The Los Angeles Football Club and the Colorado Rapids played a scoreless draw in Colorado on April 1. Los Angeles Football Club has won all four of its home matches against the Colorado Rapids, outscoring the Colorado Rapids, 10-2, in those matches.
The Los Angeles Football Club’s 3-2 defeat to Monterey in the quarterfinal of the Leagues Cup was its 11th defeat of the season in all competitions, one more than it had over the entire 2022 season (10). The Los Angeles Football Club has lost more matches over a full season just once before (13 in 2021).
The Colorado Rapids have won one of its last 15 matches in all competitions (D4 L10) dating back to mid-May. The Colorado Rapids have lost all five road games in that time after having gone unbeaten in their previous six away from home (W3 D3).
Carlos Vela has scored six goals in nine career matches against the Colorado Rapids, with all six strikes coming in two home games, a pair of hat-tricks in 2019 and 2022. Only Josef Martinez (7) vs D.C. United has scored more goals at home against a single opponent than Vela against the Colorado Rapids since he joined MLS in 2018.
Only three teams in MLS history have scored fewer goals than the Colorado Rapids 16 through 23 games of a season, most recently FC Cincinnati (12) in 2020. The Colorado Rapids had never before scored fewer than 20 times at this stage of a season.
