Colorado
• Colorado 2-3 Austin

New York Red Bulls team news

The hosts will be without; Jack Price and Oliver Larraz who have been ruled out through injuries and Tom Edwards who is on one-match suspension.

Colorado Rapids team news

For the visitors, Aboubacar Keita and Braian Galvan remain sidelined through injuries.

Prediction and odds

New York Red Bulls are our pick for this game having won or drew four of the last five MLS games they played, while Colorado only won one of their last five games in the competition.

• New York Red Bulls Win
• Draw
• Goals over 2.5