Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 29 Aug 2021 · 01:00 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 24' Lalas Abubakar

Y 30' Jonathan Lewis

Y 31' Jonathan Lewis

Y 69' Auston Trusty

Y 72' Keegan Rosenberry

Overview

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

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

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

2021-08-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2021-08-08 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 2021-06-24 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-10-25 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2020-08-30 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–1	D
21 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	0–0	D
19 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D
15 Aug	FC Dallas	A	2–0	W
08 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–0	D
05 Aug	Los Angeles FC	A	4–1	W

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
22 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
18 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–1	W
15 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	3–1	W
08 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–0	D
01 Aug	Austin FC	A	1–0	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' That's the starting whistle at Children's Mercy Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids SC.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' Colorado Rapids SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
17' Jonathan Lewis does the damage! The net is bulging and Colorado Rapids SC surge ahead!
22' Daniel Salloi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
24' Colorado Rapids SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 24.
29' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' Jonathan Lewis was booked on 30.
31' Poor challenge from Jonathan Lewis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
41' Johnny Russell makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Sporting Kansas City are in front.
42' Johnny Russell puts Sporting Kansas City on the lead.
47' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
52' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
57' Gadi Kinda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
62' A change in the Colorado Rapids SC ranks — Jonathan Lewis exits the field as Michael Barrios enters on 62.
67' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
68' Braian Galvan makes way for Lucas Esteves at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
69' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Auston Trusty on 69 minutes.
72' Keegan Rosenberry has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 72.
77' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
82' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
86' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Jack Price is replaced by Collen Warner on 86 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Auston Trusty
2
Keegan Rosenberry
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye ↓ Dominique Badji 68'
19
Jack Price ↓ Collen Warner 86'
4
Danny Wilson
23
Kellyn Acosta
6
Lalas Abubakar
52
Braian Galvan ↓ Lucas Esteves 68'
9
Andre Shinyashiki ↓ Cole Bassett 62'
22
William Yarbrough
7
Jonathan Lewis ↓ Michael Barrios 62'

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

2021-08-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-08-21 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2021-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2021-08-15 FC Dallas 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-08-08 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2021-08-05 Los Angeles FC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2021-08-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-08-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-08-15 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-08-08 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2021-08-01 Austin FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.21 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.8 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City31% Draw26% Colorado Rapids SC43%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

57%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

69%

Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City20% Draw44% Colorado Rapids SC36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 1

8.1%

0 – 2

7.9%

0 – 0

6.6%

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 3

5.6%

1 – 0

5.1%

0 – 3

4.6%

2 – 0

3.6%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	14%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	22%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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