By the numbers: here are 10 stats from the Colorado Rapids' 2-0 loss to Orlando City SC at Orlando City Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
1. Through seven games, the Rapids have fielded seven different starting lineups. They have played four different back fours in that time, also.
2. Saturday’s match at Orlando City SC marked a first Colorado start for Alan Gordon. He played 58 minutes before being replaced by Dominique Badji.
3. The last time the Rapids were shut out in successive games came with two road games in June 2015 - the first of which was at Orlando City SC.
4.Dillon Powers made his 110th start for the Rapids at Orlando, moving him into the club’s top 10 all-time, ahead of Kosuke Kimura.
5. April proved a tough stretch for the Rapids, though they were without Axel Sjöberg (four games), Tim Howard and Dillon Serna (both three games), Nana Boateng and Alan Gordon (both two games), Kortne Ford, Shkëlzen Gashi, Mohammed Saeid, and Jared Watts at some point throughout.
6. Serna made his fourth substitute appearance of the season, having been sidelined for eight months following a ACL injury. These were his first minutes since playing the last 29 minutes of the 2-2 home tie with Minnesota United FC on March 18.
7. The Rapids will be hoping the month of May brings some positive results. You have to look back to October 2014 for the last time the Rapid were shut out in the win column during a calendar month.
8. Eight of the next 11 games are at home, including four in a row. Click HERE for tickets to this Friday's home contest against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
9. The Rapids' record when playing a first game in a new soccer-specific stadium (including Dick's Sporting Goods Park) is now 2-9-3.
10. Orlando now have 18 points from the opening seven games. In their third season in MLS, this is Orlando’s best start so far. In 2015 and 2016 it took them 15 games to reach this total.
