Colorado Rapids play the Columbus Crew after shutout victory
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11:04 PM on Thursday, September 3
By The Associated Press
Colorado Rapids (10-11-1, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Columbus Crew (5-12-5, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Columbus +101, Colorado +244, Draw +258; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Real Salt Lake 1-0, the Colorado Rapids visit the Columbus Crew.
The Crew are 4-5-2 in home games. The Crew are 27-58 in one-goal matches.
The Rapids are 2-8-1 in road games. The Rapids have a 15-0-0 record in games they score three or more goals.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wessam Abou Ali has five goals and one assist for the Crew. Daniel Gazdag has two goals over the past 10 games.
Rafael Navarro has 10 goals and three assists for the Rapids. Reggie Cannon has two goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Crew: 10-8-12, averaging 4.5 goals, 9.6 shots on goal and 12.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.0 goals per game.
Rapids: 19-8-3, averaging 2.7 goals, 11.4 shots on goal and 16.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Crew: Sekou Tidiany Bangoura (injured), Jamal Thiare (injured), Rudy Camacho (injured), Wessam Abou Ali (injured).
Rapids: Mamadou Billo Diop (injured), Kimani Stewart-Baynes (injured), Jackson Travis (injured), Hamzat Ojediran (injured), Theodore Ku-DiPietro (injured), Zack Steffen (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
