A Rare Afternoon Game Tomorrow

We get an afternoon game in Commerce City tomorrow with a rare 2pm kickoff against LAFC.  Its the only one of the season at home so enjoy it, especially since it won't be blazing 90 degree temps of July and August.  LAFC might have an old friend with them as this afternoon they announced the signing of Kei Kamara.  I don't know if Kei can be in the gameday squad just 21 hours after signing, certainly he won't be starting, but maybe we'll see him on the bench?  The brunch-themed tailgate will start around 11, maybe a touch earlier.  I'll be happy if I can get there in time to grab a couple of dogs before kickoff, I did not realize it was a day game until last weekend and have plans tomorrow morning.

Player Availability:

OUT: M Jonathan Lewis (knee), M Jasper Löffelsend (hamstring), M Connor Ronan (knee)

The good thing is that Bombito is back from his time with Canada, where he was in the gameday roster but didn't get any minutes.  The bad news is that our midfield depth is starting to look fairly iffy.

The only position in midfield I'm confident about is Larraz.  I feel very confident about the other 6 positions on the field as well.  The 4 midfielders around Oli though?  Your guess is as good as mine right now.  Bassett and Mihailović will start, but I don't know where.  I put Diack in because if not now, when?  That last spot could be Fernandez or Harris.  Or both if Diack doesn't start and Bassett drops back.  Or we could see Yapi on the wing again (lets not see Yapi on the wing again).

BTW the Rapids only have 8 players listed as midfielders on their website.  They're either injured, on loan, or in my starting XI projection.  Any likely depth on the bench are players like Cabral, Harris, and Stewart-Baynes who are listed as forwards officially.

Prediction: 1-1 draw, goal by Navarro.  LAFC is off to a slow start this season (for them) and their defense has been a little iffy.  I think we can finally get a non-own goal home goal, but not a win.