Match

Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids: result 2-3 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 38Kick-off on September 22, 2019 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas

Sporting Kansas City
2-3
Colorado Rapids

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

Colorado Rapids won 2-3 on September 22, 2019.

Goalscorers

  • 3′GersoSporting Kansas City
  • 14′T. SmithSporting Kansas City (o.g.)
  • 42′K. KamaraColorado Rapids
  • 76′D. RubioColorado Rapids
  • 85′T. SmithColorado Rapids

Official lineup for Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sporting Kansas City

  1. 7J. Russell
  2. 9K. Németh
  3. 12Gerso
  1. 8G. Zusi
  2. 17R. Espinoza
  3. 21F. Gutiérrez
  1. 2B. Baráth
  2. 5M. Besler
  3. 6Ilie Sánchez
  4. 36Luís Martins
  1. 29T. Melia

Colorado Rapids

  1. 7D. Rubio
  2. 11J. Lewis
  3. 23K. Kamara
  1. 19J. Price
  2. 28S. Nicholson
  1. 2K. Rosenberry
  2. 5T. Smith
  3. 6L. Abubakar
  4. 10K. Acosta
  5. 13S. Vines
  1. 31C. Irwin
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 7 wins, 0 draws and 8 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 6, 3 and 6.

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

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 16, 2019Los Angeles Galaxy(away)2-7Major League Soccer
Sep 8, 2019Portland Timbers(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 1, 2019Houston Dynamo(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Aug 23, 2019Minnesota United FC(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Aug 18, 2019San Jose Earthquakes(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 15, 2019Toronto FC(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Sep 12, 2019Los Angeles Galaxy(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Sep 8, 2019Seattle Sounders(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Aug 31, 2019New York Red Bulls(away)2-0Major League Soccer
Aug 25, 2019Real Salt Lake(away)0-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 18, 2019Colorado Rapids 1-1 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
May 6, 2018Sporting Kansas City 1-0 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Mar 25, 2018Colorado Rapids 2-2 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
May 28, 2017Colorado Rapids 1-0 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Apr 9, 2017Sporting Kansas City 3-1 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer
Jul 17, 2016Colorado Rapids 1-0 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City on Mar 18, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Sporting Kansas City score 1.2 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 1.7 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sporting Kansas City1.21.857/158/15
Colorado Rapids1.71.6310/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

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