LA Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Major League Soccer match on July 17th, 2024

Today is a betting day for the match between LA Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids 2024. Soccer fans are increasingly keeping an eye on the USA Major League Soccer, which is especially good for sports bettors. In addition, it is a league that presents many opportunities to profit from online betting.

As we already mentioned, this time, our betting tip goes to the match LA Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids in a game by the Western Conference match that takes place on July 17th, 2024 at 02:30h (UTC) at Dignity Health Sports Park.

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Introduction to the LA Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids betting tip 2024

One of the first things to consider when making a prediction is the teams' recent history. So you can see that both teams are in a very similar moment, so you can't define a favorite by the recent results.

Analysis of recent encounters between the two teams can sometimes give us valuable clues about the possible outcome of the match. In this case, LA Galaxy have won 1 time while Colorado Rapids has 6 wins in the last 10 meetings. This recent history can give us an idea about the trend for this upcoming game.

Speaking of history, this is always worth considering when making a betting tip, so for this match, we must mention that LA Galaxy has 5 Major League Soccer wins, while the Colorado Rapids has won the competition 1 time.

Based on the league's tradition factor, we can see that the LA Galaxy already shows their superior strength.

Details about the LA Galaxy

LA Galaxy ended up losing the last match they played. The match against Dallas, valid for Major League Soccer, finished with a score of 2-0 in favor of the rivals.

The LA Galaxy is coming into the match with a campaign of 12 wins, 5 losses and 7 draws so far. The team adds 43 points and is in 3rd place in the Western Conference in the Major League Soccer.

Even though they are not at the top of the conference, this placement guarantees a spot in the first round of the MLS playoffs as well as a place in the Leagues CUP.

LA Galaxy Numbers

Currently, in the Major League Soccer, LA Galaxy sums 44 goals for and a total of 32 goals against, after -1 rounds played.

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Dejan Joveljić. LA Galaxy owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 12 goals in this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Ball possession above 50% usually gives teams some control over their opponents. This is why the LA Galaxy team typically goes for an average ball possession of 56.42% in an attempt to control the game.

LA Galaxy featured Player

Many of the team’s positive results in the competition have been possible thanks to J. McCarthy. The LA Galaxy goalkeeper has had exceptional performances this season and was instrumental in many moments.

Details about Colorado Rapids

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives for this match after drawing in the previous game. In a valid match of the Major League Soccer, the Colorado Rapids facing New York RB and the score ended in a draw of 1-1.

The Colorado Rapids is with 38 points, so it arrives for this LA Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids 2024 match currently occupying the 4th place in the Western Conference, with a campaign of 11 wins, 5 draws, and 8 losses.

Although they are not at the top of the conference, this position guarantees a spot in the MLS playoffs first round and a place in the Leagues CUP.

Colorado Rapids records

Colorado Rapids shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after -1 games has only conceded goals on 38 occasions, and has scored in 45.

His average possession rate in the league is 49.88%, which suggests that the team tends to be more reactive than proactive. While playing away from home, this could prove to be an asset since the team can capitalize on the spaces left by the home team to launch counterattacks.

Colorado Rapids fans have Rafael Navarro as their main goalscoring hope this season. There have already been 11 goals scored by the Attacker in the competition, which was vital to gaining valuable points for the team.

Good markets to bet on LA Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids

Suggestion to bet on the favorite

Looking at the difference in aspirations of the teams and the campaign so far in this Major League Soccer, it is evident that the LA Galaxy team has good chances to win the match. So a good opportunity is to bet on LA Galaxy to win at Bet365, with odds of 1.85 is one of the bookmakers paying better at the moment.

Betting on goals

Both LA Galaxy and Colorado Rapids do not have an outstanding offensive record so far in the competition, with an average of 1.83 and 1.88 goals scored, respectively. Therefore, a good alternative for this game is to bet on the under 2.5, since due to the teams' characteristics, there might be few goals in the match. You can do this at Bet365. The odds of 2.88 are pretty attractive.

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