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 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

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	#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' 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' The 25-year-old Max Alves has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a Yellow card on 35.
37' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Max Alves.
42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Robin Fraser will be considering his options from the bench.
45' Time for substitution for Colorado Rapids SC. Andreas Maxso is replaced by Steven Beitashour.
50' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
55' Anthony Markanich is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colorado Rapids SC so far.
58' Controversy at the stadium! Danny Wilson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
60' It is a substitution in Colorado Rapids SC team. Jonathan Lewis is replaced by Darren Yapi on 60 minute.
65' William Agada gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Alan Pulido and will look to change the dynamic.
68' Against the run of play, Diego Rubio has scored! This game has turned on its head.
71' Sam Nicholson was booked on 71.
74' The referee calls foul for Bryan Acosta. He receives a Yellow card.
77' A moment of madness from Erik Thommy on 77 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
79' Marinos Tzionis gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Felipe Hernandez and will look to change the dynamic.
80' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 80 minute. Sam Nicholson leaves to be changed by Anthony Markanich.
85' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 85 minute. Diego Rubio leaves to be changed by Kevin Cabral.
90' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
Colorado Rapids SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Alan Pulido	4
Johnny Russell	4
Erik Thommy	3
Dejan Joveljic	3
Rafael Navarro	2
Keegan Rosenberry	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

0.82 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.84 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City21% Draw26% Colorado Rapids SC53%

Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

47%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

79%

Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City13% Draw45% Colorado Rapids SC42%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

11.6%

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 0

8.8%

0 – 3

1 – 3

5.8%

1 – 0

4.8%

2 – 1

4.1%

2 – 2

3.9%

0 – 4

3.2%

1 – 4

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	10%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	40%	—	60%
+1	40%	24%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	19%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

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