Colorado Rapids SC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Colorado Rapids SC

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 13 Mar 2022 · 02:00 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 29' Nicolas Isimat-Mirin

Y 56' Cameron Duke

Keegan Rosenberry 62' Y

Overview

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

Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-13 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City 2021-08-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC 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

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–0	W
05 Mar	Atlanta United FC	H	3–0	W
26 Feb	Los Angeles FC	A	0–3	L
07 Nov	Los Angeles FC	H	5–2	W
31 Oct	Houston Dynamo	A	1–0	W
27 Oct	New England Revolution	A	0–1	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
05 Mar	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
27 Feb	Atlanta United FC	A	1–3	L
07 Nov	Real Salt Lake	H	0–1	L
04 Nov	Austin FC	A	1–3	L
31 Oct	Minnesota United FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC		Sporting Kansas City
#27	Position	#30
43	Points	26
34	Played	34
12 / 7 / 15	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 22
47	Scored	40
50	Conceded	81
-3	GD	-41
1.26	PPG	0.76
35%	Win %	21%

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

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/3

16-30

8/5

31-45

4/5

46-60

8/4

61-75

5/9

76+

6/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Colorado Rapids SC get us underway at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Colorado Rapids SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
21' Magnificent from Diego Rubio! That is 64 goals in 301 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
22' A goal from the Chile international Diego Rubio! He fires home on 22 to make it 2-0!
27' Colorado Rapids SC 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.
28' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cameron Duke is hanging Felipe Hernandez on the field on 28 minute.
29' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nicolas Isimat-Mirin.
34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
39' Felipe Hernandez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
44' With 0 assists to his name this season, Logan Ndenbe is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
49' Roger Espinoza has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
51' Mark-Anthony Kaye does the damage! The net is bulging and Colorado Rapids SC surge ahead!
52' The Canada Mark-Anthony Kaye breaks the deadlock on 52 minutes. 4-0!
56' Cameron Duke catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
61' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
62' The referee calls foul for Keegan Rosenberry. He receives a Yellow card.
67' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 67 minute. Lucas Esteves leaves to be changed by Drew Moor.
72' The energy levels are beginning to show. Robin Fraser might look to freshen things up shortly.
73' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Diego Rubio departs to be replaced by Andre Shinyashiki.
74' Diego Rubio makes way for Andre Shinyashiki at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
79' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 79 minutes.
80' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Logan Ndenbe has done his job and it is now time for Ben Sweat to step up.
81' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Andreu Fontas is replaced by Kortne Ford.
83' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Kayden Pierre comes on to replace Johnny Russell.
88' Colorado Rapids SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Max Alves is hanging Jonathan Lewis on the field on 88 minute.
89' Darren Yapi gets the nod from Colorado Rapids SC. He replaces Michael Barrios and will look to change the dynamic.
Colorado Rapids SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Diego Rubio ↓ Andre Shinyashiki 73'
12
Michael Barrios ↓ Darren Yapi 88'
5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
33
Steven Beitashour ↓ Sebastian Anderson 89'
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye
19
Jack Price
6
Lalas Abubakar
66
Lucas Esteves ↓ Drew Moor 67'
22
William Yarbrough
7
Jonathan Lewis ↓ Max Alves 89'

Bench

21
Bryan Acosta
1
Clint Irwin
3
Drew Moor ↑ 67'
32
Collen Warner
20
Nicolas Mezquida
9
Andre Shinyashiki ↑ 73'
27
Sebastian Anderson ↑ 89'
77
Darren Yapi ↑ 88'
8
Max Alves ↑ 89'

Coach Robin Fraser

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

22
Kendall McIntosh
12
Kortne Ford ↑ 81'
2
Ben Sweat ↑ 81'
28
Cameron Duke ↑ 28'
4
Robert Voloder
48
Kaveh Rad
24
Kayden Pierre ↑ 83'
25
Ozzie Cisneros
17
Jacob Davis ↑ 81'

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
Mark-Anthony Kaye	2

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2022-03-13 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-03-05 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Atlanta United FC W 2022-02-26 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-11-07 Colorado Rapids SC 5–2 Los Angeles FC W 2021-10-31 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-10-27 New England Revolution 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-03-13 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-03-05 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2022-02-27 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-11-07 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-11-04 Austin FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-10-31 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.22 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC62% Draw21% Sporting Kansas City17%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

83%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

38%

Colorado Rapids SC or Sporting Kansas City

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC46% Draw40% Sporting Kansas City14%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

8.3%

3 – 1

3 – 0

0 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 2

4.4%

4 – 1

3.9%

4 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	19%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	22%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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