On Thu Aug 18th, Vancouver Whitecaps will play host to Colorado Rapids in a meeting of these two Major League Soccer teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, a perfect day for football. Vancouver Whitecaps sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-5 loss against LA Galaxy. Samuel Grandsir scored the first goal for LA Galaxy in the 12th minute, then Javier Hernández added another in the 20th minute on a penalty shot. Vancouver Whitecaps is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while colorado Rapids is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Columbus Crew. Cucho Hernández struck first for Columbus Crew in the 5th minute, then Diego Ivan Rubio Kostner tied it up for Colorado Rapids in the 41st minute earning Colorado Rapids at least a draw. Colorado Rapids is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Colorado Rapids won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Colorado Rapids has been fortunate! In the last five matches, both Gyasi Zardes and Rubio Kostner are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Colorado Rapids and look to continue their dominance.. Lucas Daniel Cavallini has been the most prolific scorer on Vancouver Whitecaps in his last 5 matches with two goals.