Colorado Rapids vs. Seattle Sounders 5/22/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 05/21/2022 at 3:51 PM ET

Colorado Rapids vs. Seattle Sounders 5/22/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

The Colorado Rapids host the Seattle Sounders on Sunday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Colorado is eighth in the conference table at 4-3-5 on 15 points with a goal difference of 0. Colorado was defeated on the road 2-1 by Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday. Lucas Esteves scored Colorado's only goal in the 29th minute. Colorado’s Auston Trusty and Esteves were issued red cards late in the match and will not play Sunday.

Colorado is unbeaten in 22 consecutive matches during the regular season at home with 13 victories and 9 draws. The Rapids can tie LA Galaxy for the fourth all time best unbeaten run at home with a win or draw on Sunday. Diego Rubio is the leading goal scorer of Colorado with six, while Mark-Anthony Kaye has scored three. Michael Barrios is the leader in assists three.

Seattle is 11th in the conference table at 4-1-5 on 13 points with a goal difference of -1. Seattle took all three points on the road Wednesday with a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo. Raul Ruidiaz scored the only goal of the match in the 28th minute for Seattle. Seattle has won each of its last two matches in MLS play. Alex Roldan was issued a red card for Seattle and will not play on Sunday.

The red card issued to Roldan on Wednesday was the first red card for Seattle in the last 49 matches. Cristian Roldan, Jordan Morris, Nicolas Lodeiro and Raul Ruidiaz have each scored two goals to lead Seattle, while four others have scored one goal each. Lodeiro is the leader in assists with three, while Alex Roldan and Cristian Roldan each have two.

Seattle has just one victory in his last five fixtures versus Colorado with two draws and two losses. That poor run of five matches, follows a run of 21 victories in its first 28 matches versus Colorado with two draws and five losses. Seattle has won two straight with last week’s victory on the road over Houston and will carry that momentum to a win on Sunday. Final Score Prediction, Seattle Sounders win 3-2.

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