The Major League Soccer season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Colorado Rapids and Sporting KC promises to be an interesting one.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Major League Soccer game only four days ago.
These teams have little in common geographically as Sporting KC have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Colorado Rapids form and stats
Only two Major League Soccer home games for Colorado Rapids so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
The Colorado crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-4 to Real Salt Lake here at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in a Major League Soccer match. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Minnesota United that ended 2-2.
At Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Colorado Rapids has the goal stats of 3-5 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Sporting KC form and stats
Sporting KC, who have the most scored goals (11) in Major League Soccer, are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Major League Soccer.
The manager P. Vermes was unhappy after their last game, a Major League Soccer match played at their home ground Children's Mercy Park. Sporting KC suffered a 2-5 loss to Houston Dynamo (placed 8th). Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Minnesota United.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Houston Dynamo was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today? Sporting KC had apparently made the football gods angry before the game against Houston Dynamo, losing the match after hitting the woodwork three times.
A new game in only four days for Sporting KC, the Major League Soccer home match versus Dallas. Busy days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Sporting KC has managed 5 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Sporting KC - Colorado 3-2 entered in the official records. Colorado-Sporting KC H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Colorado Rapids five wins, Sporting KC three wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Pulido Izaguirre 4 goals |  G. Kinda 4 goals |  J. Lewis 3 goals |
Colorado Rapids missing players
Sporting KC missing players
| Colorado Rapids | Sporting KC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 4 | 3.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4 | 6.3 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 85 | 43 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 45 | 140 |
| 28 | 13 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 17 | 47 |
| 32% | 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 47% | 38% |
- All of Colorado Rapids's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Sporting KC's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Colorado Rapids has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- Colorado Rapids has the fewest matches under the total-line (1)
- Colorado Rapids has the most dropped points from leading position (8)
- Colorado Rapids have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Colorado Rapids haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting KC has the most scored goals (11)
- Sporting KC have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Sporting KC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sporting KC haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting KC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Minnesota United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 10 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Los Angeles FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| 7 | SJ Earthquakes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 8 |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Dallas | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 6 |
| 12 | LA Galaxy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |