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 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · 16 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	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

Sporting Kansas City 19 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	#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' And we are off! Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids SC — let the football do the talking.
3' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Gerso Fernandes makes it 1-0.
8' The referee calls foul for Matt Besler. He receives a Yellow card.
13' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
14' Magnificent from Tommy Smith! That is 13 goals in 272 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
18' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sam Nicholson.
20' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Red card in front of him.
25' The 34-year-old Nicolas Mezquida has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
30' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
35' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
42' Kei Kamara has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 42 minutes.
43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Keegan Rosenberry.
46' Colorado Rapids SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andre Shinyashiki is hanging Jon Lewis on the field on 46 minute.
51' A quiet spell here at . Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
56' 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.
61' Jon Lewis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 286 appearances.
66' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
74' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Erik Hurtado is hanging Krisztian Nemeth on the field on 74 minute.
76' Against the run of play, Diego Rubio has scored! This game has turned on its head.
81' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
83' Diego Rubio picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
85' Brilliant from the ! Tommy Smith makes it 1-4 with a superb finish on 85.
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' Lalas Abubakar was booked on 90.
It finishes all square. Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids SC share the spoils 2-3.

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
Erik Thommy	3
Dejan Joveljic	3
Mark-Anthony Kaye	2
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

1.41 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.08 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City28% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC47%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

53%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

72%

Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City21% Draw40% Colorado Rapids SC39%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.8%

1 – 2

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 3

6.2%

2 – 1

6.1%

0 – 1

5.8%

0 – 3

4.5%

0 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 0

3.7%

1 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	14%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	21%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	16%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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