Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Thu 19 Sep 2024 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 16' Calvin Harris

Y 38' Rafael Navarro

Daniel Salloi 74' Y

Alenis Vargas 90' Y

Overview

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

Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Sporting Kansas City 20 games · Avg 3.0 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2024-09-19 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC 2024-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–1	W
15 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–2	L
07 Sep	New York Red Bulls	A	1–1	D
25 Aug	Orlando City SC	H	3–0	W
21 Jul	St. Louis City	H	1–1	D
18 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–4	L
15 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	2–1	W
01 Sep	FC Dallas	A	3–2	W
21 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	3–2	W
18 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–3	L
14 Jul	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City		Colorado Rapids SC
#30	Position	#27
26	Points	43
34	Played	34
7 / 5 / 22	W / D / L	12 / 7 / 15
40	Scored	47
81	Conceded	50
-41	GD	-3
0.76	PPG	1.26
21%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/3

16-30

8/5

31-45

4/5

46-60

8/4

61-75

5/9

76+

6/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sporting Kansas City to score. At the same time, Colorado Rapids SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' A quiet spell here at Children's Mercy Park. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
8' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alan Pulido makes it 1-0.
13' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Calvin Harris has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
16' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a card on 16.
21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 291 games and scored 418 goals.
26' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
31' 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.
36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
38' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a card on 38.
43' Jasper Loffelsend has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
48' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
49' What a moment for Alan Pulido! That strike on 49 puts his side firmly in control.
54' Connor Ronan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
57' Oliver Larraz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Calvin Harris at the 57 minute mark.
59' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Johnny Russell exits the field as Daniel Salloi enters on 59.
64' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
69' Assisted by Willy Agada with the perfectly-timed delivery and Erik Thommy makes no mistake. 3-0!
70' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Memo Rodriguez trudges off to be replaced by Remi Walter on 70 minutes.
71' The crowd applauds Connor Ronan as he leaves the pitch. Jasper Loffelsend steps in for Colorado Rapids SC.
74' That is a card for Sporting Kansas City. Daniel Salloi will be fuming at that decision.
74' Jackson Travis makes way for Reggie Cannon at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Colorado Rapids SC.
75' Michael Edwards makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Colorado Rapids SC are in front.
80' Colorado Rapids SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
82' Erik Thommy has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 82 minutes.
84' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Alenis Vargas comes on to replace Stephen Afrira.
89' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
90' The referee calls foul for Alenis Vargas. He receives a card.
Colorado Rapids SC will have plenty to reflect on. Sporting Kansas City were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

54
Remi Walter ↑ 70'
26
Erik Thommy ↑ 59'
14
Tim Leibold ↑ 59'
29
Tim Melia
10
Daniel Salloi ↑ 59'
4
Robert Voloder
5
Dany Rosero
31
Danny Flores
20
Alenis Vargas ↑ 84'

Coach Peter Vermes

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Connor Ronan ↓ Jasper Loffelsend 71'
2
Keegan Rosenberry
10
Djordje Mihailovic
23
Cole Bassett ↓ Kimani Stewart-Baynes 71'
95
Zack Steffen
5
Andreas Maxso
9
Rafael Navarro
14
Calvin Harris ↓ Oliver Larraz 57'
7
Jonathan Lewis ↓ Omir Fernandez 57'
34
Michael Edwards
99
Jackson Travis ↓ Reggie Cannon 74'

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

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
Gerso Fernandes	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2024-09-19 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-09-15 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-09-07 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2024-08-25 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Orlando City SC W 2024-07-21 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 St. Louis City D 2024-07-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2024-09-19 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2024-09-15 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2024-09-01 FC Dallas 2–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-07-21 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Real Salt Lake W 2024-07-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2024-07-14 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.86 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.59 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City45% Draw24% Colorado Rapids SC31%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

70%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

55%

Sporting Kansas City or Colorado Rapids SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City33% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC26%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.3%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 0

4.6%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

1 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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