Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Colorado Rapids SC

Thu 19 May 2022 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 3' Danny Wilson

Felipe Hernandez 58' Y

Y 78' Auston Trusty

Logan Ndenbe 79' Y

Y 90' Lalas Abubakar

Y 90' Mark-Anthony Kaye

R 90' Auston Trusty

Y 90' Diego Rubio

R 90' Lucas Esteves

Y 90' Lucas Esteves

Andreu Fontas 90' R

Daniel Salloi 90' Y

Daniel Salloi 90' R

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

2022-05-19 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-03-13 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–1	W
15 May	Portland Timbers	A	2–7	L
07 May	New York City FC	A	0–0	D
01 May	FC Dallas	H	2–2	D
24 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	H	0–0	D
17 Apr	Los Angeles FC	A	1–3	L

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–2	L
14 May	Los Angeles FC	H	2–0	W
08 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–1	L
01 May	Portland Timbers	H	2–0	W
24 Apr	Charlotte FC	H	0–0	D
17 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	1–3	L

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sporting Kansas City launch into their encounter with Colorado Rapids SC.
3' Danny Wilson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 3.
8' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
13' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
18' Spain international Oriol Rosell has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
23' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
24' A stunning finish from Daniel Salloi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
29' What an equalizer from Lucas Esteves!
34' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Nikola Vujnovic is replaced by Marinos Tzionis.
39' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Andreu Fontas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
46' The Colorado Rapids SC bench stirs into life. Jack Price is withdrawn and Mark-Anthony Kaye gets his opportunity.
50' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daniel Salloi makes no mistake. 2-1!
55' Remi Walter has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 442 appearances.
58' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernandez will be fuming at that decision.
63' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
64' Michael Barrios is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gyasi Zardes at the 64 minute mark.
69' 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.
74' Supporters expect more eagerness from Keegan Rosenberry, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
78' Colorado Rapids SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 78.
79' A meaty challenge results in booking for Logan Ndenbe on 79.
82' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Nicolas Mezquida on, Bryan Acosta off on 82 minutes.
87' Sporting Kansas City have won 435 goals from 281 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' That is a Yellow card for Colorado Rapids SC. Lalas Abubakar will be fuming at that decision.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

54
Remi Walter
7
Johnny Russell
29
Tim Melia
20
Daniel Salloi
21
Felipe Hernandez
12
Kortne Ford
2
Ben Sweat
18
Logan Ndenbe
6
Oriol Rosell
3
Andreu Fontas
19
Nikola Vujnovic ↓ Marinos Tzionis 34'

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Salloi	6
Diego Rubio	5
Alan Pulido	4
Johnny Russell	4
Dejan Joveljic	3
Erik Thommy	3
Tommy Smith	2
Rafael Navarro	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-05-19 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2022-05-15 Portland Timbers 7–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-05-07 New York City FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-05-01 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 FC Dallas D 2022-04-24 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-04-17 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2022-05-19 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-05-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Los Angeles FC W 2022-05-08 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2022-05-01 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2022-04-24 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Charlotte FC D 2022-04-17 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.34 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.72 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC 75% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City36% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC39%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.06

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

61%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

64%

Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City23% Draw44% Colorado Rapids SC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 1

7.3%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

6.9%

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

1 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

5.1%

2 – 0

4.2%

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	21%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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