Only a win will satisfy the Sporting KC supporters in this Children's Mercy Park clash with Colorado Rapids, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Major League Soccer table.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
It's quite the trip for Colorado Rapids when visiting Sporting KC as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Sporting KC form and stats
When playing at home in the Major League Soccer, Sporting KC have managed 5 wins, 1 draw and suffered 4 defeats from 10 games. Two home wins in a row for Sporting KC bring valid hopes of a third.
Sporting KC travelled for their previous game, a trip to Chicago Fire that ended 2-2. Heartbreak before that as Sporting KC lost 0-1 at Dallas's place.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Sporting KC matches with similar probabilities have ended with six wins, zero draws and three defeats (from nine games).
Sporting KC are traveling soon after this match as the Major League Soccer match at Cincinnati awaits in four days.
A decent goal production from Sporting KC in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 10 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded.
Colorado Rapids form and stats
Playing away, Colorado Rapids have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Major League Soccer this season.
Colorado Rapids have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper William Paul Yarbrough Story. It's been 192 minutes since they last conceded in Major League Soccer.
Colorado won their last game, 5-0 versus SJ Earthquakes played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at LA Galaxy.
As you can tell from the results above, Colorado Rapids was very dominant against SJ Earthquakes, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-0 (!) with Cole Bassett, Nicolás Mezquida, Andre Shinyashiki and Jonathan Lewis providing the goals.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Colorado when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing zero and winning zero games.
The schedule is very tough for Colorado now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Major League Soccer game at Minnesota United is waiting in only four days.
Colorado are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 7 away games so far. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Colorado have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Sporting KC and Colorado Rapids have met before this season: Colorado Rapids - Sporting KC 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Sporting KC wins - draws - Colorado Rapids wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Pulido Izaguirre 6 goals |  J. Russell 6 goals | G. Kinda 5 goals |
Sporting KC missing players
Colorado Rapids missing players
| Sporting KC | Colorado Rapids | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 25 |
| 28 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 20 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 65% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 62% |
| 35% | 36% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 46% |
| 15% | 27% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 43% | 38% |
| 70% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 69% |
| 25% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 23% |
| 10% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 8% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 309 | 207 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 111 | 200 |
| 89 | 56 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 38 | 64 |
| 36% | 32% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 34% | 39% |
- All of Colorado Rapids's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Colorado Rapids has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids has the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Major League Soccer
- Colorado Rapids haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 32 |
| 2 | Portland Timbers | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
| 3 | Sporting KC | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Los Angeles FC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Minnesota United | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Dallas | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | SJ Earthquakes | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 27 | -15 | 24 |
| 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -18 | 21 |
| 9 | Real Salt Lake | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 10 | Houston Dynamo | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Colorado Rapids | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 12 | LA Galaxy | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -12 | 18 |