The Colorado Rapids will host the Vancouver Whitecaps at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on Wednesday in a matchup between the only home team without a victory in the 2023 MLS season and one of the three sides without a victory on the road.
The Burgundy Boys have lost eight straight games in all competitions, most recently falling 2-0 to Orlando City. Vancouver, on the other hand, has rebounded to take a point in back-to-back league games after drawing FC Cincinnati 1-1 in their previous meeting.
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Things have gotten worse for Robin Fraser and the Rapids, with more than half of the season now completed. After finishing the regular season of 2021 with the best record in the Western Conference, the Rapids are currently dead last in the West with 13 points.
It will have been 11 days since this team last participated in a competitive match when they take the pitch later this week, so you would think they had a lot to catch up on.
A team that hasn't shown much creativity during play and almost exclusively relies on set pieces to score, scoring only 14 goals this season is hardly promising.
Since a scoreless draw on April 1 against Los Angeles FC, Colorado has gone three games without scoring at home in all competitions. They have also given up a goal in each of their games played at Dick's Sporting Goods Park since then.
A team that hasn't shown much creativity during play and almost exclusively relies on set pieces to score, scoring only 14 goals this season is hardly promising.
Since a scoreless draw on April 1 against Los Angeles FC, they have also conceded at least once in each of their games played at Dick's Sporting Goods Park since then. Colorado has also gone three games without scoring at home in all competitions.
Vanni Sartini and the Whitecaps have a lot to be optimistic about right now as they have gone unbeaten in four straight games across all competitions.
On the first Saturday of this month, his team squared up against the Supporters' Shield leaders and earned a well-deserved one-point victory; in contrast, they have accumulated eight points against Western Conference opponents now in the post-season hunt.
The Caps have won four games this season when they give up the first goal, including their last two domestic home games when they scored late from the penalty spot twice.
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Colorado Rapids vs Vancouver Whitecaps kick-off time
| Date: | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Kick-off time: | 9:30 pm ET / 6:30 pm PT |
| Venue: | Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
Colorado Rapids and Vancouver Whitecaps face off on Jun 21 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Kickoff is set for 9:30 pm Eastern Time (ET), or 6:30 pm Pacific Time (PT).
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The game will not be broadcast live on TV but will be available to stream live online through Apple TV MLS Season Pass.
Team news & squads
Colorado team news
Abraham Rodriguez, Jack Price, Jackson Travis and Aboubacar Keita will miss the game with long-term injuries. Kevin Cabral and Michael Barrios have been the club's top scorers in MLS.
Colorado Rapids possible XI: Yarbrough; Abubakar, Maxso, Wilson; Nicholson, Ronan, Leyva, Markanich; Rubio; Cabral, Lewis
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Yarbrough, Ilic, Rodriguez |
| Defenders | Rosenberry, Wilson, Maxso, Gersbach, Anderson, Keita, Markanich,Edwards, Abubakar |
| Midfielders | Alves, Price, Ronan, Acosta, Bassett, Galvan, Priso-Mbongue |
| Forwards | Lewis, Rubio, Barrios, Harris, Larraz, Nicholson, Toure, Yapi, Cabral. |
Whitecaps team news
Vancouver Whitecaps have only Ranko Veselinovic unavailable. The Caps will yet again be looking to Simon Becher for goals, as he has been their main contributor so far.
Vancouver Whitecaps possible XI: Takaoka; Brown, Blackmon, Laborda, Martins; Gressel, Berhalter, Cubas; Vite, Caicedo; White
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Takaoka, Hasal |
| Defenders | Veselinovic, Laborda, Brown, Martins, Blackmon, Yao, Ahmed, Aaron |
| Midfielders | Cubas, Schopf, Vite, Gressel, Gutierrez, Teibert, Raposo, Berhalter, Aguilar |
| Forwards | Gauld, Cordova, Dajome, Becher |
Head-to-Head Record
In their last five clashes, Colorado Rapids have recorded two victories to the Vancouver Whitecaps' one. They played out a goalless draw earlier in the season at BC Place.