Match

Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids: result 3-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 7Kick-off on April 9, 2017 at 11:00 PM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas

Sporting Kansas City
3-1
Colorado Rapids

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

Sporting Kansas City won 3-1 on April 9, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 6′S. SinovicSporting Kansas City
  • 58′GersoSporting Kansas City
  • 85′D. DwyerSporting Kansas City
  • 90′K. DoyleColorado Rapids (pen.)

Official lineup for Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sporting Kansas City

4-3-3
  1. 22Soony Saad
  2. 7Gerso
  3. 14D. Dwyer
  1. 6Ilie Sánchez
  2. 8G. Zusi
  3. 27R. Espinoza
  1. 94J. Medranda
  2. 15S. Sinovic
  3. 3I. Opara
  4. 5M. Besler
  1. 29T. Melia

Colorado Rapids

4-2-3-1
  1. 14D. Badji
  1. 11S. Gashi
  2. 9K. Doyle
  3. 21N. Boateng
  1. 22Micheal Azira
  2. 24K. Ford
  1. 94M. Hairston
  2. 3E. Miller
  3. 33J. Watts
  4. 5M. Williams
  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 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Colorado Rapids have 6, 4 and 5.

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

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 31, 2017Toronto FC(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Mar 19, 2017San Jose Earthquakes(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Mar 12, 2017FC Dallas(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Mar 5, 2017DC United(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Oct 28, 2016Seattle Sounders(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 19, 2017Minnesota United FC(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Mar 11, 2017New York Red Bulls(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Mar 4, 2017New England Revolution(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Nov 27, 2016Seattle Sounders(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Nov 23, 2016Seattle Sounders(away)1-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Sporting Kansas City win, 0 draws, 5 Colorado Rapids wins.

DateScoreCompetition
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
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

Last archived meeting: Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City on Jul 17, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Sporting Kansas City score 1.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Colorado Rapids score 1.1 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sporting Kansas City1.11.357/158/15
Colorado Rapids1.11.056/155/15

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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