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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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

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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 #26
14 Points 22
18 Played 18
4 / 2 / 12 W / D / L 7 / 1 / 10
18 Scored 27
46 Conceded 25
-28 GD +2
0.78 PPG 1.22
22% Win % 39%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/7
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/4
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A
Colorado Rapids SC
Rafael Navarro 7 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 5' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 10' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Colorado Rapids SC backline.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Anthony Hudson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' Tim Melia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
  • 45' Dillon Serna, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 50' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' United States international Tim Howard has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Danny Wilson made 275 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sporting Kansas City take all three 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
1.46 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC 75% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
69%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
57%
Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City28% Draw45% Colorado Rapids SC27%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
8%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
7%
2 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5.7%
0 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
2.9%

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% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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