Seattle Sounders vs Colorado Rapids Prediction: Rapids will exploit Sounders’ weak defence

Seattle Sounders vs Colorado Rapids: Prediction and Odds on the MLS Match on July 17, 2025

At Lumen Field, Seattle Sounders will play Colorado Rapids in round 24 of the Major League Soccer. The two teams have just secured a win in their last league game and will feel confident heading here. Which side takes maximum points here? Let’s get into full game preview and offer best betting possibilities. 

Seattle Sounders: Form and Statistics

Seattle Sounders secured a hardfought victory over Sporting Kansas City the previous time out and will hope they find luck in this fixture too. In a 2-3 contest, this team needed three first half strikes to take maximum points. In the meantime, Seattle Sounders now has an unbeaten run of three matches after a losing run of five games in the league and the Club World Cup. In the standings, the home team occupies the Western Conference fourth spot. 

Seattle Sounders Team News and Lineup

Seattle Sounders will have to field in their best available players in the starting lineup as they have important players out of the squad. Following a red card against Sporting Kansas City last weekend, Nouhou is expected to be out of this game. Meanwhile, Paul Arriola and Joao Paulo have not recovered from their knee injury. Also, a thigh problem will be keeping 18-year old Stuart Hawkins out of this team while Stefan Frei and Kee-Hee Kim are not back to full fitness. 

🔖 Seattle Sounders Expected Lineup (3-5-2)

Thomas; A. Roldan, Ragen, Ball, Baker-Whiting; Vargas, C. Roldan; Ferreira, Rusnak, Rothrock; Morris

⛔️Unavailable: Stefan Frei, Kee-Hee Kim (questionable), Nouhou (suspension), Stuart Hawkins, Paul Arriola, Joao Paulo (injured

Colorado Rapids: Form and Statistics

Colorado Rapids bounced back to winning ways against Vancouver Whitecaps the last time out in the league and will hope they can get the job done again. In a 3-0 contest, goals from Calvin Harris, Rafael Navarro and Andreas Maxso were enough to get the job done. Meanwhile this team lost to Sporting Kansas City and Los Angeles FC prior to that win. With 29 points, Colorado Rapids are seated 7th in the Western Conference of the MLS. 

Colorado Rapids Team News and Lineup

Colorado Rapids will have almost all their players available for this fixture which is good news. While there are no players suspended or any serious injury concerns, there are still doubts regarding full fitness of both Wayne Frederick and Ali Fadal as the duo might not feature. 

🔖 Colorado Rapids Expected Lineup (3-5-2)

Celentano; Steffen; Vines, Maxso, Awaziem, Cannon; Ronan, Basset; Ku-DiPietro, Mihailovic, Harris; Navarro 

⛔️Unavailable: Wayne Frederick, Ali Fadal (questionable)

Seattle Sounders vs Colorado Rapids: Head-to-Head Statistics

The recent meetings between Seattle Sounders and Colorado Rapids have ended mostly in the Sounders’ favour. In their last seven encounters, the Colorado Rockies had only one win which was back in 2022. However, the remaining six saw two encounters end in a draw while the Seattle Sounders won four times. In their most recent meeting in late April, both teams settled for a 1-1 with the Colorado Rockies coming from behind to take a point, thanks to Djorde Mihailovic’s strike. 

Seattle Sounders vs Colorado Rapids: Betting Tips & Odds

• Two of the last three meetings between Seattle Sounders and Colorado Rapids have ended in a draw. A similar result is possible with odds at 4.50 on Bet365.
• In the last four meetings between Seattle Sounders and Colorado Rapids, both teams to score has been won three times. On 1Xbet bookmaker, this option is available with odds at 1.67.
• While the Colorado Rapids have struggled in recent games and in this fixture, a win in their last league game should be a momentum boost. As the underdog, the Colorado Rapids have a 5.50 odds of winning on Betway bookmaker.
• Ahead of this game, Seattle Sounders have a three game unbeaten run where they won twice. As home favorites, this team has a 1.50 odds of winning on 1Xbet bookmaker.

Seattle Sounders vs Colorado Rapids Match Prediction 17 July 2025

These are two teams that have struggled and remain inconsistent all season. While Seattle Sounders are heavily favoured in this game, Colorado Rapids have shown they can also compete and their past meetings have also ended with close results. At home, the Seattle Sounders have not been exceptional but the Colorado Rapids road performances have been poor. Yet, the offensive performance of Colorado Rapids have been impressive this season and while their past meetings against Colorado Rapids have ended with goals from both ends, the same is expected. Also, as favourites, I feel the Seattle Sounders will find a way to win at full time in a game that should end with a close score. 

Our match prediction is both teams to score with odds at 1.70 on Bet365 bookmaker. 

Our betting tip is a win and over 2.5 goals for Seattle Sounders with odds at 1.80 on 1Xbet bookmaker. 

Our final match prediction is both teams to score and over 2.5 goals with odds at 1.95 on Betway bookmaker.