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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.
13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game

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

8
6
5
Sporting Kansas City 19 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 #26
11 Points 16
14 Played 15
3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 9
14 Scored 25
36 Conceded 24
-22 GD +1
0.79 PPG 1.07
21% Win % 33%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Kansas City is hosting Colorado Rapids SC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Colorado Rapids SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' Johnny Russell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' Yannick Boli has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 272 appearances.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Anthony Hudson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Jack Price has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Anthony Hudson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 272 games and scored 394 goals.
  • 75' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 80' Colorado Rapids SC is showing some good football. However, Colorado Rapids SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sam Nicholson, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Colorado Rapids SC.

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
Erik Thommy 3
Dejan Joveljic 3
Rafael Navarro 2
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
1.53 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City43% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC32%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
68%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
57%
Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City28% Draw44% Colorado Rapids SC28%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
8%
0 – 1
6.3%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 18% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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