Colorado Rapids vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Match details. MLS, Regular Season - 31. Kick-off is Sun 25 Oct, 02:30 Lagos time. It is played at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Trade City. The referee is Jair Marrufo.
What's at stake. Colorado Rapids are 9th on 39 points after 30 games, 1 point behind Los Angeles Galaxy, 3 points clear of Real Salt Lake. A win would take them above Los Angeles Galaxy. Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 1st on 55 points after 30 games, 4 points clear of St. Louis City.
Team news. Colorado Rapids are without R. Cannon (leg injury), Y. Maziz (injury), I. Sadiq (leg injury), Z. Steffen (shoulder injury), A. Fadal (injury), T. Ku-DiPietro (shoulder injury). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are without S. Adekugbe (muscle injury), T. Muller (muscle injury), K. G. Cabrera Nakamura (foot injury), B. Halbouni (knee injury), S. Adekugbe (muscle injury), T. Muller (muscle injury).
Form. Colorado Rapids have won two, drawn five and lost three of their last ten, 1.1 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D D D L D. In this competition Colorado Rapids have gone D D D L D W. Vancouver Whitecaps FC have won four, drawn three and lost three of their last ten, 1.5 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D D L D. In this competition Vancouver Whitecaps FC have gone W D D L D W.
The numbers. Colorado Rapids score 1.6 and concede 1.2 a game in their last five at home, with two clean sheets. Colorado Rapids average 12.8 shots (4.9 on target), 4.9 corners and 2.1 cards a game, with 54% of the ball. Vancouver Whitecaps FC score 1.7 and concede 0.8 a game in their last six away, with three clean sheets. Vancouver Whitecaps FC average 15.8 shots (4.8 on target), 6.6 corners and 2.2 cards a game, with 54% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Colorado Rapids have won three, drawn three and lost four. Six of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in six. In the last four, Colorado Rapids won one and Vancouver Whitecaps FC won three. The last time they met, on 26 Apr 2026, it finished Colorado Rapids 1-3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC: Colorado Rapids had 13 shots to 20, 55% of the ball, two yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to a tight game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 60%; six of the last ten meetings went over 2.5.
The case against. Colorado Rapids's record still gives them 29% to win.
The read. Vancouver Whitecaps FC or the draw. Vancouver Whitecaps FC are the stronger side on form and the table.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Colorado Rapids Over 0.5 goals (Vancouver Whitecaps FC's own games don't back it (3 of 6)). Predicted score: Colorado Rapids 1-1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (13% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call).