Associated Press
LA Galaxy (19-8-7, 1st place in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Colorado Rapids (15-14-5, 7th place in the conference during the regular season)
Commerce City, Colorado. Friday, 9:30pm ET
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Los Angeles +127, Colorado +164; over/under 3.5 goals
Bottom line: The Colorado Rapids host the LA Galaxy in the Western Conference semifinals.
The Rapids are 12-14-3 against Western Conference opponents. Rafael Navarro leads the team with 15 goals, ranking eighth in the league in scoring. The Rapids scored 61 points.
The Galaxy are 18-7-5 against conference opponents. The Galaxy are ninth in the Western Conference with 169 corner kicks, averaging 5.0 per game.
The two teams will meet on Friday for the fourth time this season. The Galaxy won 5-0 in the previous match.
Top performers: Navarro had 15 goals and one assist for the Rapids. Jonathan Lewis has two goals and one assist in his last 10 games.
Dejan Jovezic has 16 goals and six assists for the Galaxy. Riqui Puig has eight goals and five assists in his last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Rapids: 4-6-0, averaging 1.4 goals against, 4.2 shots on goal, 3.6 corners and allowing 2.4 points per game.
Galaxy: 7-3-0, averaging 2.7 goals against, 6.9 shots on goal, 4.2 corner kicks, and allowing 1.6 points per game.
Not scheduled to play: Rapids: Djordje Mihailovic (injured).
Galaxy: Marky Delgado (injured), Martin Caceres (injured).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
