Colorado Springs comes into Rio Tinto having already played 23 of the 32 matches in their 2017 schedule. This more than any of the other 14 teams in the Western Conference. While the Switchbacks currently sit in a 4/5 place tie with Reno 1868 FC at 33 points, the six teams sitting 8 or less points below them in the standings all have at least 2 games in hand and two have five games in hand.
The Switchbacks also come into this match on a three game winning stream and have outscored their opponents 10 - 2 in those three matches.