Two clubs in the Western Conference of MLS will do battle today in a league match between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Colorado Rapids. The first-division clash scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET will be held at the StubHub Center in Los Angeles and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports.
Colorado Rapids head coach Pablo Mastroeni had this to offer following the club's recent loss to the Seattle Sounders (via the club's official website): "Experience hurts, but you have got to get dragged through it. It has to hurt enough until you learn from it and value your teammates enough, so you don't keep making the same mistakes. The attitude was right today for playing in such a difficult place against a team in good form. With the guys that stepped out there tonight, they did a tremendous job, and the guys that came in contributed to the game."
"Overall, the silver lining is what I have been living on the last six or seven matches," he added. "We are seeing steady improvements from such a young team, but at the moment we are making it difficult for ourselves to stay afloat in the playoff race."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: With Robbie Keane absent due to international duty, the Galaxy turn to Alan Gordon to partner with Gyasi Zardes. The 32-year-old recently joined the club from San Jose and has two goals in five total appearances.
Los Angeles Galaxy's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Rowe; Rogers, Leonardo, Gonzalez, Gargan; Donovan, Sarvas, Juninho, Husidic; Gordon, Zardes
Colorado Rapids' Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Irwin; Burch, Wynne, Piermayr, Klute; LaBrocca, Powers; Serna, Hairston, Alvarez; Brown
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
DC United |
26 |
14 |
4 |
8 |
42 |
30 |
12 |
46 |
|||
|
2 |
Sporting Kansas City |
27 |
12 |
6 |
9 |
38 |
32 |
6 |
42 |
|||
|
3 |
New England Revolution |
26 |
11 |
3 |
12 |
37 |
37 |
0 |
36 |
|||
|
4 |
Philadelphia Union |
26 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
41 |
41 |
0 |
33 |
|||
|
5 |
Columbus Crew |
26 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
35 |
34 |
1 |
33 |
|||
|
6 |
Toronto FC |
25 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
35 |
40 |
-5 |
33 |
|||
|
7 |
New York Red Bulls |
25 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
39 |
38 |
1 |
31 |
|||
|
8 |
Chicago Fire |
25 |
5 |
14 |
6 |
32 |
37 |
-5 |
29 |
|||
|
9 |
Houston Dynamo |
25 |
8 |
4 |
13 |
28 |
46 |
-18 |
28 |
|||
|
10 |
Impact Montreal |
25 |
5 |
5 |
15 |
27 |
45 |
-18 |
20 |
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Seattle Sounders |
26 |
16 |
3 |
7 |
48 |
35 |
13 |
51 |
|||
|
2 |
LA Galaxy |
25 |
13 |
7 |
5 |
48 |
27 |
21 |
46 |
|||
|
3 |
Real Salt Lake |
26 |
11 |
10 |
5 |
40 |
31 |
9 |
43 |
|||
|
4 |
FC Dallas |
26 |
12 |
6 |
8 |
45 |
34 |
11 |
42 |
|||
|
5 |
Portland Timbers |
26 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
44 |
43 |
1 |
34 |
|||
|
6 |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
25 |
7 |
12 |
6 |
33 |
34 |
-1 |
33 |
|||
|
7 |
Colorado Rapids |
26 |
8 |
6 |
12 |
37 |
40 |
-3 |
30 |
|||
|
8 |
San Jose Earthquakes |
24 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
29 |
33 |
-4 |
26 |
|||
|
9 |
Chivas USA |
26 |
6 |
6 |
14 |
23 |
44 |
-21 |
24 |
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