Saturday , 17 October 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Colorado Rapids SC
1 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Mon 18 Mar 2019 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 41' Felipe Gutierrez
Kei Kamara 53' Y
Benny Feilhaber 60' Y
Y 64' Roger Espinoza
Diego Rubio 72' Y
Y 75' Botond Barath
Johan Blomberg 80' Y
Johan Blomberg 87' R

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Mike Kampmeinert
  • Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
  • Referee Guido Gonzalez
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 29 66
2 Internacional CF Miami 29 52
3 New England Revolution 29 49
4 Chicago Fire FC 29 48
5 Charlotte FC 29 46
6 Philadelphia Union 29 45
7 Orlando City SC 29 38
8 FC Cincinnati 28 36
9 New York Red Bulls 29 36
10 New York City FC 29 33
11 Toronto FC 29 33
12 D.C. United SC 28 33
13 Columbus Crew SC 29 32
14 Atlanta United FC 29 30
15 Montreal Impact FC 29 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 29 52
17 St. Louis City 29 51
18 FC Dallas 29 50
19 San Jose Earthquakes 29 47
20 Houston Dynamo 29 46
21 Los Angeles FC 30 45
22 Seattle Sounders FC 29 41
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 39
24 Colorado Rapids SC 29 38
25 San Diego FC 29 33
26 Portland Timbers 29 33
27 Real Salt Lake 29 33
28 Minnesota United FC 29 31
29 Austin FC 29 31
30 Sporting Kansas City 29 22

Head-to-Head

6
6
8
Colorado Rapids SC 20 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-18 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-05-06 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-03-25 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D
10 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 0–2 L
02 Mar Portland Timbers H 3–3 D
28 Oct FC Dallas H 2–1 W
21 Oct San Jose Earthquakes A 0–0 D
13 Oct Minnesota United FC A 2–0 W
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Mar Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
10 Mar Philadelphia Union H 2–0 W
04 Mar Los Angeles FC A 1–2 L
30 Nov Portland Timbers H 2–3 L
26 Nov Portland Timbers A 0–0 D
11 Nov Real Salt Lake H 4–2 W

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC Sporting Kansas City
#24 Position #30
38 Points 22
29 Played 29
11 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 19
41 Scored 35
41 Conceded 72
+0 GD -37
1.31 PPG 0.76
38% Win % 21%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
3% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 24th (38 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
4/2
16-30
6/5
31-45
4/4
46-60
6/3
61-75
4/7
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/10
16-30
7/9
31-45
7/9
46-60
2/7
61-75
6/12
76+
4/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Colorado Rapids SC and Sporting Kansas City is underway.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Tim Howard has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' Roger Espinoza is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolas Mezquida made 289 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Felipe Gutierrez.
  • 46' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 51' Deklan Wynne has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kei Kamara.
  • 54' GOAL! Diego Rubio fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 59' 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' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. Benny Feilhaber will be fuming at that decision.
  • 61' Johnny Russell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kelyn Rowe on 61 minute.
  • 64' Controversy at the stadium! Roger Espinoza argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 69' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 72' A moment of madness from Diego Rubio on 72 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Colorado Rapids SC will be frustrated.
  • 72' Roger Espinoza makes way for Gianluca Busio at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
  • 75' Botond Barath has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 75.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Benny Feilhaber as he leaves the pitch. Cole Bassett steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Kellyn Acosta is replaced by Johan Blomberg.
  • 80' Johan Blomberg was booked on 80.
  • 81' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Felipe Gutierrez by Yohan Croizet on 81 minute.
  • 84' Andre Shinyashiki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Rubio at the 84 minute mark.
  • 87' Johan Blomberg catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 87.
  • 88' Goal! Johnny Russell scores his 73 goal in 294 matches.
  • It finishes all square. Colorado Rapids SC and Sporting Kansas City share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

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
Gerso Fernandes 2

Head to Head

2019-03-18 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-05-06 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-03-25 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2019-03-18 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2019-03-10 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-03-02 Colorado Rapids SC 3–3 Portland Timbers D 2018-10-28 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 FC Dallas W 2018-10-21 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D 2018-10-13 Minnesota United FC 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2019-03-18 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2019-03-10 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Philadelphia Union W 2019-03-04 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-11-30 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Portland Timbers L 2018-11-26 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-11-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.92 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC51% Draw25% Sporting Kansas City24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
76%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
49%
Colorado Rapids SC or Sporting Kansas City
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC39% Draw43% Sporting Kansas City18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.5%
1 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.3%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 22% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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