Predicted Lineups and Player Updates for Philadelphia Union vs Colorado Rapids 26/07/25 - MLS News

By Renata Leite, FootballPredictions.NET, 21:46 25/07/2025

We can now report the two predicted sides and ins and outs for Saturday’s impending MLS clash.

Philadelphia Union prepare for this fixture following on from a 1-1 MLS drawn result vs Houston Dynamo. It looks as if The U will probably opt for a 4-4-2 system for this game with Andrew Rick, Olivier Mbaizo, Olwethu Makhanya, Jakob Glesnes, Kai Wagner, Alejandro Bedoya, Jesús Bueno, Jovan Lukic, Jeremy Rafanello, Bruno Damiani and Mikael Uhre.

Looking at personnel, there is just one fitness concern for the Philadelphia Union manager Bradley Carnell to be concerned about from an otherwise fully-primed squad. Ian Glavinovich won’t play.

How Philadelphia Union might line up for the game against Colorado Rapids

In their previous fixture, Colorado Rapids drew 3-3 in the MLS tie with Seattle Sounders FC. It’s our belief that Rapids might begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 formation, starting the game with Zack Steffen, Reggie Cannon, Chidozie Awaziem, Andreas Maxsö, Sam Vines, Connor Ronan, Cole Bassett, Calvin Harris, Djordje Mihailovic, Theodore Ku-DiPietro and Rafael Navarro.

Thanks to a mainly healthy squad, there’s only a single fitness worry for the Colorado Rapids boss Chris Armas to contend with. Ali Fadal (Knee injury) misses out for this game.

Possible Colorado Rapids Starting XI

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