COLORADO RAPIDS vs. LA GALAXY
DICK’S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City, Colo.
March 12, 2016 (WEEK 2, MLS Game #15)
7 PM ET (MLS LIVE)
The Colorado Rapids return home to kick off the 2016 campaign at Dick's Sporting Goods Park when they play host to the LA Galaxy on Saturday evening. The Rapids started off the new season with a defeat, falling 1-0 at the San Jose Earthquakes at Avaya Stadium. The Galaxy are on the road for the first time in league play this year, opening their new season with a 4-1 win against D.C. United at StubHub Center.
- The Rapids opened their 2016 campaign with a 1-0 defeat at the San Jose Earthquakes. They last opened a season with a victory in 2012, a 2-0 win vs. Columbus; they had reached draws in season openers each of the last two years.
- Making his return for the LA Galaxy, his first match with the club since 2013, Mike Magee scored a pair of goals to lead his once former and new team to a 4-1 victory against D.C. United at StubHub Center. They were Magee’s first goals in MLS play since Aug. 10, 2014, when he scored for the Chicago Fire vs. the Red Bulls.
- The Galaxy have a four-game undefeated streak alive in the series. The teams reached a 1-1 draw May 2 at StubHub Center, then the Galaxy claimed a 3-1 victory Aug. 1 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
- The Galaxy have won the last two meetings in Commerce City after last year’s victory there, ending a two-game Rapids home winning streak in the series – their first home wins vs. LA since 2008.
REFEREE: Fotis Bazakos. AR1 (bench): Ian Anderson; AR2 (opposite): Corey Parker; 4th: Nima Saghafi
MLS Career: 49 games; FC/gm: 27.0; Y/gm: 3.8; R: 12; pens: 16
SUSPENDED: COL: Jermaine Jones (through April 13)
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (67 meetings): Rapids 24 wins (1 shootout), 77 goals … Galaxy 35 wins (2 shootout), 108 goals … Ties 8
AT COLORADO (34 meetings): Rapids 17 wins (0 shootout), 46 goals … Galaxy 12 wins (1 shootout), 41 goals … Ties 5
RETURN MATCHES: 6/22: LA Galaxy vs. Colorado Rapids, 7:30 p.m. PT; 8/13: LA Galaxy vs. Colorado Rapids, 7:30 p.m. PT
LAST YEAR (MLS)
5/2: LA 1, COL 1 (Gordon 75 - Torres 40)
8/1: COL 1, LA 3 (Sarvas 12 - Lletget 56; Gordon 69; Keane 93+)
- The Galaxy have a four-game undefeated streak alive in the series. The teams reached a 1-1 draw May 2 at StubHub Center, then the Galaxy claimed a 3-1 victory Aug. 1 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
- The Galaxy have won the last two meetings in Commerce City after last year's victory there, ending a two-game Rapids home winning streak in the series - their first home wins vs. LA since 2008.
- Coaches record: Pablo Mastroeni vs. LA: P5 W1 L3 D1 … Bruce Arena vs. COL: P29 W17 L8 D4
