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

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MLS · 2022

Colorado Rapids SC

2 – 0

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

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

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
#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 wait is over. Colorado Rapids SC get us underway at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Colorado Rapids SC and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' A quiet spell here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' The 34-year-old Nicolas Isimat-Mirin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
21' Diego Rubio makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Colorado Rapids SC are in front.
22' Goal! Diego Rubio scores his 64 goal in 285 matches.
27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
28' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 28 minute. Felipe Hernandez leaves to be changed by Cameron Duke.
29' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
44' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
49' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
51' What a moment for Mark-Anthony Kaye! That strike on 51 puts his side firmly in control.
52' A stunning finish from Mark-Anthony Kaye — that came from absolutely nowhere!
56' The referee has no hesitation. Cameron Duke is booked for Sporting Kansas City — Yellow card on 56.
61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
62' Poor challenge from Keegan Rosenberry. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
67' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Lucas Esteves exits the field as Drew Moor enters on 67.
72' It is a cagey affair so far. Colorado Rapids SC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
73' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Diego Rubio is withdrawn and Andre Shinyashiki gets his opportunity.
74' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Andre Shinyashiki on, Diego Rubio off on 74 minutes.
79' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
80' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Logan Ndenbe is replaced by Ben Sweat.
81' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 81 minute. Andreu Fontas leaves to be changed by Kortne Ford.
83' Johnny Russell makes way for Kayden Pierre at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
88' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Jonathan Lewis is withdrawn and Max Alves gets his opportunity.
89' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Michael Barrios is replaced by Darren Yapi on 89 minute.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Colorado Rapids SC to claim maximum points.

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
Dejan Joveljic	3
Rafael Navarro	3
Erik Thommy	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

2.42 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.92 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC66% Draw20% Sporting Kansas City14%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

86%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

34%

Colorado Rapids SC or Sporting Kansas City

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC51% Draw38% Sporting Kansas City11%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

8.6%

1 – 0

8.3%

3 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

7.4%

0 – 0

4.9%

4 – 0

4.9%

4 – 1

4.5%

2 – 2

4.2%

1 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	20%	53%
-1.5	47%	—	53%
-1	47%	22%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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