August 2nd features a match where New York Red Bulls will host Colorado Rapids in a clash of the Major League Soccer. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 32 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. 3rd placed New York Red Bulls is fresh off their 4-3 win against Austin. Serge Ngoma struck first for New York Red Bulls in the 14th minute on a feed from John Tolkin, then Dru Yearwood added another in the 26th minute. New York Red Bulls is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed Colorado Rapids, recorded a 1-2 loss against Seattle Sounders. Jonathan Lewis struck first for Colorado Rapids in the 4th minute, then in the 43rd minute, Jimmy Medranda sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Jordan Morris But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 71st minute on a penalty goal by Lodeiro Benitez. Colorado Rapids looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Both Lalas Abubakar and Gyasi Zardes have been the hottest scorers for Colorado Rapids in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. For New York Red Bulls, their top scorers are Lewis Morgan and Serge Ngoma, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.