The Rapids of Colorado, currently second in the Western Conference, don't allow very many goals.
Lately, they haven't scored so many of them, either.
There's no more logical opponent, then, for a New York City FC squad that will have to do without David Villa due to yellow card accumulation that came to a head last weekend at Red Bull Arena.
Just for kicks, Patrick Vieira won't be able to call upon the services of RJ Allen or Ethan White for similar reasons. The squad will have to rotate, and perhaps even come up with a bit of magic, in order to break through a Rapids defense that has only allowed 14 goals in 20 games-- that's 129 minutes per concession!