Colorado Rapids vs. Houston Dynamo 8/20/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/19/2022 at 7:08 PM ET
The Colorado Rapids host the Houston Dynamo on Saturday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Colorado is 11th in the conference table at 8-7-10 on 31 points with a goal difference of -3. Colorado was defeated by the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 on Wednesday. Colorado fell behind 2-0 in the first half versus Vancouver and Gyasi Zardes narrowed the deficit to one goal with a goal in the 76th minute but Colorado could not score any equalizer.
Colorado has two wins, one draw and two losses in its most recent five matches in the MLS and over that span has scored 12 goals and conceded 12. Diego Rubio is the leading goal scorer for Colorado with 12, while Gyasi Zardes has scored eight. Michael Barrios and Rubio are the leaders in assists with five each while Jonathan Lewis and Bryan Acosta each have three.
The Houston Dynamo are 12th in the conference table at 7-4-14 on 25 points with a goal difference of -11. Houston was defeated by CF Montreal last Saturday in its most recent MLS fixture. Sebastian Ferreira scored in the 12th minute for Houston and Daniel Steres added a second goal for the Dynamo in the 36th minute but Houston gave up a winner to Montreal in the 69th minute.
Houston has one win and four losses in its most recent five matches in the MLS and over that span has scored six goals and conceded 14. Houston has conceded two goals or more in each of its last four matches. Sebastian Ferreira is the leading goal scorer for Houston with eight, while Darwin Quintero has scored seven. Adam Lundqvist is the leader in assists with five.
Colorado has won two of the last three matches head-to-head against Houston with the third match ending in a 1-1 draw. Colorado has played very well at home and is unbeaten in each of its last four matches on its home pitch and in 10 of the last 12. In contrast, Houston is winless in six of its last seven played on the road. Final Score Prediction, Colorado Rapids win 3-0.
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