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

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MLS · 2026

Sporting Kansas City

3 – 2

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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 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 18 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

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	#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 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids SC.
5' Younes Namli needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
6' Colorado Rapids SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kellyn Acosta on 6.
11' William Yarbrough is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
16' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
21' 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.
22' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Diego Rubio.
27' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 285 games and scored 439 goals.
37' Colorado Rapids SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
41' Controversy at the stadium! Nicolas Benezet argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
45' Gadi Kinda is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
54' The whistle greets Johnny Russell as he departs to be replaced by Gerso Fernandes.
58' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
61' Danny Wilson was booked on 61.
62' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Auston Trusty on, Nicolas Benezet off on 62 minutes.
65' A stunning finish from Khiry Shelton — that came from absolutely nowhere!
68' The referee has no hesitation. Younes Namli is booked for Colorado Rapids SC — Yellow card on 68.
71' Jon Lewis is replacing Younes Namli for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
72' Against the run of play, Alan Pulido has scored! This game has turned on its head.
73' Jack Price is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
73' Kei Kamara has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diego Rubio on 73 minute.
74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jack Price.
79' Over 79 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
82' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Gadi Kinda departs to be replaced by Gianluca Busio.
84' The whistle greets Gadi Kinda as he departs to be replaced by Gianluca Busio.
84' Against the run of play, Jon Lewis has scored! This game has turned on its head.
86' Jon Lewis adds to his 0 season tally! Colorado Rapids SC lead 2-3 — and this changes everything.
88' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a Yellow card on 88.
90' The crowd applauds Younes Namli as he leaves the pitch. Jon Lewis steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
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
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

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

1.63 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.91 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 City39% Draw24% Colorado Rapids SC37%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

62%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

61%

Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City26% Draw40% Colorado Rapids SC34%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.9%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

5.3%

1 – 3

5.3%

0 – 1

0 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

4.3%

1 – 0

4.1%

2 – 0

3.9%

3 – 1

3.9%

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%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	19%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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