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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 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

5
6
8
Colorado Rapids SC 19 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
#26 Position #30
16 Points 11
15 Played 14
5 / 1 / 9 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9
25 Scored 14
24 Conceded 36
+1 GD -22
1.07 PPG 0.79
33% Win % 21%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Colorado Rapids SC host Sporting Kansas City — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 272 games and scored 394 goals.
  • 15' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' 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 Roger Espinoza suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Joseph Mason has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 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 looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 65' The 39-year-old Seth Sinovic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 70' Sporting Kansas City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Colorado Rapids SC and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 85' Johnny Russell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 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
2.6 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC53% Draw22% Sporting Kansas City25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
75%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
47%
Colorado Rapids SC or Sporting Kansas City
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC44% Draw35% Sporting Kansas City21%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 1
6.9%
3 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 2
5%
4 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
4.2%
4 – 2
3.6%
1 – 0
3.5%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 17% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 19% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 12% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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