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Played
August 20, 2011 9:05 PM EDT
Dick's Sporting Goods Park — Denver, Colorado
Referee: E. Bazakos
Attendance: 16852
August 20, 2011 9:05 PM EDT
Dick's Sporting Goods Park — Denver, Colorado
Referee: E. Bazakos
Attendance: 16852
MLS Preview: Colorado Rapids - Chivas USA
Colorado, on a three-game MLS winning streak, has won the last four meetings with Chivas USA. The last time they met was Jimmy Conrad's final professional game.
By Zac Lee Rigg
Stephen Dunn
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Colorado Rapids (4-4-2): Pickens; Kimura, Marshall, Wynne, Moor; Mullan, Mastroeni, Larentowicz, Thompson; Cummings, Kandji. |
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OUT: FW Conor Casey (L achilles tear); DF Anthony Wallace (L knee sprain)
QUESTIONABLE: MF Jamie Smith (R hamstring strain / R calf strain)
PROBABLE: GK Matt Pickens (R groin strain)
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Chivas USA (4-4-2): Kennedy; Valentin, Umana, Pearce, Jazic; Gavin, Elliott, LaBrocca, Courtois; Braun, Moreno. |
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- The last time these teams met, a 1-0 win for Colorado, was also the last of Jimmy Conrad's professional career. The 34-year-old defender called a close to his career this week due to concussion.
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Colorado has won the last four meetings with the Goats, all with clean sheets. Chivas USA hasn't scored on the Rapids in 391 minutes.
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The Rapids have won the last three league games, tying a season-high. Colorado also won the first three games of the 2011 season.
- Wednesday, Mac Kandji made his first start in nine months, scoring a brace and assisting the game-winning goal to help Colorado beat Metapan 3-2 to kick off its CCL campaign.
- Having failed to score in three of its five most recent games, Chivas USA added striker Juan Pablo Angel on Wednesday. The LA Galaxy will carry a significant portion of the Colombian's Designated Player wages, and the Goats only had to cough up a Supplemental Draft pick to acquire the highest goalscorer in MLS over the past five seasons.
- Colorado is fourth in the Western Conference with 40 points. Chivas USA is sixth, 10 points back, only one point away from a playoff place.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Colorado Rapids 3-0 Chivas USA
- 50 %
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Colorado Rapids 2-0 Chivas USA
- 25 %
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Colorado Rapids 1-0 Chivas USA
- 16.67 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Apr 28, 2012 | Colorado Rapids 4 - Chivas USA 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Aug 20, 2011 | Colorado Rapids 2 - Chivas USA 2 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Mar 26, 2011 | Chivas USA 0 - Colorado Rapids 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Sep 4, 2010 | Colorado Rapids 3 - Chivas USA 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Sep 4, 2010 | Colorado Rapids 3 - Chivas USA 0 |
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Colorado Rapids
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| May 26, 2012 | Colorado Rapids 3 - Montreal Impact 2 | MLS |
| May 19, 2012 | Colorado Rapids 2 - Sporting Kansas City 2 | MLS |
| May 16, 2012 | D.C. United 2 - Colorado Rapids 0 | MLS |
| May 6, 2012 | FC Dallas 0 - Colorado Rapids 2 | MLS |
| May 2, 2012 | New England Revolution 2 - Colorado Rapids 1 | MLS |
Chivas USA
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| May 26, 2012 | Chivas USA 1 - Seattle Sounders FC 1 | MLS |
| May 23, 2012 | New York Red Bulls 1 - Chivas USA 1 | MLS |
| May 19, 2012 | Chivas USA 1 - Los Angeles Galaxy 0 | MLS |
| May 13, 2012 | San Jose 1 - Chivas USA 1 | MLS |
| May 4, 2012 | Chivas USA 1 - Chicago Fire 2 | MLS |
| 18 | Matt Pickens | Goalkeeper |
| 27 | Kosuke Kimura | Defender |
| 22 | Marvell Wynne | Defender |
| 34 | Tyrone Marshall | Defender |
| 3 | Drew Moor | Defender |
| 11 | Sanna Nyassi | Midfielder |
| 11 | Brian Mullan | Midfielder |
| 15 | Wells Thompson | Midfielder |
| 25 | Pablo Mastroeni | Midfielder |
| 4 | Jeff Larentowicz | Midfielder |
| - | Caleb Folan | Midfielder |
| 31 | Steward Ceus | Goalkeeper |
| 21 | Joseph Nane | Defender |
| 29 | Scott Palguta | Defender |
| - | Michael Holody | Defender |
| 16 | Ross LaBauex | Midfielder |
| 14 | Omar Cummings | Striker |
| - | Macoumba Kandji | Striker |
| 1 | Dan Kennedy | Goalkeeper |
| - | Michael Umaña | Defender |
| 19 | Zarek Valentin | Defender |
| 6 | Ante Jazic | Defender |
| - | Heath Pearce | Defender |
| 19 | Jorge Villafana | Defender |
| 18 | Blair Gavin | Midfielder |
| - | Nick LaBrocca | Midfielder |
| 7 | Simon Elliott | Midfielder |
| 10 | Alejandro Moreno | Striker |
| - | Juan Pablo Angel | Striker |
| - | Zach Thornton | Goalkeeper |
| - | David Lopes | Defender |
| - | Paulo Nagamura | Midfielder |
| 21 | Ben Zemanski | Midfielder |
| - | Laurent Courtois | Midfielder |
| - | Michael Lahoud | Midfielder |
| - | Marcos Mondaini | Striker |
Results
Times In EST
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Kenny Cooper
Striker NY Red Bulls |
11 | 2 |
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Chris Wondolowski
Striker San Jose Earthquakes |
11 | 1 |
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Thierry Henry
Striker NY Red Bulls |
9 | 0 |
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Saer Sene
Striker New England |
7 | 1 |
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Maicon Santos
Striker D.C. United |
7 | 0 |