Match

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

Major League SoccerMatchday 11Kick-off on May 6, 2018 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas

Sporting Kansas City
1-0
Colorado Rapids

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

Sporting Kansas City won 1-0 on May 6, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 16′D. SallóiSporting Kansas City

Official lineup for Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sporting Kansas City

4-3-3
  1. 20D. Sallói
  2. 14K. Shelton
  3. 7J. Russell
  1. 6Ilie Sánchez
  2. 19Lobato
  3. 17R. Espinoza
  1. 94J. Medranda
  2. 3I. Opara
  3. 8G. Zusi
  4. 5M. Besler
  1. 29T. Melia

Colorado Rapids

3-5-2
  1. 14D. Badji
  2. 32J. McBean
  1. 28S. Nicholson
  2. 19J. Price
  3. 90E. Martínez
  4. 27D. Wynne
  5. 23K. Colvey
  1. 4D. Wilson
  2. 5T. Smith
  3. 2E. Castillo
  1. 1Timothy Matthew Howard
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 4, 4 and 7.

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

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 28, 2018New England Revolution(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Apr 21, 2018Vancouver Whitecaps(home)6-0Major League Soccer
Apr 15, 2018Seattle Sounders(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Apr 9, 2018Los Angeles Galaxy(away)2-0Major League Soccer
Apr 1, 2018DC United(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 29, 2018Orlando City SC(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Apr 22, 2018Real Salt Lake(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Apr 14, 2018Toronto FC(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Apr 8, 2018FC Dallas(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Apr 1, 2018Philadelphia Union(home)3-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Sporting Kansas City win, 1 draw, 4 Colorado Rapids wins.

DateScoreCompetition
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
May 12, 2016Colorado Rapids 1-0 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Apr 14, 2016Sporting Kansas City 1-2 Colorado RapidsMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City on Mar 25, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Sporting Kansas City score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 1.0 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sporting Kansas City1.51.347/157/15
Colorado Rapids1.01.447/158/15

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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How does Footlab AI 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. 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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