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

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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

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

Colorado Rapids SC 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)

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	26	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	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
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

Colorado Rapids SC 20 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' Colorado Rapids SC have kicked off against Sporting Kansas City. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' The referee calls foul for Roberto Puncec. He receives a Yellow card.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Colorado Rapids SC and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
28' Poor challenge from Collen Warner. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
33' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Jaylin Lindsey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
38' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
43' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
46' The crowd applauds Amadou Dia as he leaves the pitch. Luis Martins steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
51' Roberto Puncec is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Remi Walter, as he is very good at scoring at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
59' Alan Pulido gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Wilson Harris and will look to change the dynamic.
61' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 61 minute. Nicolas Isimat-Mirin leaves to be changed by Kaveh Rad.
63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Steven Beitashour on 63.
67' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Michael Barrios exits the field as Jonathan Lewis enters on 67.
68' The supporters are chanting for Diego Rubio. He replaces Braian Galvan on 68 minute.
72' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Grayson Barber exits the field as Graham Zusi enters on 72.
77' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
81' Controversy at the stadium! Jaylin Lindsey argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
86' It’s high time Robin Fraser made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
87' The supporters are chanting for Andre Shinyashiki. He replaces Steven Beitashour on 87 minute.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Michael Barrios ↓ Diego Rubio 67'
5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
33
Steven Beitashour ↓ Andre Shinyashiki 87'
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye
19
Jack Price
26
Cole Bassett
6
Lalas Abubakar
32
Collen Warner ↓ Jonathan Lewis 67'
52
Braian Galvan ↓ Diego Rubio 68'
22
William Yarbrough

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

36
Luis Martins ↑ 46'
9
Alan Pulido ↑ 59'
7
Johnny Russell
8
Graham Zusi ↑ 72'
28
Cameron Duke ↑ 46'
1
John Pulskamp
48
Kaveh Rad ↑ 61'
25
Ozzie Cisneros

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

1.63 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC or Sporting Kansas City 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC42% Draw27% Sporting Kansas City31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

69%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

58%

Colorado Rapids SC or Sporting Kansas City

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC32% Draw45% Sporting Kansas City23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

7.8%

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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