Colorado Rapids at DC United 2/29/20 - MLS Picks & Predictions

By: Paul |

Last Updated: 02/28/2020 at 3:36 PM ET

Two teams that didn’t do a very good job last season will look to kick off the 2020 MLS season in the best way, when DC United will host Colorado. DC United did make it to the playoffs but were destroyed in the first round, while Colorado Rapids finished six points short.

Colorado Rapids had a rather unfruitful season last year, finishing 9th in the Western Conference with 42 points (12-16-6). They are traditionally bad on the road, and last season they had a 3-10-4 record. They have now lost 21 of their 34 matches for the regular season on the road since 2018 (5-21-8). Moreover, they have not won in this venue since 2010 (0-3-2). Last season they had a lot of early goals in their matches, with 22 of their 34 total matches seeing a goal in the first half our of play.

DC United finished at the 5th spot of the Eastern Conference last season with 50 points and a 13-10-11 record. But they were not all that good at home, winning just 7 of their 17 matches (7-4-6). They did make it to the playoffs but were destroyed by 1-5 in the hands of Toronto FC. DC United do not usually make good starts in new seasons, winning just two of their last six premieres (2-1-3). Last season they were lethal when scoring the first goal (12-0-1) and will need to do exactly that again.

DC United won by a solid 3-2 in Colorado last season and have now won three in a row and are undefeated in their last nine against Colorado (5-0-4). They have also been tremendous as hosts against Colorado over the years (11-2-6) and I think they have the upper hand regarding the win here.

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