Colorado Rapids vs. Columbus Crew SC
DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City, Colo.
August 8, 2015 (MLS Game #230)
9 pm ET (MLS LIVE)
A pair of clubs looking to overcome difficult defeats meet in an interconference matchup as the Colorado Rapids play host to Columbus Crew SC on Saturday evening at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. The Rapids had their three-game winning run put to an end last weekend, falling 3-1 to the LA Galaxy in Commerce City to leave them still at the foot of the Western Conference. Crew SC allowed a season-high five goals, falling 5-2 at Orlando City SC on Saturday evening.
- The Rapids had their season-long three-game winning streak put to an end, falling 3-1 to the LA Galaxy on Saturday evening at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Marcelo Sarvas scored his first goal with the Rapids – against his former club.
- Crew SC conceded five goals – the most the club has allowed in a game since 2011 – in their 5-2 loss at Orlando City SC on Saturday evening, ending a three-game undefeated streak.
- The Rapids have a four-game undefeated streak alive vs. Crew SC. The Rapids had won three games in a row in the series until the teams reached a 1-1 draw last July 4 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in the only meeting between the teams.
- The Crew SC goal last year in Commerce City was their first since 2009, which was also their last win there, a span of 396 minutes between goals. The Rapids won on their last visit to Columbus in 2013, a 2-0 victory, their first victory in the Ohio state capitol since 2000.
REFEREE: Alan Kelly. AR1 (bench): Matthew Nelson; AR2 (opposite): TJ Zablocki; 4th: Younes Marrakchi
MLS Career: 27 games; FC/gm: 26.4; Y/gm: 3.4; R: 9; pens: 9
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SUSPENDED: CLB: Waylon Francis (caution accumulation; through Aug. 9), Mohammed Saeid (caution accumulation; through Aug. 9)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: COL: Sam Cronin, Lucas Pittinari … CLB: Kei Kamara, Jack McInerney
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: COL: Jared Watts, James Riley, Axel Sjoberg, Drew Moor, Bobby Burling … CLB: Kevan George, Hector Jimenez, Emanuel Pogatetz, Justin Meram, Federico Higuain, Tony Tchani
DISABLED LIST: CLB: Sagi Lev-Ari
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (38 meetings): Rapids 18 wins (2 shootout), 53 goals … Crew SC 11 wins (1 shootout), 45 goals … Ties 9
AT COLORADO (19 meetings): Rapids 11 wins (1 shootout), 23 goals … Crew SC 3 wins (0 shootout), 14 goals … Ties 5
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