Our prediction for this MLS match:
Buoyed by a 2-1 win over San Jose Earthquakes, St Louis City will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Colorado Rapids on Sunday morning. The newcomers did well to put an end to their four-game winless run, with the team regaining a much-needed confidence and they are seen as favourites to beat Colorado Rapids in front of home fans. All Jon Bell, Eduard Lowen, Joao Klauss, and Joakim Nilsson are out of contention with injuries for the home side.
The Rapids, on the other hand, do not seem to be at their sharpest, with the team failing to win the last eight league fixtures. Since Colorado are not regarded as good travellers, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the home side. Both Braian Galvan and Lalas Abubakar are banned for the match, while all Alex Gersbach, Abraham Rodriguez, and Jack Price remain in the treatment room.
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 (Colorado Rapids):
Colorado Rapids is a Major League Soccer club and they compete in the USA professional soccer league as a member of the Western Conference. Colorado began their play in MLS back in 1996 and 14 years later they managed to win the MLS Cup trophy. The Rapids recorded a 2-1 win over FC Dallas in the final of the tournament, with George John scoring the winner for Gary Smith’s team in the extra time. Colorado made it to the MLS Cup final in 1997 as well, but D.C. United proved to be a big catch for the club in the title game.
The Rapids play their home games at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park and the venue has been Colorado’s home ground since 2007. It has to be noted that the likes of Tim Howard, Carlos Valderama, Claudio Lopez and Jermaine Jones were all part of the club in the past. Colorado’s colors are red, sky blue and white, but they were yellow shirts and blue shorts when playing on the travels.