Pucker up, football fans! Let's dive into the nitty gritty of this hallowed turf duel between the Colorado Rapids and Saint Louis City SC. On one end, we have the Rapids cruising on the wave of a reasonably respectable season with a 10-4-8 record, alongside Saint Louis City SC, who've navigated rocky waters with a 4-10-7 record. As W. B. Yeats would say, "there's trouble at the mill."
Turn your peepers to the goalkeeper matchup with Saint Louis City SC rocking the double trouble combo of Roman Bürki and Benjamin Lundt. Meanwhile, defending the Rapids' honor and clearly not playing hacky sack is Zack Steffen. It's going to be one heck of a goalkeeper throw-down!
Let's chew the cud about key players. On the Saint Louis City SC side, Eduard Löwen graces us with solid stats, followed closely by Tim Parker and Jayden Reid, who despite having no goals to his name, swings a mean pass. But we've got some city slickers riding the bench for today's game with João Klauss and Celio Pompeu on the injury list. Truly a bummer for Saint Louis.
Onto the Rapids now. The man of the hour for the Rapids is Đorđe Mihailović, striking goals like striking matches. Following in his dust trail are Cole Bassett and Keegan Rosenberry, proving that you don't need goals to make a statement on the field. Looks like the Rapids ain't missing any of their top guns. Everyone strapped in and ready to roll!
Looking at prior skirmishes, we've got a little back and forth with Rocky's team. In the past three, Colorado took two and left one with the good ol' Missouri boys. Still, the Rapids outscored Saint Louis by a 4:2 margin. No one brought confetti cannons it seems.
Turning back time, Colorado walzted away with a 3-0 victory over Saint Louis on a sunny June afternoon during their most recent meeting. You'd think Saint Louis spent the afternoon throwing a tea party instead of playing football.
Taking recent team form into account, both had mixed trails, surprising no one. However, the Rapids were able to rope more victories recently, sporting a cool 3 at their belt end compared to Saint Louis's singular triumph.
In this rodeo of strategy and sheer will, the Rapids look more poised to gallop over the finish line first. So, loosen up your belt buckle cause things are about to get fierce!
Albert’s Prediction: Colorado Rapids by 1