Austin FC II (5-0-3, 2nd in West) will play their second of three road matches in May on Sunday, May 14, when the team will travel west to face Colorado Rapids 2 (6-0-1, 1st in West) at 5 p.m. CT at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. The matchup features the last two unbeaten teams in the MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference, with both teams winning on the road in Matchday 7.
Austin FC II Outlook
The Verde & Black secured their first away victory of the season last week, defeating Timbers2 1-0. David Rodríguez netted his second goal of the season in the 4th-minute and goalkeeper Damian Las tallied his third clean sheet, tying him for the league lead.
ATXFC II remains among the top passing teams in the league, ranking second in passing percentage at 83.5 percent. Of players that have played at least 500 minutes this season, Sal Mazzaferro ranks second in accurate pass percentage (93.5 percent) and led the team in accurate passes with 71 last week against T2. ATXFC II lead the league in corners taken (45) and rank third in shots on target (42).
Through eight matches, ATXFC II has surrendered only five goals, tied for the second fewest in the league. ATXFC II has the best save percentage (82.8 percent) in MLSNP against 28 shots this season.
Colorado Rapids 2 Outlook
Colorado Rapids 2 are coming off a dominating 5-0 win at Galaxy II on Sunday. Rapids 2 enter the match with the most goals scored (19) in MLSNP and have outscored their opponents 9-2 in their last two matches combined.
On the attack for Rapids 2, Yosuke Hanya leads the league in goals scored (7) and has scored in each of his six appearances this season. Rapids 2’s 15 assists on the season are also a league-best, four of which have come from Oliver Larraz including three coming in his last two games. On the defensive end, Rapids 2 have kept three clean sheets of their own.
Sunday will be the first of three matchups between the two sides this season, with Rapids 2 hosting the Verde & Black once again on July 23.
