Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Colorado Rapids SC

Sun 9 Apr 2023 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 68' Diego Rubio

Daniel Rosero 35' Y

Y 37' Max Alves

Y 58' Danny Wilson

Y 71' Sam Nicholson

Y 74' Bryan Acosta

Erik Thommy 77' Y

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

2023-04-09 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2023-03-05 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–1	L
01 Apr	Philadelphia Union	A	0–0	D
26 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–4	L
19 Mar	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L
12 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–0	D
05 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–0	D

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–0	W
02 Apr	Los Angeles FC	H	0–0	D
26 Mar	Austin FC	A	1–1	D
19 Mar	Minnesota United FC	H	1–2	L
12 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–1	L
05 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–0	D

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' Three points are at stake. Sporting Kansas City host Colorado Rapids SC — let the battle begin!
5' Robert Voloder is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' Daniel Salloi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
35' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Daniel Rosero on 35 minutes.
37' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Max Alves.
42' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
45' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Andreas Maxso is replaced by Steven Beitashour.
50' The travelling Colorado Rapids SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
55' 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.
58' Danny Wilson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
60' Darren Yapi gets the nod from Colorado Rapids SC. He replaces Jonathan Lewis and will look to change the dynamic.
65' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 65 minute. Alan Pulido leaves to be changed by William Agada.
68' Diego Rubio has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 68 minutes.
71' The referee calls foul for Sam Nicholson. He receives a Yellow card.
74' Poor challenge from Bryan Acosta. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
77' The referee has no hesitation. Erik Thommy is booked for Sporting Kansas City — Yellow card on 77.
79' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernandez is replaced by Marinos Tzionis.
80' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Sam Nicholson departs to be replaced by Anthony Markanich.
85' Kevin Cabral has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diego Rubio on 85 minute.
90' Sporting Kansas City 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.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids SC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

54
Remi Walter
26
Erik Thommy
9
Alan Pulido ↓ William Agada 65'
7
Johnny Russell
8
Graham Zusi
29
Tim Melia
20
Daniel Salloi
21
Felipe Hernandez ↓ Marinos Tzionis 79'
4
Robert Voloder
19
Robert Castellanos
5
Daniel Rosero

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

20
Connor Ronan
21
Bryan Acosta
11
Diego Rubio ↓ Kevin Cabral 85'
2
Keegan Rosenberry
4
Danny Wilson
28
Sam Nicholson ↓ Anthony Markanich 80'
6
Lalas Abubakar
5
Andreas Maxso ↓ Steven Beitashour 45'
22
William Yarbrough
7
Jonathan Lewis ↓ Darren Yapi 60'
8
Max Alves ↓ Michael Barrios 60'

Bench

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
Mark-Anthony Kaye	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-04-09 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-04-01 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-03-19 FC Dallas 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-03-12 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-03-05 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2023-04-09 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-04-02 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2023-03-26 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2023-03-19 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2023-03-12 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-03-05 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.86 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City24% Draw28% Colorado Rapids SC48%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

52%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

76%

Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City15% Draw48% Colorado Rapids SC37%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

12.5%

0 – 2

10.7%

0 – 0

10.5%

1 – 2

9.1%

1 – 0

6.2%

0 – 3

5.6%

1 – 3

2 – 1

4.8%

2 – 2

2 – 0

0 – 4

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	12%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	24%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	17%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

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