Colorado Rapids vs Minnesota United – Preview, Tips and Odds

MLS

Colorado Rapids

2022-08-07 01:00 UTC

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Minnesota United

Match Preview

Minnesota United will travel to Dick’s Sporting Goods Park to face Colorado Rapids on Sunday for their encounter of the 33rd round in MLS’ Western Conference. The hosts are currently on the 11th spot in the table, while Minnesota United are up to the 3rd position. The difference between the two teams is 8 points.

Colorado Rapids vs Minnesota United Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2022/04/17	Last 13 Games
Colorado Rapids	loss	? Laway Waway Whome Whome Laway Laway Dhome Laway Whome Waway Whome Laway Dhome
Minnesota United	win	? Whome Lhome Laway Laway Whome Whome Daway Whome Laway Lhome Laway Whome Daway

Worth Mentioning

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a win for Minnesota United, who prevailed with 3 to 1 at home back in April, 2022. Hosting evidently helped in the previous 10 encounters, with the home side recording 7 victories and preventing their opponents from getting the better of them in 8 out of 10. Only 1 of the 10 latest clashes ended in a draw. Both sides scored in three of the last five games and four produced over 2.5 goals. In that period Colorado Rapids managed to keep one clean sheet, and Minnesota United have not conceded in one of the matches. The two sides did not shy away from scoring in their latest meetings, hitting the back of the nets 18 times across the previous 5.

Colorado Rapids vs Minnesota United Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 13 games

Colorado RapidsMinnesota United

• Goals

  1.54

  1.46

• Fouls

  13.30

  11.50

• Corners

  4.50

  4.40

• Offsides

  2.56

  1.56

• Cards

  2.70

  2.20

• Posession

  48%

  52%

2022/04/17 MLS

Colorado RapidsHMinnesota United

• Goals

  1

  3

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2021/10/10 MLS

Colorado RapidsHMinnesota United

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  13

  17

• Corners

  4

  7

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  3

  1

• Posession

  44%

  56%

2021/07/08 MLS

HColorado RapidsMinnesota United

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  11

  8

• Corners

  4

  3

• Offsides

  3

  0

• Cards

  3

  3

• Posession

  46%

  54%

2021/05/09 MLS

HColorado RapidsMinnesota United

• Goals

  3

  2

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2020/11/23 MLS

Colorado RapidsHMinnesota United

• Goals

  0

  3

• Fouls

  13

  9

• Corners

  4

  2

• Offsides

  0

  2

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2020/10/29 MLS

Colorado RapidsHMinnesota United

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  16

  8

• Corners

  5

  10

• Offsides

  3

  3

• Cards

  2

  0

• Posession

  52%

  48%

2020/07/23 MLS

HColorado RapidsMinnesota United

• Goals

  2

  2

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2019/08/15 MLS

Colorado RapidsHMinnesota United

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  12

  16

• Corners

  6

  7

• Offsides

  2

  2

• Cards

  1

  2

• Posession

  42%

  58%

2019/06/09 MLS

HColorado RapidsMinnesota United

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  10

  13

• Corners

  5

  5

• Offsides

  2

  0

• Cards

  3

  2

• Posession

  37%

  63%

2018/10/13 MLS

Colorado RapidsHMinnesota United

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  13

  12

• Corners

  4

  4

• Offsides

  3

  4

• Cards

  3

  2

• Posession

  53%

  47%

2018/06/24 MLS

HColorado RapidsMinnesota United

• Goals

  3

  2

• Fouls

  16

  6

• Corners

  5

  3

• Offsides

  6

  0

• Cards

  6

  4

• Posession

  31%

  47%

2017/04/23 MLS

Colorado RapidsHMinnesota United

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  20

  16

• Corners

  1

  3

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  49%

  51%

2017/03/19 MLS

HColorado RapidsMinnesota United

• Goals

  2

  2

• Fouls

  9

  10

• Corners

  7

  0

• Offsides

  3

  1

• Cards

  2

  6

• Posession

  63%

  37%

ShowHideDetailed Stats

Colorado Rapids Form

Colorado Rapids’s last game ended in a win when visiting versus New York RB with the score after the final whistle being 4:5. Colorado Rapids’s performance has not been greatly affected by the factor of playing at home or away in their last 10 encounters. These resulted in 4 home victories and 3 away triumphs. Of their last five matches, three resulted in over 2.5 goals and four had both sides scoring. During that period Colorado Rapids managed to keep one clean sheet, while they scored at least one goal in all. Their last 5 outings turned out to be high scoring affairs with a total of 20 goals.

• Goals
  1.60
• Fouls
  14.57
• Corners
  4.86
• Offsides
  1.57
• Cards
  3.29
• Posession
  44%

Minnesota United Form

Minnesota United’s last match was against Portland Timbers on Saturday and it finished in an entertaining 4:4 draw at home. Playing at home turned out to be of little help across the ten previous Minnesota United games as the hosting party recorded 4 victories and the travelling sides registered 4 triumphs. Just two of those last 10 meetings were draws. Looking at the squad’s previous five encounters, it becomes apparent that three featured over 2.5 goals and four witnessed goals at both ends. Throughout these, Minnesota United managed to prevent goals in their net one time and scored a minimum of one goal in the process. The goalkeepers had a busy time throughout the team’s recent five outings, as they had to pull the ball out of the nets nineteen times combined.

• Goals
  2.00
• Fouls
  11.50
• Corners
  3.75
• Offsides
  2.75
• Cards
  3.25
• Posession
  43%

Formations and Lineups

Colorado Rapids

Formation:5-3-2

• G22William Paul Yarbrough Story
• D2K. Rosenberry
• D6L. Abubakar
• D4Daniel John Wilson
• D24G. Vallecilla
• D66Lucas Esteves
• M11D. Rubio
• M32C. Warner
• M21B. Acosta
• F7J. Lewis
• F29G. Zardes

22 William Paul Yarbrough Story 2 K. Rosenberry 6 L. Abubakar 4 Daniel John Wilson 24 G. Vallecilla 66 Lucas Esteves 11 D. Rubio 32 C. Warner 21 B. Acosta 7 J. Lewis 29 G. Zardes

*Lineup from 2022/08/02 New York RB vs Colorado Rapids

Minnesota United

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G97Dayne St. Clair
• D27D. Taylor
• D15Michael Joseph Boxall
• D12Bakaye Dibassy
• D92Kemar Michael Lawrence
• M17R. Lod
• M33K. Arriaga
• M21Bongokuhle Hlongwane
• M10E. Reynoso
• M7F. Fragapane
• F9L. Amarilla

97 Dayne St. Clair 27 D. Taylor 15 Michael Joseph Boxall 12 Bakaye Dibassy 92 Kemar Michael Lawrence 17 R. Lod 33 K. Arriaga 21 Bongokuhle Hlongwane 10 E. Reynoso 7 F. Fragapane 9 L. Amarilla

*Lineup from 2022/07/30 Minnesota United vs Portland Timbers

Popular Markets

This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.

	Last H2H	Last Colorado Rapids	Last Minnesota United	Probability	Value Odds Over
Colorado Rapids WIN	5/10	3/10	-	39.23%	2.55
DRAW	1/10	3/10	2/10	18.18%	5.50
Minnesota United WIN	4/10	-	5/10	42.58%	2.35
Over 2.5 Goals	6/10	6/10	7/10	63.00%	1.59
BTTS	5/10	7/10	8/10	65.00%	1.54
Over 4.5 Cards	3/7	5/7	2/4	53.57%	1.87
Over 10.5 Corners	3/7	1/7	1/4	28.93%	3.46
Colorado Rapids over 1.5 Goals	5/10	4/10	-	45.50%	2.20
Minnesota United over 1.5 Goals	5/10	-	6/10	54.50%	1.83