United States - MLSData current as of 07 September 2026

Sporting KC vs Colorado Rapids: match statistics

Sporting KC crest
Sporting KC
1 : 4half-time 1:2
Colorado Rapids crest
Colorado Rapids
135%(2.30)
X40%(3.40)
225%(2.48)

Sporting KC is displaying poor home form with a zero win percentage at home and a two-match winless streak at their home ground. Colorado Rapids has not won any away matches this season, conceding an average of 2.5 goals per game and recording a 100% loss rate on the road. Both teams share similar defensive issues, as confirmed by their high average of goals conceded. The xG statistics show an even quality of chances created by both sides, which further supports a draw outcome. Considering the poor form of both teams and their difficulties in securing points at home and away respectively, a draw appears to be the most likely result of this encounter.

Sporting KC vs Colorado Rapids: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sporting KC played Colorado Rapids in MLS (United States). The match was played on 22 March 2026. Final score: 1:4.

Current form

Sporting KC: 1-1-2, 1.00 points/match. Colorado Rapids: 2-0-2, 1.50 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sporting KC scores 1.00 and concedes 1.75 goals per match. Colorado Rapids scores 1.75 and concedes 1.50. League average: 2.95 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sporting KC 50%, Colorado Rapids 50%. Over 2.5: Sporting KC 75%, Colorado Rapids 50%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 59%.

xG, shots and style

Colorado Rapids has higher xG: 1.41 vs 0.87. Sporting KC: 6.8 shots per match, Colorado Rapids: 12.8.

Match halves

Sporting KC: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.75. Colorado Rapids: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Sporting KC: 61-75 (2 goals). Colorado Rapids: 76-90+ (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

MLS: 2.95 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 59%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Sporting KC is displaying poor home form with a zero win percentage at home and a two-match winless streak at their home ground. Colorado Rapids has not won any away matches this season, conceding an average of 2.5 goals per game and recording a 100% loss rate on the road. Both teams share similar defensive issues, as confirmed by their high average of goals conceded. The xG statistics show an even quality of chances created by both sides, which further supports a draw outcome. Considering the poor form of both teams and their difficulties in securing points at home and away respectively, a draw appears to be the most likely result of this encounter.

View the statistical overview

Half-by-half

1 : 2
1st half
0 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

50Possession (%)50
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
8Shots17
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
3Shots on target9
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
0.97xG2.06
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
6Corners4
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
35Dangerous attacks50
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
17Fouls20
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
3Cards3
Sporting KCColorado Rapids

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Sporting KCColorado Rapids
1Goals scored / match1.75
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
1.75Goals conceded / match1.5
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
43%Average possession56%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
3Shots on target / match5
Sporting KCColorado Rapids

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

6.75Shots per match12.75
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
3Shots on target5
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
14.8%Shot conversion13.7%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
43%Possession56%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
0.87xG for1.41
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
1.75xG against1.53
Sporting KCColorado Rapids

Shooting quality

Sporting KC: Counter-attackingColorado Rapids: Efficient finishing
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
Accuracy (shots on target)44%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Colorado Rapids is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Sporting KC · 1.5 pts / match - Colorado Rapids

Sporting KC
LDLW
Season result split
25% W25% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-2
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Last 5 at home
0-1-1
DL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 0.87Opponent xG: 1.75BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 75%
Colorado Rapids
LWWL
Season result split
50% W0% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-2
1.50 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-2
1.50 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-2
Last 5 away
0-0-2
LL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.5xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.53BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Colorado Rapids is 75% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Sporting KC · 1.75 goals / match - Colorado Rapids

Colorado Rapids is 17% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.75 goals / match - Sporting KC · 1.5 goals / match - Colorado Rapids

Sporting KC scoring profile: strong

Sporting KC scores in 50% of matches (2 of 4 matches), while Colorado Rapids keeps a clean sheet in 25% (1 of 4 matches).

Colorado Rapids scoring profile: very strong

Colorado Rapids scores in 75% of matches (3 of 4 matches), while Sporting KC keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 4 matches).

4Goals scored (season)7
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
7Goals conceded (season)6
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
2.75Average goals in match3.25
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
4Goals scored (last 5)7
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
7Goals conceded (last 5)6
Sporting KCColorado Rapids

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal75%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
50%2 goals50%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
0%3 goals25%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
0%4 goals25%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal75%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
50%2 goals50%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
25%3 goals25%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
0%4 goals0%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time25%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
25%Scored in both halves50%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
25%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
50%BTTS - last 550%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time25%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Colorado Rapids is 100% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.75 pts / match - Sporting KC · 1.5 pts / match - Colorado Rapids

Sporting KC - half-time state
25% leading0% draw75% trailing
Colorado Rapids - half-time state
50% leading0% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.75Points per match (1st half)1.5
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
0.25Goals scored (1st half)0.75
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.75
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
1.25Average goals (1st half)1.5
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
25%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
75%No goal before half-time25%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids

After half-time (2nd half)

1.25Points per match (2nd half)1.5
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)1
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.75
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
25%Clean sheet after half-time25%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids
50%No goal after half-time50%
Sporting KCColorado Rapids

Sporting KC - second-half results

25% W50% R25% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.75
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Colorado Rapids - second-half results

50% W0% R50% P
6
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sporting KC - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.751.25
Goals scored / match0.30.8
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.31.5
1 goal100%75%
2 goals25%50%
3 goals0%25%
Clean sheet25%25%
No goal75%50%
Goal difference-30
Half-time: 25% leading - 0% draw - 75% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 50% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Colorado Rapids - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.501.50
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.51.8
1 goal100%100%
2 goals25%25%
3 goals25%25%
Clean sheet50%25%
No goal25%50%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 50% leading - 0% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 0% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 25% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Sporting KC
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
4
31-45
1
1
46-60
2
0
61-75
0
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Colorado Rapids
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
1
1
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
1
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Sporting KC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.88
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
0.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
51%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
179%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Colorado Rapids

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.34
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
179%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS).

Teams vs league

Sporting KCLigaColorado Rapids
Average goals in match 2.752.95 3.25
Both teams scored 50%48% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 75%59% 50%
Clean sheets 0%29% 25%
Goal before half-time 100%72% 100%
Goal after half-time 75%84% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.95
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.97
Home goals / match
0.98
Away goals / match
+101%
Home attack advantage
+50%
Home defence advantage
+31%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Sporting KCYellow cardManuel García Alonso
  2. Colorado RapidsGoalPaxten AaronsonAssist: Darren Yapi
  3. Sporting KCYellow cardJansen Miller
  4. Colorado RapidsYellow cardLucas Herrington
  5. Colorado RapidsYellow cardRobert Samuel Holding
  6. Sporting KCGoalMagomed SuleymanovAssist: Calvin Harris
  7. Colorado RapidsGoalWayne Alix Frederick II
  8. Sporting KCSubstitutionOn: Kwaku AgyabengOff: Wyatt Meyer
  9. Colorado RapidsYellow cardMiguel Ángel Navarro Zárate
  10. Colorado RapidsSubstitutionOn: Joshua AtencioOff: Darren Yapi
  11. Colorado RapidsSubstitutionOn: Noah CobbOff: Robert Samuel Holding
  12. Sporting KCSubstitutionOn: Stephen AfrifaOff: Magomed Suleymanov
  13. Colorado RapidsGoalPaxten AaronsonAssist: Rafael Navarro Leal
  14. Sporting KCYellow cardJacob Bartlett

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Fotis BazakosMatches officiated: 9
5.44Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 244%Home wins11%Draws44%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Sporting KC vs Colorado Rapids?

The MLS match finished Sporting KC 1:4 Colorado Rapids. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Sporting KC vs Colorado Rapids?

Sporting KC score 1.00 goals per game on average and Colorado Rapids 1.75. The MLS average is 2.95 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 59% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Sporting KC's matches and 50% of Colorado Rapids's.

What form are Sporting KC and Colorado Rapids in?

Over the last 5 games Sporting KC have a 1-1-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Colorado Rapids 2-0-2 (1.50 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sporting KC vs Colorado Rapids?

The statistical background for Sporting KC vs Colorado Rapids — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.