FC Dallas vs Colorado Rapids Prediction & Betting Tips - Major League Soccer

Prediction published on 11/10/2023, 17:58  by Joseph King | Modified on 14/10/2023 at 12:30 in Major League Soccer Prediction

Ninth-place FC Dallas play host to bottom of the barrel Colorado Rapids for the second-to-last fixture in the 2023 MLS regular season. The pressure is on for FC Dallas as they find themselves battling for a spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs. As things currently stand, the Toros would have to defeat eighth-place San Jose in a one-off play-in match to determine the final seed in the Western Conference. However, working in Dallas’ favor is the fact that they have a game in hand advantage over their opposition. Dallas trail eighth-place by just one point and seventh-place by just two points. That means that Dallas could potentially leapfrog the seventh-place Timbers and be in position for an automatic postseason qualification. The hosts have found it near impossible to find the breakthrough goal in recent appearances. While they are on a seven match unbeaten run, six of them have finished in draws. Dallas last tasted a win nearly a month ago and have seen their last four consecutive matches end in stalemates. Their most recent outing was a 1-1 home draw against San Jose.

Colorado’s disastrous season is almost at an end. The Rapids have regressed at an astounding pace, going from Western Conference winners in 2021 to bottom of the standings just two years later. The visitors have managed only 26 points so far this season through five wins and 11 draws in their 32 fixtures. They’re coming off a 5-1 battering at the hands of the Houston Dynamo last weekend, putting an abrupt end to a two match unbeaten run. The Rapids are the league’s lowest scoring team with only 25 goals to their name. They also possess the West’s worst away record with only two wins and 11 defeats from their 16 trips. They won’t be expected to get anything from this match with their opponents in dire need of three points.