Our prediction for this MLS match:
Columbus Crew
Match Time & Date:
01/06/2023
01:30
Prediction: 2-1
Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew will look to recover from a 3-1 loss to Nashville when they take on Colorado Rapids on Thursday morning. Columbus outplayed Los Angeles Galaxy in their last home fixture, which is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the visit of Colorado. Keep in mind, though, that all Milos Degenek, William Sands, Eloy Room, Luis Diaz, Kevin Molino, and Josh Williams remain on the sidelines with injuries.
The Rapids, on the other hand, extended their losing run to four games against Cincinnati and given their shaky defence, we predict that the hosts are going to emerge triumphant in the midweek clash. The visitors will be without Diego Rubio, Abraham Rodriguez, Jack Price, and Aboubacar Keita in the Lower.com Field clash. In their last meeting at the venue Columbus Crew defeated Colorado Rapids 2-1 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself.
Highlighted Player (Felipe Gutierrez):
Filipe Gutierrez is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga side Real Betis. The Chilean international is capable of playing as both attacking and left midfielder as well and he started his senior career at Universidad Catolica.
He scored 19 goals in 65 appearances for los Cruzados, but in 2012 he decided to move to Europe. Gutierrez signed a deal with Eredivisie side Twente in June 2012 for a fee of $4 million. After making 94 league appearances for Twente he joined La Liga team Real Betis on 6 July, 2016. Felipe Gutierrez won Copa America with Chile in 2015 as La Roja defeated star-studded Argentina in the title game. Speaking of his club honours, Gutierrez won the 2010 Primera division de Chile trophy with Universidad Catolica.
It has to be noted that he was named Most Valuable Player of the Eredivisie for the 2013/2014 campaign. Felipe Gutierrez earned his 27th cap for Chile in a 4-1 win over Venezuela in the World Cup qualifiers in March 2016.
Highlighted Team (Columbus Crew):
Columbus Crew are an American soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The Black & Gold participate in the Eastern Conference and in 2008 they won both the conference and the MLS CUP final. Columbus Crew defeated New York Red Bulls in the MLS Cup final, with the likes of Moreno, Marshall and Hejduk scoring for the Black & Gold in the title game.
The club welcome their rivals at Mapfre Stadium, the venue which was opened on May, 15 1999. The current capacity of the stadium is 19.968 and it has to be noted that Mapfre Stadium is the first soccer-specific venue ever built for a MLS club.
A number of high-profile players were part of Columbus Crew in the past, but Guillermo Barros Schelotto is the most famous footballer that wore the black and yellow shirt. Schelotto played for Columbus Crew from 2007 to 2010 and during his spell with the Mapfre Stadium outfit the Black & Gold won the aforementioned MLS Cup.
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