Free MLS Pick LA Galaxy vs. Colorado Rapids
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MLS Handicapping
LA Galaxy vs. Colorado Rapids
Date: Saturday, July 16
Time: 07:00 PM
Venue: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
MLS Moneyline Odds: LA Galaxy 110 / Draw 265/ Colorado Rapids 240 (Bet Now!)
MLS Spread Betting Odds: Los Angeles -0.5 / Colorado 0.5
MLS Betting Total: O/U 2.5
Heading into this matchup, the LA Galaxy are the betting favorites, with the spread set at -0.5 goals. Through 19 matches, they have won by this margin 8 times. As for the Colorado Rapids, they enter the match as 0.5-goal underdogs. Through 19 matches, they have covered this margin 11 times.
LA Galaxy
The LA Galaxy travel to take on the Colorado Rapids, with an above .500 record, at 8-3-8. This mark places them 7th in the Western Conference. In their last match, Los Angeles fell to San Jose by a score of 3-2. For the season, the LA Galaxy has finished 8 matches having scored at least two goals. While on defense, Los Angeles’s defense has given up at least two goals 8 times this year.
So far, the LA Galaxy are the 13th-rated scoring team, averaging 1.42 goals per 90 minutes of action. On defense, Los Angeles is 12th in the MLS, giving up 1.32 goals per 90 minutes.
Heading into the match, Dejan Joveljić leads the Galaxy with 8 goals through 17 matches. Behind him is Javier Hernández, who has also found the net 7 times. This year, goalie Jonathan Bond is off to a rough start, as he has a save percentage of just 66.7%, placing him 19th among MLS goalies. This performance has come with opponents taking a total of 69 shots on goal.
Colorado Rapids
Heading into the Colorado Rapids’ 20th game of the season, the Colorado Rapids are below .500 at 5-6-8. This mark places them 13th in the Western Conference. Colorado comes into this match off having played to a 1-1 draw against Orlando City. So far, the Colorado Rapids have turned in 4 performances with one goal or less. On defense, Colorado has played 6 games in which they held their opponent to one goal or less.
Through 19 matches, the Colorado Rapids have struggled on offense, averaging just 1.16 goals per 90 minutes. This output places them 23rd in the MLS. In terms of defense, Colorado is near the MLS average, giving up 1.42 goals per 90 minutes (15th).
On offense, Colorado Rapids is led by the strong play of Diego Rubio and Lalas Abubakar, who have each found the net 8 times. So far, their combined goals account for 50.0% of the team’s overall scoring. For the year, goalie William Yarbrough is turning home goals at a rate near the league average. This has come with the Colorado Rapids’s opponents have generated a total of 74 shots on target. Yarbrough is saving these attempts at a rate of 68.6%.
Free LA Galaxy vs. Colorado Rapids MLS Final Analysis:
When looking at how each team has fared while possessing the ball, the LA Galaxy have been the better squad at generating opportunites near their opponent’s goal. So far, Los Angeles ranks 1st in attacking area touches. This compares favorably to the Colorado Rapids sitting at 27th in the MLS. If Los Angeles is going to continue its trend of putting pressure on opposing defenses, they will look to do against a Colorado defense ranked 4th in attacking possessions allowed. This match has the potential to be a low-scoring affair as LA Galaxy has also been tough on opposing offenses, ranking 9th in the same category.
On offense, both LA Galaxy and Colorado Rapids are above-average teams at generating shots, ranking 4th and 10th, respectively. For the year, LA Galaxy has turned 9.0% of their shot into goals. As for Colorado Rapids, their current shooting percentage is 8.0%. So far, 33.5% of LA Galaxy’s shots have been on target. On the other side, Colorado Rapids has a season long on target percent of 30.3%. For LA Galaxy they have converted on 26.0% of these on-target shots compared to Colorado Rapids at 25.0%.
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