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Colorado Rapids SC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

MLS · 2018
Colorado Rapids SC
2 – 2
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sun 25 Mar 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

6
6
8
Colorado Rapids SC 20 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-25 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 2–2 D
10 Mar New England Revolution A 1–2 L
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Mar Colorado Rapids SC A 2–2 D
18 Mar San Jose Earthquakes H 3–2 W
10 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 4–3 W
05 Mar New York City FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC Sporting Kansas City
#27 Position #30
43 Points 26
34 Played 34
12 / 7 / 15 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 22
47 Scored 40
50 Conceded 81
-3 GD -41
1.26 PPG 0.76
35% Win % 21%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
4/3
16-30
8/5
31-45
4/5
46-60
8/4
61-75
5/9
76+
6/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/12
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
3/7
61-75
6/15
76+
5/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 8 G 8 A
Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Colorado Rapids SC face off against Sporting Kansas City in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Colorado Rapids SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
  • 15' Tommy Smith has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at . Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Colorado Rapids SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' It’s high time Anthony Hudson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Edgar Castillo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 301 games and scored 461 goals.
  • 80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 90' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • It finishes all square. Colorado Rapids SC and Sporting Kansas City share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.28 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC48% Draw23% Sporting Kansas City29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
71%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
52%
Colorado Rapids SC or Sporting Kansas City
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC38% Draw38% Sporting Kansas City24%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.1%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
6%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%
4 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 15% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 19% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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