FC Juarez vs Colorado Rapids Prediction and Betting Tips | August 9th 2024

Colorado Rapids take on Mexican side FC Juarez at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in the round of 32 of the Leagues Cup on Friday. Having scraped through the group stages, Chris Armas’ men will be looking to make a positive showing here and continue their hunt for a first cup title.

Juarez picked up a penalty-shootout victory over St. Louis City in their Group C finale after fighting back from behind to secure a 1-1 draw with the MLS side in normal time.

Before that, Mauricio Barbieri’s men kicked off their Leagues Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over FC Dallas on August 1 thanks to goals from Angel Zaldívar and Avilés Hurtado.

Juarez will look to go one step further than their round-of-32 exit from last season when they suffered a humiliating 7-1 thrashing against Los Angeles FC.

Meanwhile, Colorado booked their spot in the knockout stages last time out as they beat Club Leon on penalties following a 1-1 stalemate with the Mexican side in normal time.

This followed a humbling 4-0 loss at the hands of Portland Timbers at Providence Park in the Group E curtain-raiser on August 2.

With their win over Leon, Colorado Rapids have now gone nine consecutive home games without defeat and will look to extend this impressive run on Friday.

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FC Juarez vs Colorado Rapids Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• This will be the first-ever meeting between Juarez and Colorado Rapids, and both sides will be looking to begin their rivalry on a high.
• Colorado Rapids are unbeaten in five of their last seven games across all competitions, picking up four wins and one draw since the start of July.
• Juarez have won just two of their last eight matches in all competitions while losing four and claiming two draws since late June.
• The Rapids are unbeaten in nine back-to-back home games across all competitions, picking up seven wins and two draws since May’s 3-2 loss against San Jose Earthquakes.

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FC Juarez vs Colorado Rapids Prediction

While Juarez will be looking to pick up from where they left off in the group stages, they face a Colorado Rapids side who have been near impenetrable at home in recent weeks. That said, we predict Armas’ men will build on their win over Leon and come away with the desired results.

Prediction: FC Juarez 1-3 Colorado Rapids

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FC Juarez vs Colorado Rapids Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Colorado Rapids to win

Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been at least three more goals scored in eight of Colorado Rapids’ last 10 matches)

Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have also scored in six of the Rapids' last seven outings)