Sporting KC are trying to brush off the league table before this fixture versus Colorado Rapids. Here's all you should know pre-match!
- Sporting KC is in the worst form (0-3-3)
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Major League Soccer
These teams have little in common geographically as Colorado Rapids have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sporting KC form and stats
The story so far in the Major League Soccer for Sporting KC at their home stadium (Children's Mercy Park) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Sporting KC have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
In their previous game, the manager Vermes led his Sporting KC to a defeat away at Portland Timbers. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Children's Mercy Park. As you see from the result above, Sporting KC suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Midfielder Hernández was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.5 (out of ten) in that game. Hernández signed up for two assists, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 25 successful passes (of 28 total).
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sporting KC have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 1.
The manager Vermes will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to SJ Earthquakes in only four days.
From these home matches, Sporting KC have conceded only 4 goals.
Colorado Rapids form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Major League Soccer travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Colorado Rapids's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Colorado won their last game, 2-0 versus Los Angeles FC played at home. Abubakar, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.63. Abubakar won 4 of 9 duels.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Colorado Rapids playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 2 Colorado Rapids wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
A new game in only four days for Colorado Rapids, the Major League Soccer home match versus Seattle Sounders. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Colorado as they have only managed to score 3 times from 5 away games in the league. The Colorado Rapids manager Fraser has some worries about the defense as 11 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Colorado Rapids - Sporting KC 2-0 was the output when these squads previously met, also in this season. Previous ten meetings with these teams: Sporting KC won three, Colorado Rapids triumphed in two and we saw five draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals. The games between these teams have sometimes been hostile, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  D. Rubio Kostner 6 goals |   J. Russell 3 goals |  M. Kaye 3 goals |
Sporting KC missing players
Colorado Rapids missing players
| Sporting KC | Colorado Rapids | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 23 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 12 |
| 83% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 58% | 40% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 82% |
| 50% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 36% |
| 42% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 18% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 36% |
| 33% | 60% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 45% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 27% |
| 3 | 3.2 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.7 | 12.4 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 11.4 | 12.3 |
| 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 26% | 24% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 14% | 25% |
| 11.2 | 10 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 11.4 | 11.1 |
| 4.2 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | 3.3 |
- Colorado Rapids have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Colorado Rapids have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Colorado Rapids have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Colorado Rapids have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids have the most matches under the total-line (6) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids have yet to win a game away.
- Colorado Rapids haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sporting KC have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sporting KC have the the worst goal difference (-13) in Major League Soccer
- Sporting KC is in the worst form (0-3-3)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | Dallas | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 3 | Austin | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 6 | Houston Dynamo | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Nashville SC | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | Minnesota United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Seattle Sounders | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | SJ Earthquakes | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 10 |
| 13 | Sporting KC | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -13 | 9 |
| 14 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -10 | 8 |
