Los Angeles FC vs Colorado Rapids Prediction: Los Angeles remain untouchable

Los Angeles FC enter into another round of MLS games this week and this time, they welcome Colorado Rapids to the Banc of California Stadium.

Los Angeles FC were absolutely ruthless in their last game against San Jose Earthquakes and they continued their fantastic run in style. Colorado Rapids also approach this game with a positive result from their last game against CF Montreal. They are prepared for a tough challenge against a very strong Los Angeles FC team.

According to the league table, Los Angeles FC is top of the western conference table with 37 points and Colorado Rapids is 4th with 31 points.

Los Angeles FC

Los Angeles FC achievements in a few months have been extraordinary. They fought from the bottom and now sit at the top of the western conference through eye-watering performances and a consistent streak of positive results.

They won by a huge margin against the San Jose Earthquakes last week to extend their unbeaten streak to 8 games in a row. In those 8 games they recorded 7 wins and 1 draw (WWWWWWDW). And in their last 10 league games they had 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat (WLWWWWWWDW).

Los Angeles FC were completely unstoppable as they trashed San Jose Earthquakes 6-2 last week at home. Los Angeles had 4 goals in the first half in the following order: Mateusz Bogusz (15’), Denis Bouanga (26’), Kei Kamara (33’), Ryan Hollingshead (42’). And in the second half, Mateusz Bogusz scored his second goal in the 56th minute and Tomas Angel scored in the 87th minute. While the San Jose Earthquakes scored twice (45+3’ & 57’).

A summary of Los Angeles FC stats were: 59% possession, 5 big chances, 2 goalkeeper saves, 6 corner kicks, 8 shots on target and hit the woodwork (2x).

Colorado Rapids

Colorado Rapids have finally steered off their recent struggles by putting up some incredible performances in recent games. Their last 3 games ended in a win and they are looking ahead to the forthcoming game against Los Angeles FC.

Colorado Rapids won their last 3 games in a row and prior to those 3 games, they had a winless run of 4 games In their last 5 games, they had 2 defeats and 3 wins (LLWWW) and in their last 10, they recorded 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats (WLWLDLLWWW).

Colorado Rapids were in excellent form last week against CF Montreal and at the end of the game they won 4-1. Calvin Harris scored a double in the first half (28’ & 45’). In the second half, Dorde Mihailovic scored from the penalty spot (90’) and Rafael Navarro scored the 4th goal in the 90+2’ minute. CF Montreal got just 1 goal during the game and that was an own goal scored by Lalas Abubakar in the 53rd minute. Hence the Colorado Rapids won the game 4-1 in the end.

According to stats, Colorado Rapids’ stats is summarized as:- 55% possession, 6 big chances, 10 corner kicks and 8 shots on target.

Head to Head

According to the h2h record, both clubs played 11 matches against each other in the past. Los Angeles won 6 matches while Colorado Rapids won 4 matches and 1 match ended as a draw.

Match Facts:-

6/8 meetings ended with more than 2.5 goals

5/6 meetings ended with more than 10.5 corners

Analysis and Predictions

Both clubs are in fine form at the moment and in their previous games, both clubs went on a scoring spree. It's important to win games such as these, against competent opposition as it further deepens the team’s confidence. So both clubs will be looking to win this game at all costs. But Los Angeles FC are the favorites in terms of quality and form, and most certainly because of the home advantage. In the end, both clubs should be able to treat us to a good game with a few goals.

Our Main Bet is:- Over 9 Corners.

• Over 9 Corners at 1.8 Odds
• Total Under 3.5 Goals at 1.62 Odds
• Denis Bouanga to Score Anytime at 1.72 Odds