VANCOUVER WHITECAPS welcome Colorado Rapids to BC Place for an MLS Western Conference fixture with both teams looking to snap a recent run of poor form. Neither side has been at their best lately and with little to separate them in recent meetings, a stalemate could be on the cards.
Vancouver Whitecaps are coming off a 2-1 victory at Sporting Kansas last time out in the MLS. They raced to a two goal lead thanks to a brace from Ryan Gauld and despite conceding late on, were able to hold on for the win.
That was a vital result for Vancouver Whitecaps, who had failed to win any of their previous five matches. Vanni Sartini’s men have also found things difficult at BC Place where they are winless in their last four fixtures.
Colorado Rapids have also struggled in recent weeks, claiming just one win from their last five matches. They were beaten 3-1 by Houston Dynamo in their previous MLS fixture.
Chris Armas’ men have also been a bit erratic on their travels, although they have picked up two wins from their last five away matches. They have lost the other three matches in that run.
How the bookies view it: Vancouver favourites to win
Vancouver Whitecaps are considered overwhelming favourites among the bookies and priced at 8/11 by bet365 to claim the win. A victory for Colorado Rapids is valued at 7/2 while a draw is set at odds of 27/10.
Head to head: Very little between them
Colorado Rapids have a 13-10 edge with eight draws from 31 previous matches against Vancouver Whitecaps. Two of the last three fixtures have ended in draws, although Colorado earned a 1-0 win when both teams met earlier in May.
Players to watch: Gauld still the light
Ryan Gauld remains the shining light for the Vancouver Whitecaps having scored seven MLS goals this season. The attacker could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime at 13/8 with bet365.
Rafael Navarro will be the one to watch for Colorado Rapids as he looks to add to nine MLS goals. The striker was on target in the last meeting with Vancouver and is priced at 12/5 with bet365.
Probable line-ups
Vancouver Whitecap have no major injuries or suspensions and could retain much of the team that beat Sporting Kansas last time out.
Colorado Rapids also have a fully fit squad to choose from but are not expected to make too many changes on Sunday.
Vancouver Whitecaps: Takaoka, Brown, Veselinovic, Utvik, Raposo, Berhalter, Cubas, Schopf, Martins, White, Gauld
Colorado Rapids: Steffen, Anderson, Bombito, Maxso, Vines, Ronan, Loffelsend, Cabral, Mihailovic, Bassett, Rafael Navarro
Anything else catch the eye
There is little to separate both teams at the moment and Sunday’s clash could be set to produce a halftime draw at 7/5 with bet365. Both teams could also be backed to score in the second half at 7/4 with bet365.
With both teams tipped to score after the break, the second half could be set to produce more goals at 20/21 with bet365.
This MLS match between Vancouver Whitecaps and Colorado Rapids will be played on Jun 2, 2024 and kick off at 03:30. Check below for our tipsters best Vancouver Whitecaps vs Colorado Rapids prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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