LA Galaxy (19-8-7, first in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Colorado Rapids (15-14-5, seventh in the Conference during the regular season)
Commerce City, Colorado; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Los Angeles +127, Colorado +164; over/under is 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 eighth-ranked scoring team in the league with 15 goals. The Rapids have scored 61.
The Galaxy are 18-7-5 against conference opponents. The Galaxy are ninth in the Western Conference drawing 169 corner kicks, averaging 5.0 per game.
The teams square off Friday for the fourth time this season. The Galaxy won the last meeting 5-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Navarro has 15 goals and one assist for the Rapids. Jonathan Lewis has two goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
Dejan Joveljic has 16 goals and six assists for the Galaxy. Riqui Puig has eight goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rapids: 4-6-0, averaging 1.4 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 3.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game.
Galaxy: 7-3-0, averaging 2.7 goals, 6.9 shots on goal and 4.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Rapids: Djordje Mihailovic (injured).
Galaxy: Marky Delgado (injured), Martin Caceres (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
