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Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City: result 1-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 20Kick-off on July 17, 2016 at 01:00 AM (UTC)Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado

Colorado Rapids
1-0
Sporting Kansas City

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What was the result of Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City?

Colorado Rapids won 1-0 on July 17, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 78′M. HairstonColorado Rapids

Official lineup for Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Colorado Rapids

4-2-3-1
  1. 11S. Gashi
  1. 9K. Doyle
  2. 22Micheal Azira
  3. 8D. Powers
  1. 6Sam Cronin
  2. 10M. Pappa
  1. 44Axel Sjöberg
  2. 33J. Watts
  3. 5M. Williams
  4. 4Marc Burch
  1. 1Timothy Matthew Howard

Sporting Kansas City

4-3-3
  1. 14D. Dwyer
  2. 37Jacob Peterson
  3. 94J. Medranda
  1. 93S. Mustivar
  2. 16Lawrence Olum Omosh
  3. 27R. Espinoza
  1. 11Brad Davis
  2. 10B. Feilhaber
  3. 17Saad Abdul-Salaam
  4. 3I. Opara
  1. 29T. Melia
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Colorado Rapids have 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat; Sporting Kansas City have 5, 4 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 10, 2016Vancouver Whitecaps(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Jul 5, 2016Portland Timbers(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Jun 30, 2016FC Dallas(away)1-2US Open Cup
Jun 23, 2016Los Angeles Galaxy(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Jun 19, 2016Chicago Fire(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 14, 2016Chicago Fire(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Jul 11, 2016New York City FC(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Jul 3, 2016Columbus Crew(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Jun 29, 2016Houston Dynamo(away)1-3US Open Cup
Jun 25, 2016CF Montreal(away)2-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Colorado Rapids wins, 0 draws, 2 Sporting Kansas City wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 12, 2016Colorado Rapids 1-0 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Apr 14, 2016Sporting Kansas City 1-2 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Oct 22, 2015Sporting Kansas City 0-2 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Aug 30, 2015Colorado Rapids 2-1 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Jun 28, 2015Sporting Kansas City 2-0 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Mar 29, 2014Colorado Rapids 2-3 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City on May 12, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Colorado Rapids score 1.3 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.2 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Colorado Rapids1.30.869/157/15
Sporting Kansas City1.21.329/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Colorado Rapids sit 12th in Major League Soccer (43 points from 34 matches) and Sporting Kansas City sit 15th (26 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
12Colorado Rapids3412715475043
15Sporting Kansas City347522408126

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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