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

Match Preview

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

Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

16 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.9 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Sporting Kansas City 20 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	#27
26	Points	43
34	Played	34
7 / 5 / 22	W / D / L	12 / 7 / 15
40	Scored	47
81	Conceded	50
-41	GD	-3
0.76	PPG	1.26
21%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/3

16-30

8/5

31-45

4/5

46-60

8/4

61-75

5/9

76+

6/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Alan Pulido needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
6' Brilliant from the ! Kellyn Acosta makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 6.
11' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
16' Colorado Rapids SC have won 418 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 291 games and scored 418 goals.
22' Diego Rubio was booked on 22.
27' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
41' Controversy at the stadium! Nicolas Benezet argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Gadi Kinda is booked for Sporting Kansas City — Yellow card on 45.
50' 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.
54' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell is replaced by Gerso Fernandes.
58' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Danny Wilson on 58 minutes.
61' Danny Wilson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 61.
62' Auston Trusty is replacing Nicolas Benezet for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
65' A goal from the USA international Khiry Shelton! He fires home on 65 to make it 1-1!
68' The referee calls foul for Younes Namli. He receives a Yellow card.
71' Jon Lewis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Younes Namli on 71 minute.
72' GOAL! Alan Pulido fires home to make it 2-1!
73' Colorado Rapids SC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 73.
73' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Diego Rubio is replaced by Kei Kamara on 73 minute.
74' Jack Price has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 74.
79' A quiet spell here at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
82' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Gadi Kinda departs to be replaced by Gianluca Busio.
84' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Gadi Kinda by Gianluca Busio on 84 minute.
84' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jon Lewis makes it 2-2.
86' Jon Lewis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
88' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City. Alan Pulido will be fuming at that decision.
90' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Younes Namli departs to be replaced by Jon Lewis.
With this win, Sporting Kansas City is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Alan Pulido	4
Johnny Russell	4
Erik Thommy	3
Dejan Joveljic	3
Rafael Navarro	3
Tommy Smith	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

1.75 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.74 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC 76% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City43% Draw24% Colorado Rapids SC33%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

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	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

67%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

57%

Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City30% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC29%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 0

4.7%

2 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

4.5%

0 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	18%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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