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Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sporting Kansas City
1 – 0
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Sun 6 May 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Peter Balciunas
  • Referee Felisha Mariscal
  • Referee Kevin Terry Jr.
20 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

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

8
6
6
Sporting Kansas City 20 games · Avg 3.0 goals Colorado Rapids SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-06 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-03-25 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May Colorado Rapids SC H 1–0 W
28 Apr New England Revolution A 0–1 L
21 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 6–0 W
15 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 2–2 D
09 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–0 W
01 Apr D.C. United SC H 1–0 W
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May Sporting Kansas City A 0–1 L
29 Apr Orlando City SC H 1–2 L
22 Apr Real Salt Lake A 0–3 L
14 Apr Toronto FC H 2–0 W
08 Apr FC Dallas A 1–1 D
01 Apr Philadelphia Union H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City Colorado Rapids SC
#30 Position #27
26 Points 43
34 Played 34
7 / 5 / 22 W / D / L 12 / 7 / 15
40 Scored 47
81 Conceded 50
-41 GD -3
0.76 PPG 1.26
21% Win % 35%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A
Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 8 G 8 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids SC is underway.
  • 5' Danny Wilson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' Sporting Kansas City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact .
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' Jack McBean is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
  • 75' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
  • 85' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' 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.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sporting Kansas City to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2018-05-06 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-03-25 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City Form

2018-05-06 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-04-28 New England Revolution 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-04-21 Sporting Kansas City 6–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-04-15 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D 2018-04-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-04-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 D.C. United SC W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2018-05-06 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-04-29 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Orlando City SC L 2018-04-22 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-04-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Toronto FC W 2018-04-08 FC Dallas 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2018-04-01 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Philadelphia Union W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.58 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City48% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC27%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
73%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
52%
Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City32% Draw45% Colorado Rapids SC23%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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