Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Colorado Rapids 8/17/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

The Vancouver Whitecaps host the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Vancouver is 11th in the conference table at 8-6-11 on 30 points with a goal difference of -15. Vancouver was defeated on the road last Saturday by the LA Galaxy 5-2.  Ryan Gauld scored in the 38th minute for Vancouver and Tosaint Ricketts scored in the 70th minute but the back line and goalkeeper gave up far too much.

Vancouver's 5-2 loss on Saturday to the Galaxy was the fourth time in which the Whitecaps have allowed five goals or more in club history and three of those four matches were against sides from Los Angeles. Lucas Cavallini is the leading goal scorer for Vancouver with eight, while Ryan Gauld has scored four. Cristian Dajome is the leader in assists with four.

The Colorado Rapids are 10th in the conference table at 8-7-9 on 31 points with a goal difference of -2. Colorado battled at home to a 1-1 draw with the Columbus Crew on Saturday. Columbus jumped out to a 1-0 with a goal in the fifth minute but Colorado's Diego Rubio scored an equalizer from the spot in the 41st minute. Neither side could score afterwards and the two shared the spoils.

Colorado has only one defeat in its last seven matches in the MLS with three wins and three draws. One of the victories was its last match played on the road when defeating the New York Red Bulls 5-4 on August 2, which snapped a road winless streak of 10 consecutive matches. Diego Rubio is the leading goal scorer for Colorado with 12, while Michael Barrios and Rubio are the leaders in assists with five apiece.