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 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 27 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Sporting Kansas City 20 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	#22
21	Points	36
26	Played	27
6 / 3 / 17	W / D / L	11 / 3 / 13
31	Scored	38
63	Conceded	38
-32	GD	+0
0.81	PPG	1.33
23%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/8

16-30

7/7

31-45

5/8

46-60

2/6

61-75

4/11

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/2

16-30

5/5

31-45

3/4

46-60

6/1

61-75

3/7

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

7 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Children's Mercy Park!
3' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Danny Wilson gets a Yellow card.
8' Supporters expect more eagerness from Michael Barrios, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
13' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
18' Logan Ndenbe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
23' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
24' Daniel Salloi makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Sporting Kansas City are in front.
29' Lucas Esteves has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 29 minutes.
34' Marinos Tzionis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nikola Vujnovic at the 34 minute mark.
39' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
44' Felipe Hernandez, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
46' The whistle greets Jack Price as he departs to be replaced by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
50' Daniel Salloi does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Kansas City surge ahead!
55' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
58' Felipe Hernandez was booked on 58.
63' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
64' A tactical swap from Colorado Rapids SC — Michael Barrios on, Gyasi Zardes off on 64 minutes.
69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
74' The 31-year-old Remi Walter has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Auston Trusty.
79' Sporting Kansas City receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
82' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Bryan Acosta is replaced by Nicolas Mezquida.
87' Danny Wilson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
90' It’s a booking for Colorado Rapids SC player. Lalas Abubakar gets a Yellow card.
The points are shared — Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Colorado Rapids SC. Honours even.

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
Erik Thommy	3
Dejan Joveljic	3
Rafael Navarro	3
Keegan Rosenberry	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

4 / 4

1.38 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC 74% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City40% Draw26% Colorado Rapids SC34%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

66%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

60%

Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City26% Draw45% Colorado Rapids SC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.5%

0 – 0

7.5%

1 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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