D.C. United vs Colorado Rapids Live Stream, Predictions (May 03)

📊 Form Guide

D.C. United

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D.C. United won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 3-0 MLS loss in their previous game against Philadelphia Union.

In that match, D.C. United had 56% possession and 9 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. On the other side, Philadelphia Union had 12 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Jakob Glesnes (15'), Danley Jean Jacques (52') and Bruno Damiani (77') scored for Philadelphia Union.

Matches with D.C. United have tended to be absorbing encounters of late with plenty of scoring being the norm. Over their past six clashes alone, a total of 22 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 5 of them coming from D.C. United. Nevertheless, we’ll just have to find out if the trend shall be replicated in this next game.

Colorado Rapids

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In their last game, Colorado Rapids drew 1-1 in the MLS match with Seattle Sounders FC.

In that match, Colorado Rapids had 54% possession and 15 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Colorado Rapids was Djordje Mihailović (54'). On the other side, Seattle Sounders FC got 7 shots at goal with 2 on target. Danny Musovski (45') was the scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.

The numbers tell their own story, and Colorado Rapids have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 10 goals in all. At the back, Colorado Rapids can certainly do much better.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 20/03/2016 shows us that D.C. United have won 3 of these games and Colorado Rapids 1, with the number of draws standing at 2.

A combined total of 14 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 8 from Black-and-Red and 6 being from Rapids. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.33.

The last league encounter featuring these clubs was MLS match day 41 on 04/09/2022 and the score finished D.C. United 0-0 Colorado Rapids.

In that game, D.C. United managed 51% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target.

Colorado Rapids got 11 shots at goal with 3 of them on target.

The referee was Tori Penso.

🗞️ Team News: D.C. United

Conner Antley (Knee injury), Jackson Hopkins (Ankle injury) and Hakim Karamoko (Abdominal problems) are unavailable for D.C. United boss Troy Lesesne.

It’s our opinion that Black-and-Red could line up in a 3-4-3 system for this game, handing starts to Luis Barraza, Derek Dodson, Lukas MacNaughton, Lucas Bartlett, Aaron Herrera, Brandon Servania, Hosei Kijima, David Schnegg, Jared Stroud, Jacob Murrell and Dominique Badji.

📋 Team News: Colorado Rapids

From our viewpoint, Colorado Rapids appear most likely to utilise a 4-4-2 system, settling for Zack Steffen, Reggie Cannon, Andreas Maxsö, Chidozie Awaziem, Jackson Travis, Cole Bassett, Oliver Larraz, Josh Atencio, Djordje Mihailovic, Darren Yapi and Rafael Navarro.

✨ Prediction

It looks to us that D.C. United have it within them to dominate possession and create several successful chances.

At the other end, Colorado Rapids could well find it tough to get shooting opportunities but we do think it’s quite likely that they will be hitting back at some stage here, too.

Therefore, we are anticipating a decent 3-1 winning score for D.C. United at the end of the match.

📖 ⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?

Looking at the betting prices for the match on the WDW market, a victory for D.C. United is available for 1.91, a bet on the draw is 3.7 & selecting a win for Colorado Rapids comes in at 3.7. They are the most competitive market prices on offer at this very moment.

Peter Guest, 20:09 29/04/2025