Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City: result 2-2 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 12Kick-off on May 20, 2012 at 01:08 AM (UTC)Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado
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What was the result of Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City?
Colorado Rapids and Sporting Kansas City drew 2-2 on May 20, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 2′T. BunburySporting Kansas City
- 14′T. BunburySporting Kansas City
- 52′Tyrone Everton MarshallColorado Rapids
- 60′Kosuke KimuraColorado Rapids
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 11 matches in all competitions, Colorado Rapids have 5 wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 7, 0 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2012 | DC United(away) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| May 6, 2012 | FC Dallas(away) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| May 3, 2012 | New England Revolution(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Chivas USA(home) | 4-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2012 | Chicago Fire(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| May 6, 2012 | CF Montreal(home) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 22, 2012 | Portland Timbers(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 19, 2012 | Whitecaps(away) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 15, 2012 | Real Salt Lake(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
How many goals should we expect?
Colorado Rapids score 1.4 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 11; Sporting Kansas City score 1.3 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rapids | 1.4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4/11 | 5/11 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.3 | 0.7 | 5 | 3/10 | 4/10 |
Over the last 11 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Colorado Rapids sit 7th in Major League Soccer (28 points from 21 matches) and Sporting Kansas City sit 15th (15 points from 20 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 15 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Other matches in the same round
- May 20, 2012Chivas USA1-0Los Angeles Galaxy
- May 20, 2012San Jose Earthquakes1-1Columbus Crew
- May 20, 2012Portland Timbers2-1Chicago Fire
- May 23, 2012New York Red Bulls1-1Chivas USA
- May 24, 2012Chicago Fire2-1FC Dallas
- May 24, 2012Seattle Sounders0-2Columbus Crew
- May 24, 2012Los Angeles Galaxy2-3San Jose Earthquakes
- May 26, 2012Houston Dynamo2-1Los Angeles Galaxy