On Sun Aug 14th, Colorado Rapids hosts Columbus Crew in a Major League Soccer match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 34 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. Colorado Rapids sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-3 win against Minnesota United. Abu Danladi struck first for Minnesota United in the 4th minute, but Gyasi Zardes got the equalizer for Colorado Rapids in the 8th minute But luckily in the 11th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Diego Ivan Rubio Kostner. Colorado Rapids is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Columbus Crew recorded a 3-2 win against New York City. Mensah scored the first goal for New York City on an own goal in the 3rd minute, but Cucho Hernández got the equalizer for Columbus Crew in the 20th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 75th minute on a goal by Lucas Zelarayán. Columbus Crew should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Columbus Crew has been fortunate! In the last five matches, both Lucas Zelarayán and Cucho Hernández are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Columbus Crew and look to continue their dominance.. Gyasi Zardes has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Colorado Rapids.