Columbus Crew vs Colorado Rapids

Columbus Crew host Colorado Rapids in a Major League Soccer Regular Season - 23 fixture on Saturday, September 5. The Crew enter the match desperate to halt a five-game losing streak that has seen their campaign unravel.

Team News and Injury Latest

Neither side reports any fresh fitness concerns heading into the weekend. For Columbus, Wessam Abou Ali (knee), Sekou Bangoura (ankle), and Rudy Camacho (foot) were ruled out ahead of the club's previous match and are expected to remain sidelined. Jamal Thiare (lower leg) was listed as questionable for that same contest and his availability remains uncertain.

Colorado Rapids have Billo Diop (knee), Ted Ku-DiPietro (shoulder), and Zack Steffen (shoulder) on the unavailable list, per the league's official player status report.

Columbus Crew Form Guide

Columbus are in freefall. A 3-1 home defeat to New England Revolution on August 30 extended their losing run to five straight MLS matches — a sequence the club has not experienced in recent memory. In that loss, manager Laurent Courtois deployed a 4-4-2 setup with Josef Martinez and Brais Méndez leading the line, but the side conceded early and never recovered.

Earlier in the campaign the Crew also fell to Club América in the Leagues Cup quarter-finals. With no goals to show for their recent league outings beyond consolation efforts, the attacking unit is under pressure to deliver.

Colorado Rapids Recent Form

Colorado arrive off the back of a 1-3 defeat to Real Salt Lake on August 29, though Reggie Cannon's performance in that contest earned him a spot in the league's Team of the Matchday for Matchday 23. Cannon joined a star-studded XI featuring Antoine Griezmann, Leo Messi, and Hany Mukhtar — recognition of a bright individual display in an otherwise difficult Rocky Mountain Cup setback.

The Rapids' season has been built around the output of Rafael Navarro Leal, whose 10 goals from 67 shots make him the visitors' most productive route to goal.