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 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

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
#22	Position	#30
36	Points	21
27	Played	26
11 / 3 / 13	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 17
38	Scored	31
38	Conceded	63
+0	GD	-32
1.33	PPG	0.81
41%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/2

16-30

5/5

31-45

3/4

46-60

6/1

61-75

3/7

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/8

16-30

7/7

31-45

5/8

46-60

2/6

61-75

4/11

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

7 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Colorado Rapids SC is hosting Sporting Kansas City for another epic battle.
5' Kayden Pierre has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 290 appearances.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Calvin Harris, as he is very good at scoring at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with 6 goals in the last 5 games.
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 100% of all matches.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
30' Tim Melia is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lalas Abubakar is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
46' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Willy Agada departs to be replaced by Alan Pulido.
48' Johnny Russell does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Kansas City surge ahead!
53' Over 53 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
54' Calvin Harris is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
57' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Calvin Harris is replaced by Oliver Larraz.
62' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
67' Robert Voloder is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
69' GOAL! Oliver Larraz fires home to make it 1-1!
69' Omir Fernandez makes way for Jonathan Lewis at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
71' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Johnny Russell is replaced by Khiry Shelton on 71 minute.
73' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a card on 73.
78' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
82' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Jake Davis by Memo Rodriguez on 82 minute.
86' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Lalas Abubakar departs to be replaced by Darren Yapi.
87' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a card in front of him.
90' Tim Melia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
2-1 the final result. Sporting Kansas City will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Alan Pulido	4
Johnny Russell	4
Erik Thommy	3
Dejan Joveljic	3
Rafael Navarro	3
Tommy Smith	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

2.38 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.89 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Colorado Rapids SC to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC67% Draw20% Sporting Kansas City13%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 3.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

86%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

33%

Colorado Rapids SC or Sporting Kansas City

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC50% Draw38% Sporting Kansas City12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

8.7%

3 – 0

8.3%

3 – 1

7.3%

0 – 0

5.2%

4 – 0

4.9%

4 – 1

4.4%

2 – 2

4.1%

1 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

3.3%

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

42% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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