MONTREAL IMPACT vs. COLORADO RAPIDS
STADE SAPUTO, Montreal, Quebec
APRIL 30, 2016 (WEEK 9, MLS GAME #79)
4 pm ET (RDS, MLS LIVE, ALTITUDE)
Two of the top clubs in the early going in the MLS season meet in an interconference clash when the Montréal Impact play host to the Colorado Rapids at Stade Saputo on Saturday afternoon. The Impact lead the Eastern Conference, returning home following a late 1-1 draw at New York City FC at midweek. The Rapids are in second place in the West, just a single point behind MLS overall leader FC Dallas, hitting the road after extending their winning streak to three games last time out in a 3-1 win against Seattle Sounders FC at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
- Jermaine Jones scored for a second consecutive game, in his second match for the club, as the Rapids rolled to a third consecutive victory in their 3-1 win against Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday evening at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
- The Impact won the lone meeting between the teams a year ago, a 1-0 win Oct. 10 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, their first win ever against the Rapids. Colorado had won the first three match-ups between the teams, over the Impact’s first three seasons in MLS.
- The Rapids have won the lone meeting in Montréal, a 4-3 win in 2013 at Stade Saputo.
REFEREE: Fotis Bazakos. AR1 (bench): C.J. Morgante; AR2 (opposite): Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho; 4th: Mathieu Bourdeau
MLS Career: 52 games; FC/gm: 26.9; Y/gm: 3.8; R: 12; pens: 17
SUSPENDED: none
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: COL: Marc Burch
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (4 meetings): Impact 1 win, 7 goals … Rapids 3 wins, 11 goals … Ties 0
AT MONTREAL (1 meeting): Impact 0 wins, 3 goals … Rapids 1 win, 4 goals … Ties 0
LAST YEAR (MLS):
10/10: COL 0, MTL 1 (Drogba 15)
- This is the only league meeting between the teams this season.
- The Impact won the lone meeting between the teams a year ago, a 1-0 win Oct. 10 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, their first win ever against the Rapids. Colorado had won the first three matchups between the teams, over the Impact’s first three seasons in MLS.
- The Rapids have won the lone meeting in Montréal, a 4-3 win in 2013 at Stade Saputo.
- Coaches record: Pablo Mastroeni vs. MTL: P2 W1 L1 D0 … Mauro Biello vs. COL: P1 W1 L0 D0
