COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- The Colorado Rapids (0-3-1, 1pt) head to Texas looking for their initial win of the period as they handle Austin FC (2-2-0, 8pts) at Q2 Stadium on Saturday, March 25, for Matchday 5 (6:30 p.m. MT; Apple TV-- MLS Period Pass, Elevation Sports Radio 92.5 FM). Colorado goes into Saturday's game following a 2-1 loss in the house to Minnesota United FC over the weekend break, their first loss at DICK'S Sporting Goods Park given that July 2022 Colorado Rapids Store, in addition to their first-ever loss to the Loons in your home in club history. Organic midfielder Cole Bassett taped his very first objective in Burgundy considering that returning to the Rapids following his year abroad on loan in the Eredivisie with Feyenoord and also Fortuna Sittard, yet Minnesota located the equalizer and also game-winner by means of a fine kick and free kick, respectively, in the 2nd half. The Rapids will certainly be without their captain as well as set-piece master, Jack Price, for the rest of the season after the Englishman ruptured his Achilles ligament shortly after entering the match versus Minnesota on Saturday as a second-half substitute. Chilean worldwide Diego Rubio, together with U.S. U-20 global Darren Yapi, will certainly additionally miss out on the trip to Texas as both will be with their corresponding national groups during this FIFA international home window. Robin Fraser will certainly be able to depend on goalkeeper William Yarbrough, nevertheless, that is simply 2 nothings away from matching the club's all-time document currently held by Matt Pickens (29 ). The two-time Liga MX champion is one look away from recording his 86th appearance for Colorado, which would certainly tie him with Joe Cannon for fourth-most looks by a goalkeeper in club history. Yarbrough has additionally recorded 34 success with the Rapids, one far from connecting Clint Irwin for third-most success by a goalkeeper in club background. Never miss out on a Rapids match. Stream every game with MLS Season Pass. Austin organizes the Rapids following a 2-0 loss when traveling to Houston Dynamo FC last weekend. Protector Jon Gallagher leads his side with 2 objectives in 2023, while 6 gamers are tied with a help this season. Goalkeeper Brad Stuver has tape-recorded 18 saves as well as a clean sheet on the year. Los Verdes lately got to an agreement with KV Kortrijk of the Belgian Jupiler Pro Organization to acquire defender Aleksandar Radovanovi on funding. Rapids goalkeeper Marko Ili is presently on car loan with Colorado from KV Kortrijk. Present Austin ahead Gyasi Zardes deals with the Rapids for the very first time considering that signing up with Los Verdes as a freelance this past offseason. Zardes formerly invested most of 2022 with the Rapids, etching his name in MLS background as he taped his fifth season with double-digit objectives (2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022) and came to be the 14th player in MLS background to accomplish that accomplishment, while he also became the 13th player in MLS history to score 90 or even more regular-season goals all-time and the initial MLS Homegrown Player to get to that mark. Unemployed, Austin FC goalkeeper train Preston Burpo made 24 appearances in between the sticks for Colorado throughout the 2008-09 periods, tape-recording four nothings in that period. The Rapids have actually not seen defeat in their only 2 journeys to Q2 Arena since Austin joined MLS in 2021. Colorado came away with a 1-0 win in their first-ever check out in July 2021 prior to rallying to a last-gasp attract their last game of the normal season in 2015. That match saw Diego Rubio link the club's single-season goalscoring document when he accumulated his 16th goal of the period, ending up the year with one of the most goals + assists in a single season in club history (23 ). The match likewise saw ahead Darren Yapi tape-record his very first MLS beginning, while defender Keegan Rosenberry exceeded 10, 000 minutes as a participant of the club.