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 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

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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Colorado Rapids SC launch into their encounter with Sporting Kansas City.
5' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Zack Steffen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Memo Rodriguez made 295 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' The 25-year-old Marinos Tzionis has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' Tim Melia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
40' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Reggie Cannon scoring 1 goals.
45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Colorado Rapids SC and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
46' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alan Pulido is hanging Willy Agada on the field on 46 minute.
48' Johnny Russell is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
54' The referee has no hesitation. Calvin Harris is booked for Colorado Rapids SC — card on 54.
57' The crowd applauds Calvin Harris as he leaves the pitch. Oliver Larraz steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
62' With 2 assists to his name this season, Connor Ronan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 291 games and scored 418 goals.
69' GOAL! Oliver Larraz scores on 69. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic
69' Jonathan Lewis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Omir Fernandez on 69 minute.
71' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Johnny Russell has done his job and it is now time for Khiry Shelton to step up.
73' That looks like a foul for a card for Nemanja Radoja.
78' Over 78 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
82' The supporters are chanting for Memo Rodriguez. He replaces Jake Davis on 82 minute.
86' Darren Yapi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lalas Abubakar at the 86 minute mark.
87' The referee calls foul for Djordje Mihailovic. He receives a card.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Tim Melia.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

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
Rafael Navarro	3
Erik Thommy	3
Dejan Joveljic	3
Mark-Anthony Kaye	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

2.33 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC66% Draw20% Sporting Kansas City14%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

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

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC49% Draw39% Sporting Kansas City12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

1 – 0

8.8%

3 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

7.2%

0 – 0

5.4%

4 – 0

4.7%

4 – 1

4.3%

2 – 2

4.2%

1 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	20%	54%
-1.5	46%	—	54%
-1	46%	22%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+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

41% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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