Los Angeles Football Club will host the Colorado Rapids on Sunday at 10 p.m. E.T. at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif. LAFC has one win and one loss during the first two matches of their three-game home stand spanning eight days and is looking for a win in its first matchup against Colorado.
Here are a few things you need to know heading into Sunday’s contest:
- LAFC is 11-7-6 overall this season and 6-1-5 at home. The team sits in third place in the Western Conference table with 39 points from 24 matches. This is LAFC’s first match against Western Conference side Colorado, but the two teams will meet again on Oct. 6 at Dicks Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo.
- The Colorado Rapids are 6-12-6 so far this season and 1-7-3 on the road. In the Western Conference standings, Colorado is in 11th place with 24 points from 24 matches. The Rapids are currently in a three match undefeated streak, and, most recently recorded a 2-2 draw with the LA Galaxy on Tuesday night.
- During LAFC’s last match, Christian Ramirez got his first start and scored both goals for Los Angeles during its 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake. Vela, Atuesta and Harvey were credited with assists on Ramirez’s goals, alluding to the cohesion the team has found so far this season.
- Adama Diomande was in the 18-man roster for LAFC for the match against RSL, but he did not see playing time. He has been removed from the team’s injured player list after recovering from a hamstring strain.
- This match is the fifth for LAFC in the month of August, including the side’s U.S. Open Cup semifinal game in Houston on Aug. 8 that went to extra time and eight rounds of a penalty shootout. LAFC has only one win and three losses in the four matches so far this month, making this match an important one for the standings.
- The only players on the injury list for LAFC are Mark-Anthony Kaye and Quillan Roberts, who are both recovering from lower leg fractures.
- Defender Walker Zimmerman is one yellow card away from suspension due to card accumulation.
- The officials for this match are Center Referee Nima Saghafi, ARs Eric Weisbrod and Jose da Silva. The 4th official is Daniel Radford and VAR is Alex Chilowicz.
- After this match, LAFC will face cross-town rivals, LA Galaxy, in the third iteration of El Trafico on Friday, Aug. 24, at 10:30 p.m. P.T.