New England Revolution vs. Colorado Rapids Prediction, Preview, and Odds - 10/27/21
New England Revolution vs Colorado Rapids The New England Revolution picked up one point when Adam Buska scored on a header in the 93rd minute to salvage a draw with Orlando City on Sunday. The Revolution have already clinched the Eastern Conference regular-season title and have two matches remaining on their schedule before the start of the postseason. New England is healthy at the moment as the Revolution do not have any players listed on the injury report.
Colorado clinched a postseason berth with its 2-0 victory at home over the Portland Timbers on Saturday. Colorado is currently third in the Western Conference and is tied on points with second-place Sporting Kansas City while holding a comfortable nine-point lead over 4th place Portland. Diego Rubio and Dominique Badji scored for Colorado in the victory over Portland. Colorado is also healthy as the Rapids do not have any players on their injury report.
New England May Lose Focus on Tuesday
The New England Revolution have already clinched their first-ever Supporters Shield, after Seattle lost on Saturday to Sporting Kansas City. New England is first in the Eastern Conference with a record of 21-7-4, 70 points and a goal difference of +24. The Revolution could lose focus in their match against Colorado as there are only two matches left in the regular season and the club is expected to rest some of its regulars.
New England has three victories and a pair of draws in its most recent five matches in the MLS. The Revolution is known for its goal-scoring as New England has 64 goals this season but has a slightly leaky back line allowing 40 goals in their 32 matches. Adam Buksa is the leading goal scorer for New England with 16 and Gustavo Bou has scored 15. Carles Gil has 13 assists to lead New England. Goalkeeper Matt Turner has appeared in 26 of New England's 32 matches and has allowed 33 goals.
Colorado battling for second place in the West
The Colorado Rapids are third in the MLS Western Conference with a record of 15-10-6, 55 points and a +13 goal difference. Colorado is unbeaten in three of the last four matches with only a loss to Real Salt Lake thrown in. The Rapids could take over second place with a victory on Tuesday coupled with a loss or draw by Sporting Kansas City but Colorado has played one more match than Sporting KC.
Colorado has two wins, one draw and a pair of losses in the last five matches played in the MLS. Michael Barrios is the goal-scoring leader for Colorado with 8, while Diego Rubio and Jonathan Lewis are tied for second in goals scored with 5 each. Jack Price is Colorado's leader in assists with 12. Goalkeeper William Yarbrough has appeared in 30 of Colorado's 31 matches and has allowed just 28 goals. Colorado's back line is stingy as the Rapids have allowed only 32 goals this season compared to the 40 New England has given up.
Pick: Denver +280
New England should have the advantage playing on its home pitch, but the Revolution could be distracted as the club has already secured its first-ever Supporters Shield with the best overall record in the MLS and has just two matches remaining in the regular season that gives the club the opportunity to rest regulars. Colorado is battling for a second-place finish in the Western Conference trailing Sporting Kansas City by only wins and goal difference as both have 55 points.
Total: Over
The 2.5 goals per match threshold has been exceeded in 4 of Colorado's last six matches and the other two matches were close with two goals scored in each. New England has scored 64 goals this season which is first in the MLS and at the same time, the Revolution are allowing an average of 1.25 goals per match to go along with their scoring average of an even 2.00 goals per match. The total has exceeded 2.5 goals in each of New England's last 6 matches.