A Leagues Cup group-stage showdown is set for Thursday as the Colorado Rapidshost Santos Laguna at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado.
Both clubs enter this opening fixture needing to spark better form - Colorado aiming to repeat their Leagues Cup heroics from last year, while Santos seek to reverse worrying recent away results.
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How to watch Colorado Rapids vs Santos Laguna online - TV channels & live streams
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Colorado Rapids vs Santos Laguna kick-off time
The match will be played at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, with kick-off at 9.30pm ET for fans in the US.
Team news & squads
Colorado Rapids vs Santos Laguna lineups
4-3-1-2
Formation
3-4-2-1
SANCLR-Line up
CLRSubstitutes
Manager
C. Armas
SAN-Line up
SANSubstitutes
Manager
F. Rodriguez
Injuries and Suspended players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Colorado Rapids team news
The Rapids come into this tie with mixed results. Their recent run in MLS includes just one win in six matches (1W–2D–3L), most recently a 3-1 loss to Philadelphia Union. However, Colorado boasts a strong home record and famously became the first MLS side to defeat four Liga MX clubs in a single Leagues Cup edition in 2024, finishing third overall.
Winger Kimani Stewart-Baynes has just been loaned to Lexington SC and is unavailable.
Santos Laguna team news
Santos Laguna go into this Leagues Cup opener off the back of heavy turbulence: back-to-back Liga MX defeats, including a 1-0 loss to Puebla, have left them 11th in Liga MX’s early table.
There are no significant new injury issues for Santos Laguna’s first team.
Form
CLR-Form
CLRPhiladelphia Union
3
-
1
Colorado Rapids
L
Seattle Sounders FC
3
-
3
Colorado Rapids
D
Colorado Rapids
3
-
0
Vancouver Whitecaps
W
Los Angeles FC
3
-
0
Colorado Rapids
L
Colorado Rapids
1
-
2
Sporting Kansas City
L
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 8/11
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 5/5
- Both teams scored
- 3/5
SAN-Form
SANPuebla
1
-
0
Santos Laguna
L
Santos Laguna
2
-
4
Toluca
L
Santos Laguna
3
-
0
Club Universidad Nacional
W
Santos Laguna
0
-
4
Tijuana
L
Club Universidad Nacional
2
-
0
Santos Laguna
L
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 5/11
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 3/5
- Both teams scored
- 1/5
Head-to-Head Record
CLRLast 2 matches
SAN0
Wins
0
Draws
2
Wins
Goals scored
6- Games over 2.5 goals
- 1/2
- Both teams scored
- 1/2