Seattle has won only one of its last five matches against Colorado (D2 L2) after winning 21 of the first 28 meetings (D2 L5). Still, Seattle’s 22 wins over Colorado (including playoffs) are the most by any team against a single opponent since the Sounders joined MLS in 2009.
The Rapids are unbeaten in 22 straight home regular season matches (W13 D9), tied for the fifth-longest regular season home unbeaten run in league history. They can tie the fourth longest in this match, a 23-match run by the Galaxy in 2014-15.
With Alex Roldan receiving a red card in Seattle’s 1-0 win over Houston on Wednesday, it ended a streak of 49 consecutive games without a red card for the Sounders. Prior to that streak, the Sounders had never gone more than 30 games in a row without having a player sent off.
Both the Rapids and Sporting Kansas City had two players sent off in their match on Wednesday, marking the second time in MLS history both teams had multiple players sent off. The Miami Fusion and MetroStars each had two players see red in a meeting in September 2020.
Raúl Ruidíaz scored the winner in Seattle’s Wednesday victory, his fifth goal over his last five starts in regular season play, dating back to last season. Ruidíaz has scored 52 goals in league play since debuting on July 21, 2018, trailing only Carlos Vela (55) and Josef Martínez (53) for most goals in that span.
