On Sep 18th, LA Galaxy plays host to Colorado Rapids in a meeting of these two Major League Soccer teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. LA Galaxy sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Nashville SC. Hany Mukhtar struck first for Nashville SC in the 29th minute on a penalty shot, but Riqui Puig got the equalizer for LA Galaxy in the 9th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty shot squeezing out at least the one point for LA Galaxy. LA Galaxy is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while colorado Rapids is fresh off their 3-1 win against Vancouver Whitecaps. Brian White scored the first goal for Vancouver Whitecaps in the 9th minute, then Gyasi Zardes tied it up for Colorado Rapids in the 21st minute Finally they completed the comback in the 33rd minute on a penalty goal by Diego Ivan Rubio Kostner to cap off a wild match. Colorado Rapids is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Colorado Rapids and LA Galaxy last played eachother at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on the 17th of July. Colorado Rapids won by a score of 2 to 0. Diego Ivan Rubio Kostner scored the first goal for Colorado Rapids in the 20th minute, then Gyasi Zardes added another in the 75th minute on a feed from Lewis In the end, LA Galaxy couldn’t muster any offence and Colorado Rapids ran away with the shutout win.
Gyasi Zardes has been the most prolific scorer on Colorado Rapids in the last five matches with two goals. Javier Hernández has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for LA Galaxy.