Colorado’s home defence meets Minnesota’s away attack

Home strength against away vulnerability

Colorado Rapids’ home record is the clearest pre-match contrast. In their home games this Major League Soccer season, Colorado have recorded nine wins, two draws and three losses, scoring 26 goals and conceding 13. They have also kept seven home clean sheets. Minnesota United FC’s away record is five wins, two draws and seven losses, with 26 goals scored and 33 conceded in away games. Minnesota have kept one away clean sheet.

The provisional table picture

The provisional Western Conference standings place Colorado #8 with 37 points from 28 games, while Minnesota are #14 with 30 points from 28 games. Colorado therefore hold a seven-point advantage over Minnesota. The latest three listed results add contrasting context: Colorado’s are Loss, Win, Win, while Minnesota’s are Draw, Win, Loss. The wider form samples each cover 28 matches, but the recent sequences do not establish a decisive trend on their own.

Absences to monitor

Colorado are missing A. Fadal, T. Ku-DiPietro and Z. Steffen. M. Diop and Y. Maziz are questionable. Minnesota are without J. Pereyra, A. Smir and P. Stroud. Their supplied statuses are muscle, knee and muscle injuries respectively.

At kickoff, can Minnesota’s away attack turn its 26 goals into a result against a Colorado side that has conceded 13 home goals and kept seven home clean sheets?