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

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MLS · 2026

Sporting Kansas City

4 – 0

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Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 25 Oct 2020 · 01:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45+255' · FT 45+255'

Amadou Dia 11' Y

Y 23' Andre Shinyashiki

Y 23' Collen Warner

Y 47' Lalas Abubakar

Khiry Shelton 74' Y

Jaylin Lindsey 85' Y

Gerso Fernandes 90' Y

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

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

Match Details

Referee Sorin Stoica
Referee Drew Fischer
Referee Matthew Nelson
Referee Victor Rivas
Referee Ian McKay

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

2020-10-25 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-08-30 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–0	W
17 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–2	D
15 Oct	FC Dallas	A	0–1	L
11 Oct	Nashville SC	H	2–1	W
08 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–0	W
04 Oct	Houston Dynamo	A	2–1	W

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–4	L
24 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	5–0	W
20 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–0	W
17 Sep	FC Dallas	A	1–4	L
13 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	5–0	W
10 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	1–1	D

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' What a night it is going to be! Sporting Kansas City welcome Colorado Rapids SC for this crunch clash at Children's Mercy Park.
5' Gianluca Busio has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 301 appearances.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
11' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City. Amadou Dia will be fuming at that decision.
16' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
21' It’s high time Robin Fraser made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
23' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Andre Shinyashiki on 23 minutes.
28' Colorado Rapids SC ring the changes. Collen Warner has done his job and it is now time for Nicolas Mezquida to step up.
33' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
38' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
43' 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 Gadi Kinda suffering a number of foals already.
47' A moment of madness from Lalas Abubakar on 47 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Colorado Rapids SC will be frustrated.
52' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
54' The deadlock is broken! Alan Pulido gets on the scoresheet on 54 minutes.
59' Jeremy Kelly is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
64' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Fontas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
66' Andre Shinyashiki makes way for Nicolas Benezet at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
67' What a moment for Fontas! That strike on 67 puts his side firmly in control.
70' Khiry Shelton gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Gianluca Busio and will look to change the dynamic.
74' Khiry Shelton has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 74.
75' Jeremy Kelly is ready to make an impact after coming on for Keegan Rosenberry at the 75 minute mark.
80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
81' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Alan Pulido is replaced by Erik Hurtado on 81 minute.
85' The referee calls foul for Jaylin Lindsey. He receives a Yellow card.
88' Gadi Kinda adds to his 0 season tally! Sporting Kansas City lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gerso Fernandes on 90.
90' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Johnny Russell trudges off to be replaced by Gerso Fernandes on 90 minutes.
It finishes all square. Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids SC share the spoils 4-0.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

9
Alan Pulido ↓ Erik Hurtado 81'
7
Johnny Russell C ↓ Gerso Fernandes 90'
3
Fontas
29
Tim Melia
6
Ilie Sanchez
27
Gianluca Busio ↓ Khiry Shelton 70'
26
Jaylin Lindsey
15
Roger Espinoza ↓ Felipe Hernandez 81'
4
Roberto Puncec
17
Gadi Kinda ↓ Cameron Duke 90'
13
Amadou Dia

Bench

36
Luis Martins
5
Matt Besler
12
Gerso Fernandes ↑ 90'
11
Khiry Shelton ↑ 70'
21
Felipe Hernandez ↑ 81'
19
Erik Hurtado ↑ 81'
28
Cameron Duke ↑ 90'
24
John Pulskamp

Coach Peter Vermes

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Younes Namli ↓ Jon Lewis 75'
11
Diego Rubio
2
Keegan Rosenberry ↓ Jeremy Kelly 75'
19
Jack Price C
4
Danny Wilson
26
Cole Bassett
6
Lalas Abubakar ↓ Auston Trusty 75'
32
Collen Warner ↓ Nicolas Mezquida 28'
13
Sam Vines
99
Andre Shinyashiki ↓ Nicolas Benezet 66'
50
William Yarbrough

Bench

9
Nicolas Benezet ↑ 66'
5
Auston Trusty ↑ 75'
1
Clint Irwin
3
Drew Moor
33
Steven Beitashour
20
Nicolas Mezquida ↑ 28'
7
Jon Lewis ↑ 75'
29
Matt Hundley
18
Jeremy Kelly ↑ 75'

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
Gerso Fernandes	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2020-10-25 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2020-10-17 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2020-10-15 FC Dallas 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-10-11 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Nashville SC W 2020-10-08 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2020-10-04 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2020-10-25 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-09-24 Colorado Rapids SC 5–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-09-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2020-09-17 FC Dallas 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-09-13 Real Salt Lake 0–5 Colorado Rapids SC W 2020-09-10 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.84 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City47% Draw24% Colorado Rapids SC29%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.41

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

71%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

53%

Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City33% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.6%

1 – 0

5.5%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 0

4.8%

0 – 1

4.5%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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