LA Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids: Match Preview and Prediction

LA Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids
MLS 2016 – Western Conference Semifinal
Date: Sunday; 30th October 2016
Kick-off: 21:00 UK / 2 pm Eastern Time
Venue: StubHub Center, Carson, California.

Another series to follow very closely as the Tinsel Town Boys looked ready to make a stand against this edition of a revitalized Colorado Rapids and showing off a very motivated initial eleven alongside their big man in the post Tim Howard.

As the Rocky Mountain Boys are poised to make it pass the semifinals, still their defensive backfield will have its hands full with an Angelino initial eleven coming from a knockout round victory and showing it its multiple weapons.

Still the presence in the Rapids big man guarding its posts in Tim Howard, looking up as a nightmare to the American version of the Galacticos attacking front headed by Robbie Keane, Gio Dos Santos, Steven Gerrard, Landon Donovan and Ashley Cole to mention a few.

For the Colorado Boys a win will be highlight and a shoot in the arm of optimism if these will have to play the heavy favorite in the other Western Conference Semifinalist in the Dallas FC, looking like a tough client to face off.

With Bruce Arena Galaxy playing like in tier old days, and mention before, showing off a number of weapons and tricks, I don’t discard seeing this squad once again in the league finals once again and maybe playing a final against the NYCFC.

LA Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids: Head-to-Head Stats

In the three MLS meetings between these two sides this season, two matches played at Los Angeles were draws. While the Rapids edged a 1-0 win in the first meeting of the series at their home ground.

The Galaxy slightly edge the overall head-to-head against the Rapids from 57 meetings with 26 wins, 10 draws and 21 losses.

The home record is much better for LA Galaxy as they picked 17 wins and 5 draws and lost 6 from the 28 meetings versus Colorado Rapids.

LA Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids: Prediction

As Sunday, it’s showtime for both squads and the first match to play in Stub Hub Center at Carson, California, the advantage of playing at home will be a positive coefficient for the LA squad to make a positive run into the league finals.

In the case of Colorado, do not count this squad out, playing on the road, these did perform marvelous matches and put on a display of their amazing and their one of a kind new football that so far has taken them into this stages and earned them a bye.

The only minus is that Los Angeles experience and arsenal in it’s initial eleven considered a complete squad in each of its positions, at the end I cannot discard a run in the Western Conference finals against heavy favorite Dallas FC.