Colorado Rapids at New York Red Bulls 8/31/19 - MLS Picks & Predictions

By: Paul |

Last Updated: 08/30/2019 at 12:43 AM ET

The NY Red Bulls have been struggling with consistency lately and have now recorded back to back wins for quite a while now. They will try to find some stability after a loss, when they will play host to Colorado on Saturday. Colorado are also coming off a loss and will play their fourth consecutive match on the road.

Colorado (7-14-6) were actually pretty competitive in their away match against Real Salt Lake, but conceded twice in the stoppage time to eventually lose by 0-2. They are now win-less in their last three matches (0-2-1), all on the road. They are sitting at the 11th spot of the Western Conference with 27 points, already 13 behind the playoffs. Colorado have been pretty weak on the road as well (1-8-4), conceding at least twice in five of their last six.

The Red Bulls (12-11-5) are coming off a bad 1-2 loss on the road against rivals New York City. They did take the lead at the start of the match but conceded two goals and eventually lost. They have not been in very good shape lately with just two wins in their last five (2-2-1). They are sitting 4th in the Eastern Conference with 41 points, six behind New York City. The Red Bulls have been quite competitive at home (8-4-2), losing just once in their last five (3-1-1).

The Red Bulls have been tremendous as hosts against the Rapids in recent years, going undefeated since 2009 (4-0-3). This season they have not been very stable, and have been alternating between results. Following that sequence, it is now time for either a win or a draw. Colorado have been awful on the road so far and I will take the hosts to cover the spread here.

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