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Death, Taxes & Set Piece Goals: Rapids Continue to be Lethal Off the Restart

Benjamin Franklin once famously said that nothing is certain in life except death, taxes and the Colorado Rapids scoring off set pieces.

Okay, maybe he didn’t say that last part, but chances are he would have if he was somehow around today. While almost nothing in 2020 has been predictable, one thing that has managed to remain constant from last year is the Rapids’ ability to score off the restart on a regular basis.

In 2019, the club handily led the league with 19 goals scored from set piece situations, a rate of one set piece goal every 1.