FC Dallas vs Colorado Rapids 9/16/20 - MLS Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 09/14/2020 at 2:53 PM ET

On Wednesday, FC Dallas hosts the Colorado Rapids in a MLS fixture at Frisco Stadium. Dallas is coming off of 2-1 victory in its Texas Derby against Houston Dynamo on Saturday. Franco Jara scored in the 61st minute to put FC Dallas ahead. In the first half, Andres Ricaurte scored in the 28th minute for Dallas but Houston tied the score in the 41st minute with a goal by Memo Rodriguez that held up until Jara’s winner.

FC Dallas is in ninth place in the Western Conference at 3-4-2 on 13 points. Over the last five fixtures played, FC Dallas has two wins, two draws and one loss and during that span FC Dallas has scored eight goals and has allowed six. Ricardo Pepi, Franco Jara and Zdenek Ondrasek have each scored two goals to lead FC Dallas, while Michael Barrios has three assists to lead the club.

Colorado is in 10th place in the Western Conference of the MLS at 3-4-3 on 13 points. The Rapids are coming off a 5-0 rout of Real Salt Lake on Saturday. Diego Rubio scored a pair of goals, his first two of the season, while Samuel Vines, Braian Galvan and Cole Bassett each scored for Colorado as well. This was the first victory for Colorado in three matches against Real Salt Lake this season. The Rapids had been outscored 6-1 by RSL in the previous two fixtures.

Over the last five matches played, the Colorado Rapids have one win, three draws and one loss. Over that span, Colorado has scored nine goals and has allowed seven. The leading goal scorers for Colorado are Jonathan Lewis and Kei Mamara with three goals each, while Younes Namli and Cole Bassett are tied for the lead in assists with three apiece.

After a run of three consecutive eight goals in his last four outings and produced three wins and a draw. Over that same period Colorado has scored eight goals but has just one victory and three draws to its credit.  Dallas will be at home and has played very well in the attacking third as well as the defensive third and will come out on top on Wednesday. Final Score Prediction, FC Dallas wins 3-2

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