Philadelphia Union vs Colorado Rapids: Preview, predictions, team news
Posted By Joe E
August 25, 2024
6:50 am
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Philadelphia Union and Colorado Rapids will go head-to-head in the Leagues Cup third place match to determine who will qualify for next season’s Concacaf Champions Cup.
The Union fell 3-1 in their semi-final clash to reigning MLS Cup champions and Eastern Conference foes Columbus Crew. Daniel Gazdag found an equalizer roughly 30 minutes into the match, but Diego Rossi grabbed his second of the night just before halftime while Juan ‘Cucho’ Hernandez added a third early on in the second half to seal the deal for the Crew.
On the other side of the matchup, the Rapids were simply outclassed against LAFC, falling 4-0 at BMO Stadium. Despite having more possession, Colorado didn’t manage to create too many chances to threaten Hugo Lloris’ goal as Mateusz Bogusz, Kei Kamara, Denis Bouanga and Lewis O’Brien were all on the scoresheet for the hosts.
Here’s 90min‘s guide to the Leagues Cup third place match.
Philadelphia Union vs Colorado Rapids H2H record (Last Five Games)
Current form (all competitions)
Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union
Columbus Crew 3-1 Philadelphia Union – 21/08/2024
LAFC 4-0 Colorado Rapids – 21/08/2024
Philadelphia Union 1-1 Mazatlan – (4-3 on penalties) 17/08/2024
Club America 0-0 Colorado Rapids (8-9 on penalties) – 17/08/2024
FC Cincinnati 2-4 Philadelphia Union – 13/08/2024
Toluca 1-2 Colorado Rapids – 13/08/2024
Philadelphia Union 2-0 CF Montreal – 09/08/2024
FC Juarez 2-3 Colorado Rapids – 09/08/2024
Philadelphia Union 1-1 Cruz Azul – (3-5 on penalties) 04/08/2024
Club Leon 1-1 Colorado Rapids (3-4 on penalties) – 05/08/2024
Country
TV channel/live stream
United Kingdom
Apple TV – MLS Season Pass
United States
Apple TV – MLS Season Pass
Canada
Apple TV +
You can watch all of the Leagues Cup 2024 action on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
The Union have no new injury concerns or suspensions ahead of the match vs the Rapids.
Philadelphia Union predicted lineup vs Colorado Rapids ( 4-1-2-1-2 ): Blake; Mbaizo, Glesnes, Elliott, Wagner; Flach; Bedoya, McGlynn; Gazdag, Baribo, Uhre.
Kevin Cabral is the only Rapids player unavailable for selection due to an arm injury.
Colorado Rapids predicted lineup vs Philadelphia Union ( 4-2-3-1 ): Steffen; Rosenberry, Abubakar, Maxso, Vines; Ronan, Bassett; Fernandez, Mihailovic, Lewis; Navarro.
Even though the Rapids are in the top four of their respective MLS conference, the Union have shown throughout Leagues Cup that they can go toe-to-toe with some of the best teams in North America. However, the Rapids have a little more quality overall and will get the job done to book their place in next seasons Champions Cup thanks to goals from Rafael Navarro and Djordje Mihailovic.
Prediction: Philadelphia Union 1-2 Colorado Rapids
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