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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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 27 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#22 Position #30
36 Points 21
27 Played 26
11 / 3 / 13 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 17
38 Scored 31
38 Conceded 63
+0 GD -32
1.33 PPG 0.81
41% Win % 23%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 7 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Colorado Rapids SC host Sporting Kansas City — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Johnny Russell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Gerso Fernandes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Colorado Rapids SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Johan Blomberg is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 75' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Colorado Rapids SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 85' Colorado Rapids SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
2.33 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC49% Draw23% Sporting Kansas City28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 4.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
72%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
51%
Colorado Rapids SC or Sporting Kansas City
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC39% Draw37% Sporting Kansas City24%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 1
7.9%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 0
3.9%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 19% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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