Sunday , 20 September 2026

Colorado Rapids SC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Colorado Rapids SC
2 – 0
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sun 16 Aug 2026 · 01:30 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Reggie Cannon 65' 1–0
Rafael Navarro 90+5' 2–0
Y 30' Zorhan Bassong
R 38' Kwaku Agyabeng
Joshua Atencio 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 26 57
2 New England Revolution 26 46
3 Internacional CF Miami 25 45
4 Charlotte FC 26 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 25 39
6 Philadelphia Union 26 36
7 Orlando City SC 26 34
8 FC Cincinnati 25 33
9 New York Red Bulls 26 33
10 New York City FC 26 32
11 D.C. United SC 25 29
12 Toronto FC 26 29
13 Columbus Crew SC 26 26
14 Atlanta United FC 26 26
15 Montreal Impact FC 26 21
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 25 49
17 St. Louis City 26 44
18 FC Dallas 26 44
19 Houston Dynamo 26 44
20 San Jose Earthquakes 26 42
21 Los Angeles FC 27 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 26 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 27 33
24 Portland Timbers 26 32
25 San Diego FC 25 30
26 Austin FC 26 30
27 Real Salt Lake 25 29
28 Seattle Sounders FC 24 29
29 Minnesota United FC 26 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 25 18

Head-to-Head

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Colorado Rapids SC 20 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-16 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City 2026-03-22 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Colorado Rapids SC 2025-08-31 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2025-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City 2024-09-19 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Sporting Kansas City H 2–0 W
02 Aug Austin FC H 1–0 W
26 Jul St. Louis City A 0–1 L
23 Jul San Diego FC H 1–0 W
24 May FC Dallas H 1–2 L
17 May Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 0–2 L
02 Aug Houston Dynamo H 0–2 L
26 Jul Los Angeles FC A 0–4 L
23 Jul Minnesota United FC H 2–1 W
17 Jul St. Louis City A 2–3 L
24 May New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC Sporting Kansas City
#22 Position #30
36 Points 18
26 Played 25
11 / 3 / 12 W / D / L 5 / 3 / 17
36 Scored 29
35 Conceded 63
+1 GD -34
1.38 PPG 0.72
42% Win % 20%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
35% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/5
31-45
2/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/5
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/8
16-30
6/7
31-45
4/8
46-60
2/6
61-75
4/11
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 6 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Colorado Rapids SC and Sporting Kansas City get this one started.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Miguel Navarro, as he is very good at scoring at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Moises Mosquera is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' The referee calls foul for Zorhan Bassong. He receives a card.
  • 35' Jayden Reid is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
  • 38' The referee has no hesitation. Kwaku Agyabeng is booked for Sporting Kansas City — card on 38.
  • 42' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Shapi Suleimanov exits the field as Jacob Bartlett enters on 42.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Ian James on, Zorhan Bassong off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' The whistle greets Wayne Frederick as he departs to be replaced by Youssef Maziz.
  • 61' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
  • 62' The whistle greets Or Blorian as he departs to be replaced by Wyatt Meyer.
  • 65' The USA Reggie Cannon breaks the deadlock on 65 minutes. 1-0!
  • 66' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Dante Sealy departs to be replaced by Darren Yapi.
  • 71' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Or Blorian suffering a number of foals already.
  • 76' Taylor Calheira has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 81' Nicolas Hansen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 84' It’s gonna be a card for Joshua Atencio.
  • 85' The whistle greets Georgi Minoungou as he departs to be replaced by Hamzat Ojediran.
  • 90' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matt Wells

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Salloi 6
Diego Rubio 5
Johnny Russell 4
Alan Pulido 4
Rafael Navarro 3
Erik Thommy 3
Dejan Joveljic 3
Mark-Anthony Kaye 2

Head to Head

2026-08-16 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City 2026-03-22 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Colorado Rapids SC 2025-08-31 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2025-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City 2024-09-19 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2026-08-16 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-08-02 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Austin FC W 2026-07-26 St. Louis City 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2026-07-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 San Diego FC W 2026-05-24 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 FC Dallas L 2026-05-17 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2026-08-16 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-08-02 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Houston Dynamo L 2026-07-26 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-07-23 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Minnesota United FC W 2026-07-17 St. Louis City 3–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-05-24 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 New York Red Bulls L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.33 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Colorado Rapids SC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC62% Draw21% Sporting Kansas City17%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
83%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
38%
Colorado Rapids SC or Sporting Kansas City
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC47% Draw39% Sporting Kansas City14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
7%
0 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.9%
4 – 1
4.3%
1 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 19% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 22% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.