On the 5th of July, Austin will travel to Denver to battle Colorado Rapids in a clash of the Major League Soccer. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. In their last match, 12th placed Colorado Rapids, recorded a 0-3 loss against Portland Timbers. Blanco scored the first goal for Portland Timbers in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick, then Jarosław Niezgoda added another in the 54th minute In the end, Colorado Rapids was frustrated by Portland Timbers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Portland Timbers ended the match with the shutout victory. Colorado Rapids is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while austin is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Charlotte. struck first for Austin in the 62nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Charlotte was frustrated by Austin’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Austin ended the match with the shutout victory. Austin should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Colorado Rapids won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 1 losss.
Sebastián Driussi has been the most prolific scorer on Austin in his last 5 matches with two goals. Lucas Esteves Souza and Lewis are the top scorers for Colorado Rapids in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.