Thursday , 2 July 2026

Colorado Rapids SC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Colorado Rapids SC
0 – 0
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sun 8 Aug 2021 · 01:00 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 10' Roberto Puncec
Collen Warner 28' Y
Steven Beitashour 63' Y
Y 81' Jaylin Lindsey

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-08-08 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 2021-06-24 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-10-25 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-08-30 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 2020-07-18 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug Sporting Kansas City H 0–0 D
01 Aug Austin FC A 1–0 W
25 Jul Real Salt Lake A 0–3 L
22 Jul FC Dallas H 2–0 W
18 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 1–1 D
08 Jul Minnesota United FC H 2–0 W
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D
05 Aug Los Angeles FC A 4–1 W
01 Aug FC Dallas H 1–2 L
26 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 3–1 W
22 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 1–1 D
05 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–0 W

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' In just a few seconds Dick's Sporting Goods Park will turn into a battlefield for Colorado Rapids SC and Sporting Kansas City.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Roberto Puncec.
  • 15' Colorado Rapids SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 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 Remi Walter suffering a number of foals already.
  • 28' Collen Warner picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 33' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 38' The energy levels are beginning to show. Robin Fraser might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 43' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 46' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Amadou Dia trudges off to be replaced by Luis Martins on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cameron Duke, as he is very good at scoring at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 59' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Wilson Harris is withdrawn and Alan Pulido gets his opportunity.
  • 61' Kaveh Rad is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicolas Isimat-Mirin at the 61 minute mark.
  • 63' Steven Beitashour is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 67' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Michael Barrios is withdrawn and Jonathan Lewis gets his opportunity.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Diego Rubio on, Braian Galvan off on 68 minutes.
  • 72' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Grayson Barber has done his job and it is now time for Graham Zusi to step up.
  • 77' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 77 minutes.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jaylin Lindsey on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Andre Shinyashiki on, Steven Beitashour off on 87 minutes.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Salloi 6
Diego Rubio 5
Alan Pulido 4
Johnny Russell 4
Dejan Joveljic 3
Erik Thommy 3
Tommy Smith 2
Rafael Navarro 2

Head to Head

2021-08-08 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 2021-06-24 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-10-25 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-08-30 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 2020-07-18 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-08-08 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2021-08-01 Austin FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-07-25 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-07-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 FC Dallas W 2021-07-18 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Minnesota United FC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2021-08-08 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2021-08-05 Los Angeles FC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-08-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 FC Dallas L 2021-07-26 Seattle Sounders FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-07-22 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.9 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC47% Draw26% Sporting Kansas City27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
73%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
53%
Colorado Rapids SC or Sporting Kansas City
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC37% Draw42% Sporting Kansas City21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
16% ✗

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