Colorado Rapids VS Arsenal Match Prediction
2019-07-16
01:00:00
Colorado Rapids
VS
Arsenal
Our Prediction Tip
Arsenal will win this match.
2019-07-1601:00:00 Arsenal will win this match.
The Rapids will be facing off with Arsenal for the very first time in this friendly.
The Rapids have been rooted to the bottom of the MLS table for most of the season so far, but since Conor Casey has taken over they have changed dramatically and have not only been able to compete but also win games in the league. That, in MLS, means they could even still make the playoffs. It’s unlikely, sure, but they are only around ten points back and crazier things have happened before. You get there and you never know. With that possibility in the back of the mind, you wonder how seriously they’ll take this glamour friendly.
The Gunners, meanwhile, are at the beginning of this US Tour and their preseason slate of fixtures. After this match, they’ll play much more glamours sides such as Fiorentina, Bayern and Real Madrid while in the States, before heading back to England before the start of the season for the Emirates Cup. They will play their first Prem fixture on the 11th of August against Newcastle, so we are under a month to go. This match should see plenty of youngsters used, but that will lessen over the summer.
There are chances aplenty for younger players in this match to make an impact, but it will be the more well known group that comes out in the end, with the Gunners finally getting a win in America to get that monkey off their backs.
Conor Casey has a big call to make here. He doesn’t want his side to be embarrassed, but they are in the middle of their season and only played two days ago. So that means we are also likely to see a lot of younger players here for this friendly with the Gunners. Center back Kortne Ford appears to be the only man set to miss out through injury.
If the Rapids are going to grab a goal or two, then it’s probably going to be due to the play of Kei Kamara. The striker has netted eight times for the Rapids this season and has been a consistent scorer in MLS for years now, making him their only real goal-getter they can count on. Chilean Diego Rubio is another to keep an eye on. He’s a creative type of player, and he has four goals of his own this term.
Colorado have three draws, a loss, and a win in their last five matches:
2-2 draw at Portland
1-2 home loss vs New England
1-0 home win vs LAFC
2-2 draw at Vancouver
2-2 home draw, penalty loss vs New Mexico United
Unai Emery has named a 29-man traveling squad for the beginning of this US tour, and they will likely use a ton of it here as they seek to begin preparations for the new season slowly. Laurent Koscielny, who is looking for a way out, is not in the team, while reported AC Milan target Krystian Bielik is also missing out, presumably to complete a move. Alex Iwobi is still at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will each be hoping to get their preseason off to a fine start here ahead of the beginning of the Premier League to come. The two strikers have already chalked up quite the understanding with one another, and they even flew together on the way to the States. Each of them are quite dynamic and will be looking to score plenty of goals here and in the months to come.
Arsenal have a loss, three wins, and a draw in their last five matches:
4-1 loss vs Chelsea (UEL)
1-3 win at Burnley
2-4 win at Valencia (UEL)
1-1 home draw vs Brighton
3-1 home win vs Valencia (UEL)
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