Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Sporting Kansas City

2 – 3

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Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 22 Sep 2019 · 00:30 UTC HT 45+7' · FT 45+5'

Matt Besler 8' Y

Y 18' Sam Nicholson

Matt Besler 20' R

Luis Martins 30' Y

Y 43' Keegan Rosenberry

Y 83' Diego Rubio

Y 90' Lalas Abubakar

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS .

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

Match Details

Referee Andrew Bigelow
Referee Nima Saghafi
Referee Joe Dickerson
Referee Geoff Gamble
Referee

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

Sporting Kansas City 20 games · Avg 3.0 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2019-09-22 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Colorado Rapids SC 2019-03-18 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–3	L
16 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–7	L
08 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
01 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
23 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	W
18 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	3–2	W
15 Sep	Toronto FC	A	2–3	L
12 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W
08 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–0	W
31 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	2–0	W
25 Aug	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

7 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Colorado Rapids SC gets underway.
3' Gerso Fernandes is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
8' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
13' 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.
14' Against the run of play, Tommy Smith has scored! This game has turned on its head.
18' Sam Nicholson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 18.
20' The referee calls foul for Matt Besler. He receives a Red card.
25' It’s high time Robin Fraser made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Luis Martins on 30 minutes.
35' Clint Irwin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
40' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
42' Against the run of play, Kei Kamara has scored! This game has turned on its head.
43' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
46' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Jon Lewis exits the field as Andre Shinyashiki enters on 46.
51' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Jon Lewis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' Felipe Gutierrez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
61' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gianluca Busio suffering a number of foals already.
66' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Reggie Cannon scoring 1 goals.
71' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
74' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Krisztian Nemeth is withdrawn and Erik Hurtado gets his opportunity.
76' Diego Rubio has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 76 minutes.
81' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
83' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a Yellow card on 83.
85' Tommy Smith adds to his 0 season tally! Colorado Rapids SC lead 1-4 — and this changes everything.
87' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Roger Espinoza has done his job and it is now time for Gianluca Busio to step up.
90' Poor challenge from Lalas Abubakar. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

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
Jon Lewis	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2019-09-22 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 7–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-09-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-09-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2019-08-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2019-08-18 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2019-09-22 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2019-09-15 Toronto FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-09-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2019-09-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2019-08-31 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2019-08-25 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.46 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.85 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City31% Draw26% Colorado Rapids SC43%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

58%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

69%

Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City24% Draw42% Colorado Rapids SC34%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

1 – 2

8.8%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

6.1%

1 – 3

5.4%

0 – 0

5.2%

1 – 0

4.6%

2 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

3.9%

0 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	16%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	20%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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