Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

MLS · 2023
Colorado Rapids SC
0 – 0
Full Time
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.

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

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Colorado Rapids SC 20 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Colorado Rapids SC and Sporting Kansas City get this one started.
  • 3' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lalas Abubakar on 3 minutes.
  • 8' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 13' The USA Darren Yapi breaks the deadlock on 13 minutes. 1-0!
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' Tim Leibold is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
  • 28' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Colorado Rapids SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 33' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 43' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' Max Alves is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ralph Priso-Mbongue at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' 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.
  • 58' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Roger Espinoza.
  • 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' Over 68 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 69' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kevin Cabral on 69 minutes.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Felipe Hernandez on, Roger Espinoza off on 72 minutes.
  • 77' Braian Galvan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Michael Barrios at the 77 minute mark.
  • 82' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 82 minute. Ben Sweat leaves to be changed by Tim Leibold.
  • 87' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked 25 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Erik Thommy is replaced by Cameron Duke on 88 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
1.8 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 61% + Colorado Rapids SC to win 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC58% Draw25% Sporting Kansas City17%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
84%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
42%
Colorado Rapids SC or Sporting Kansas City
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC44% Draw46% Sporting Kansas City10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.4%
2 – 0
14.1%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
8.6%
3 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 1
4.6%
4 – 0
3.7%
1 – 2
2.9%
2 – 2
2.7%
4 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 20% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 26% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+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
54% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
18% ✗

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