Colorado Rapids SC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 5 Mar 2023 · 02:30 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Lalas Abubakar 3' Y

Y 58' Roger Espinoza

Kevin Cabral 69' Y

Overview

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

Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)

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

Colorado Rapids SC 19 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-05 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 2022-05-19 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC 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

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–0	D
27 Feb	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–4	L
09 Oct	Austin FC	A	1–1	D
01 Oct	FC Dallas	H	1–0	W
18 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–4	L
15 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–0	D
28 Feb	Portland Timbers	A	0–1	L
09 Oct	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L
02 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
18 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	4–1	W
14 Sep	D.C. United SC	H	3–0	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.
3' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
8' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
13' Brilliant from the ! Darren Yapi makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 13.
18' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
23' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
28' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Steven Beitashour, as he is very good at scoring at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
43' 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.
46' Max Alves gets the nod from Colorado Rapids SC. He replaces Ralph Priso-Mbongue and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Colorado Rapids SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
56' Connor Ronan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
58' Roger Espinoza is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
63' Colorado Rapids SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kevin Cabral is hanging Sam Nicholson on the field on 63 minute.
68' Erik Thommy has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
69' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. Kevin Cabral will be fuming at that decision.
72' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Roger Espinoza by Felipe Hernandez on 72 minute.
77' Braian Galvan gets the nod from Colorado Rapids SC. He replaces Michael Barrios and will look to change the dynamic.
82' Tim Leibold is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Sweat at the 82 minute mark.
87' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
88' Cameron Duke is replacing Erik Thommy for the Sporting Kansas City side.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

54
Remi Walter
26
Erik Thommy ↓ Cameron Duke 88'
8
Graham Zusi
20
Daniel Salloi
15
Roger Espinoza ↓ Felipe Hernandez 72'
2
Ben Sweat ↓ Tim Leibold 82'
4
Robert Voloder
1
John Pulskamp
23
William Agada
77
Marinos Tzionis ↓ Khiry Shelton 72'
3
Andreu Fontas

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2023-03-05 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-02-27 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-10-09 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2022-10-01 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2022-09-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-09-15 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-03-05 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-02-28 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-10-09 FC Dallas 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-10-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-09-18 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Minnesota United FC W 2022-09-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 D.C. United SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.92 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.67 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC to win 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC59% Draw24% Sporting Kansas City17%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

83%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

41%

Colorado Rapids SC or Sporting Kansas City

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC46% Draw44% Sporting Kansas City10%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.9%

2 – 0

13.6%

1 – 1

10.3%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

3 – 0

8.5%

3 – 1

5.8%

0 – 1

4.2%

4 – 0

4.1%

1 – 2

3.1%

2 – 2

4 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	21%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	25%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	8%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

52% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

16% ✗

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