Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City

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🕒 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 02:30 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ G. Gonzales 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Colorado Rapids 12 · Sporting Kansas City 30
Referee Stats
1 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 2.00
Penalties avg 1.00
Over 4.5 cards 100%
Home wins 100%
Draws 0%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Colorado Rapids outshot their opponent (28-6).
  • Colorado Rapids controlled possession (75%).
  • Physical contest: 4 yellows, 2 reds.

Team Overview

Colorado Rapids (Home stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 9-0-3

Goals For / Against

22 / 9
Avg: 1.83 / 0.75

Points

27
Avg: 2.25

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

1
Sporting Kansas City (Away stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 2-0-10

Goals For / Against

11 / 37
Avg: 0.92 / 3.08

Points

6
Avg: 0.50

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.25
PPG
0.50
1.83
GF
0.92
0.75
GA
3.08
33%
O2.5
92%
33%
BTTS
50%
58%
Score 1st
17%

League-position context

Colorado Rapids rank12th
Sporting Kansas City rank30th
Colorado Rapids points35
Sporting Kansas City points18
Colorado Rapids: #12 · 35 pts · GD +1
11 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sporting Kansas City: #30 · 18 pts · GD -33
28 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts from safety.
17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Colorado Rapids last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals6-0
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sporting Kansas City last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals6-15
Record0-0-5
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Colorado Rapids trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS33%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 8%

Sporting Kansas City trend breakdown

Over 2.592%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Colorado Rapids score at home92%
Colorado Rapids clean sheet at home58%
Sporting Kansas City score away50%
Sporting Kansas City clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Colorado Rapids score first58%
Colorado Rapids win after scoring first100%
Sporting Kansas City score first17%
Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Colorado Rapids 40% · Sporting Kansas City 11%
Avg first goal minute: Colorado Rapids 41.6' · Sporting Kansas City 24.5'

Vs league average

Colorado Rapids score at home1.83 vs 1.83
Colorado Rapids concede at home0.75 vs 1.37
Sporting Kansas City score away0.92 vs 1.37
Sporting Kansas City concede away3.08 vs 1.83
Colorado Rapids score level with league average, while Sporting Kansas City score 33% below league average.
Defensive side: Colorado Rapids are 45% below league average at home, and Sporting Kansas City are 69% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.20
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Colorado Rapids goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
16-30 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
31-45 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
61-75 1

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
16-30 2
31-45 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
31-45 7
16-30 6
61-75 6
0-15 5
46-60 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
3
Total Shots
28
6
Shots off Goal
11
3
Blocked Shots
13
0
Shots Inside Box
17
3
Shots Outside Box
11
3
Ball Possession
75%
25%
Corner Kicks
8
2
Fouls
12
12
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
2
Goalkeeper Saves
4
2
Total Passes
551
192
Passes Accurate
492
128
Passes %
89%
67%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
-5'
-5' M. Suleymanov
30'
30' Z. Bassong
38'
38' K. Agyabeng
42'
42' M. Suleymanov
1st substitution · For: J. Bartlett
46'
46' Z. Bassong
2nd substitution · For: I. James
56'
56' W. Frederick II
1st substitution · For: Y. Maziz
62'
62' O. Blorian
3rd substitution · For: Wyatt Meyer
65'
65' Goal · 1-0
R. Cannon
Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Maziz
66'
66' D. Sealy
2nd substitution · For: D. Yapi
66'
66' D. Joveljić
4th substitution · For: T. Calheira
66'
66' Capita
5th substitution · For: J. Reid
71'
71' VAR
G. Minoungou
Penalty cancelled
84'
84' J. Atencio
84'
84' G. Minoungou
3rd substitution · For: H. Ojediran
88'
88' M. Mosquera
90'
90' Goal · 2-0
Rafael Navarro
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Aaronson
90+2'
90+2' M. Mosquera

Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Colorado Rapids beat Sporting Kansas City 2-0 on Sunday, 16 August 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by G. Gonzales. It was played at unknown.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. M. Suleymanov received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City during the match. Z. Bassong received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 30'. K. Agyabeng received a red card for Sporting Kansas City at 38'. Sporting Kansas City made their 1st substitution at 42', with M. Suleymanov replacing J. Bartlett.

Second half: Sporting Kansas City made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Z. Bassong replacing I. James. Colorado Rapids made their 1st substitution at 56', with W. Frederick II replacing Y. Maziz. Sporting Kansas City made their 3rd substitution at 62', with O. Blorian replacing Wyatt Meyer. Colorado Rapids took the lead at 65' when R. Cannon scored, with the assist credited to Y. Maziz, making the score 1-0. Colorado Rapids made their 2nd substitution at 66', with D. Sealy replacing D. Yapi. Sporting Kansas City made their 4th substitution at 66', with D. Joveljić replacing T. Calheira. Sporting Kansas City made their 5th substitution at 66', with Capita replacing J. Reid. VAR intervened at 71' for Colorado Rapids (Penalty cancelled). J. Atencio received a yellow card for Colorado Rapids at 84'. Colorado Rapids made their 3rd substitution at 84', with G. Minoungou replacing H. Ojediran. M. Mosquera received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 88'. Colorado Rapids added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when Rafael Navarro scored, with the assist credited to P. Aaronson, making the score 2-0. M. Mosquera received a red card for Sporting Kansas City at 90+2'.

Colorado Rapids used 3 substitutions while Sporting Kansas City used 5 substitutions. Colorado Rapids got 1 yellow card, while Sporting Kansas City got 3 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

How the match was won

  • Colorado Rapids outshot their opponent (28-6).
  • Colorado Rapids controlled possession (75%).
  • Physical contest: 4 yellows, 2 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins6
Draws6
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals11 (55.0%)
BTTS13 (65.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins3
Draws5
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (33.3%)
BTTS5 (55.6%)

Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City Head-to-Head History by Season