Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

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Colorado Rapids SC

Sat 18 Jul 2020 · 00:00 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+7' · FT 45+13'

Y 22' Diego Rubio

Y 41' Nicolas Benezet

Gadi Kinda 45' Y

Y 58' Danny Wilson

R 61' Danny Wilson

Y 68' Younes Namli

R 73' Jack Price

Y 74' Jack Price

R 74' Jack Price

Alan Pulido 88' Y

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

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

Match Details

Referee Rubiel Vazquez
Referee Fotis Bazakos
Referee Apolinar Mariscal
Referee David Gantar
Referee Nick Uranga

10 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

2020-07-18 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC 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
18 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–2	W
13 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	1–2	L
08 Mar	Houston Dynamo	H	4–0	W
01 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–1	W
06 Oct	FC Dallas	A	0–6	L
29 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	2–2	D

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–3	L
13 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
08 Mar	Orlando City SC	H	2–1	W
29 Feb	D.C. United SC	A	2–1	W
06 Oct	Los Angeles FC	A	1–3	L
29 Sep	FC Dallas	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' Sporting Kansas City have kicked off against Colorado Rapids SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Colorado Rapids SC 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.
6' Kellyn Acosta is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
11' 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.
16' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
21' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
22' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Diego Rubio.
27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
32' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
37' It’s high time Robin Fraser made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
41' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Nicolas Benezet gets a Yellow card.
45' Poor challenge from Gadi Kinda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
50' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
54' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell is replaced by Gerso Fernandes.
58' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Danny Wilson.
61' Danny Wilson was booked on 61.
62' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Nicolas Benezet is withdrawn and Auston Trusty gets his opportunity.
65' Goal! Khiry Shelton scores his 16 goal in 281 matches.
68' Younes Namli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 68.
71' Jon Lewis is replacing Younes Namli for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
72' Sensational shot from Alan Pulido. Sporting Kansas City is back in the lead.
73' The referee calls foul for Jack Price. He receives a Red card.
73' Colorado Rapids SC ring the changes. Diego Rubio has done his job and it is now time for Kei Kamara to step up.
74' Jack Price was booked on 74.
79' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
82' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Gadi Kinda trudges off to be replaced by Gianluca Busio on 82 minutes.
84' Gianluca Busio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gadi Kinda on 84 minute.
84' GOAL! Jon Lewis scores on 84. Assisted by Kei Kamara
86' GOAL! Jon Lewis fires home to make it 2-3!
88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alan Pulido.
90' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Younes Namli is withdrawn and Jon Lewis gets his opportunity.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sporting Kansas City players.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Auston Trusty ↑ 62'
3
Drew Moor
27
Deklan Wynne
32
Collen Warner ↑ 73'
20
Nicolas Mezquida ↑ 54'
23
Kei Kamara ↑ 73'
52
Braian Galvan
7
Jon Lewis ↑ 73'
15
Andre Rawls
99
Andre Shinyashiki
18
Jeremy Kelly

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

2020-07-18 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2020-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2020-03-08 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Houston Dynamo W 2020-03-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-10-06 FC Dallas 6–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-09-29 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Portland Timbers D

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2020-07-18 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-07-13 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-03-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Orlando City SC W 2020-02-29 D.C. United SC 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2019-10-06 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-09-29 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 FC Dallas W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.69 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.01 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC 77% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City39% Draw23% Colorado Rapids SC38%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

62%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

61%

Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City26% Draw39% Colorado Rapids SC35%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.2%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

5.4%

0 – 2

5.1%

2 – 3

4.6%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 1

3.9%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

3.8%

1 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	16%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	19%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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