Colorado Rapids SC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Sporting Kansas City

Fri 5 Jul 2024 · 01:30 UTC Dick's Sporting Goods Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Calvin Harris 54' Y

Y 73' Nemanja Radoja

Djordje Mihailovic 87' Y

Y 90' Tim Melia

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

2024-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2023-04-09 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC 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

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
30 Jun	Los Angeles FC	A	0–3	L
23 Jun	Montreal Impact FC	H	4–1	W
20 Jun	St. Louis City	A	3–0	W
16 Jun	Austin FC	H	2–0	W
02 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–2	L
30 Jun	Austin FC	H	2–0	W
22 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–4	L
20 Jun	Real Salt Lake	H	3–4	L
16 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–4	L
09 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	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.
5' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
20' Nemanja Radoja has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Keegan Rosenberry is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
30' Jake Davis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 281 appearances.
35' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
40' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
45' Khiry Shelton is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
46' Willy Agada makes way for Alan Pulido at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
48' A stunning finish from Johnny Russell — that came from absolutely nowhere!
53' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
54' Poor challenge from Calvin Harris. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
57' Colorado Rapids SC ring the changes. Calvin Harris has done his job and it is now time for Oliver Larraz to step up.
62' Both keepers have barely been tested. Colorado Rapids SC and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
67' Germany international Erik Thommy has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
69' Oliver Larraz is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
69' Omir Fernandez makes way for Jonathan Lewis at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
71' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 71 minute. Johnny Russell leaves to be changed by Khiry Shelton.
73' A moment of madness from Nemanja Radoja on 73 minutes earns him a card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
78' 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.
82' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Jake Davis trudges off to be replaced by Memo Rodriguez on 82 minutes.
86' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Lalas Abubakar exits the field as Darren Yapi enters on 86.
87' The referee has no hesitation. Djordje Mihailovic is booked for Colorado Rapids SC — card on 87.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Tim Melia.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sporting Kansas City.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Tim Leibold ↑ 46'
9
Alan Pulido ↑ 46'
3
Fontas
10
Daniel Salloi ↑ 46'
11
Khiry Shelton ↑ 71'
8
Memo Rodriguez ↑ 82'
1
John Pulskamp
30
Stephen Afrira
20
Alenis Vargas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Salloi	6
Diego Rubio	5
Johnny Russell	4
Alan Pulido	4
Erik Thommy	3
Dejan Joveljic	3
Mark-Anthony Kaye	2
Jon Lewis	2

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2024-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-06-30 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2024-06-23 Colorado Rapids SC 4–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2024-06-20 St. Louis City 0–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-06-16 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Austin FC W 2024-06-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2024-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-06-30 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Austin FC W 2024-06-22 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-06-20 Sporting Kansas City 3–4 Real Salt Lake L 2024-06-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-06-09 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.66 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.85 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC70% Draw18% Sporting Kansas City12%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 3.51

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

88%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

30%

Colorado Rapids SC or Sporting Kansas City

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC55% Draw35% Sporting Kansas City10%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.6%

3 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

7.7%

1 – 1

7.5%

4 – 0

4 – 1

5.1%

0 – 0

4.2%

2 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.3%

5 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	33%	—	67%
-2	33%	21%	46%
-1.5	54%	—	46%
-1	54%	21%	26%
-0.5	74%	—	26%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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