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

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 30 Aug 2020 · 01:00 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Jack Price 47' Y

Kellyn Acosta 52' Y

Y 63' Graham Smith

Y 65' Gadi Kinda

R 78' Gadi Kinda

Diego Rubio 82' Y

Overview

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

Colorado Rapids SC 18 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Corey Parker
Referee Allen Chapman
Referee Armando Villarreal
Referee Alejandro Mariscal
Referee Jeremy Kieso

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Colorado Rapids SC 20 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-30 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 2020-07-18 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-09-22 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-03-18 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-05-06 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–1	D
23 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	1–4	L
23 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	2–2	D
18 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–3	L
13 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
08 Mar	Orlando City SC	H	2–1	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–1	D
26 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	2–5	L
21 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	2–1	W
31 Jul	Philadelphia Union	A	1–3	L
27 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–0	D
22 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC		Sporting Kansas City
#26	Position	#30
22	Points	14
18	Played	18
7 / 1 / 10	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 12
27	Scored	18
25	Conceded	46
+2	GD	-28
1.22	PPG	0.78
39%	Win %	22%

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

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 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

3/4

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/7

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Rafael Navarro

7 G

3 A

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Colorado Rapids SC to score. At the same time, Sporting Kansas City does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' 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 Graham Zusi suffering a number of foals already.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Robin Fraser might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Colorado Rapids SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
16' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Roger Espinoza departs to be replaced by Felipe Hernandez.
21' Colorado Rapids SC is showing some good football. However, Colorado Rapids SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
26' Colorado Rapids SC have won 396 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
31' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
40' The crowd applauds Winston Reid as he leaves the pitch. Roberto Puncec steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
47' Colorado Rapids SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 47.
52' Kellyn Acosta is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
57' The deadlock is broken! Cole Bassett gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
59' The supporters are chanting for Nicolas Mezquida. He replaces Kellyn Acosta on 59 minute.
63' The referee calls foul for Graham Smith. He receives a Yellow card.
64' The supporters are chanting for Johnny Russell. He replaces Gerso Fernandes on 64 minute.
65' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
67' The deadlock is broken! Gianluca Busio gets on the scoresheet on 67 minutes.
68' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Cole Bassett departs to be replaced by Kei Kamara.
73' With 0 assists to his name this season, Danny Wilson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
78' Poor challenge from Gadi Kinda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
82' The referee calls foul for Diego Rubio. He receives a Yellow card.
87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
89' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Younes Namli is replaced by Braian Galvan.
The points are shared — Colorado Rapids SC 1-1 Sporting Kansas City. Honours even.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Auston Trusty
1
Clint Irwin
3
Drew Moor
32
Collen Warner
20
Nicolas Mezquida ↑ 59'
23
Kei Kamara ↑ 68'
52
Braian Galvan ↑ 89'
7
Jon Lewis ↑ 59'
18
Jeremy Kelly

Coach Robin Fraser

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

22
Winston Reid ↓ Roberto Puncec 40'
9
Alan Pulido C
8
Graham Zusi
29
Tim Melia
12
Gerso Fernandes ↓ Johnny Russell 64'
27
Gianluca Busio
26
Jaylin Lindsey
15
Roger Espinoza ↓ Felipe Hernandez 16'
11
Khiry Shelton
16
Graham Smith
17
Gadi Kinda

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Salloi	6
Diego Rubio	5
Alan Pulido	4
Johnny Russell	4
Erik Thommy	3
Dejan Joveljic	3
Rafael Navarro	3
Keegan Rosenberry	2

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2020-08-30 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2020-08-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–4 Real Salt Lake L 2020-07-23 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2020-07-18 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-07-13 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-03-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Orlando City SC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2020-08-30 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2020-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–5 Houston Dynamo L 2020-08-21 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2020-07-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-07-27 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2020-07-22 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.08 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.3 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC50% Draw25% Sporting Kansas City25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.38

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

74%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

50%

Colorado Rapids SC or Sporting Kansas City

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC40% Draw41% Sporting Kansas City19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

0 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	21%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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