Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction

Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Trade City· Guido Gonzales Jr, USA 16/08/2026

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Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
Value Analysis
70%Trust
Goals O/U
Under 3.5 Goals
1.70
SignalHIGHModel61%RiskMediumGap+13.9%
Colorado Rapids Rest
14 days
Sporting Kansas City Rest
14 days

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
64%1.45
X
22%4.75
2
14%5.95
Double Chance
1X
86%1.13
X2
36%2.61
Both Teams to Score
Yes
52%1.56
No
48%2.25
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.66 + 0.89 = 2.55
Over 1.5
77%1.12
Over 2.5
56%1.44
Over 3.5
32%2.10
Under 1.5
23%5.80
Under 2.5
44%2.70
Under 3.5
68%1.70
Corners
Projected Corners: 6.5 + 3.8 = 10.2
Over 8.5
67%1.39
Over 9.5
48%1.67
Over 10.5
34%2.10
Under 8.5
33%2.72
Under 9.5
52%2.09
Under 10.5
66%1.67
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.1 + 2.4 = 4.5
Over 3.5
62%1.55
Over 4.5
42%1.90
Under 3.5
38%2.38
Under 4.5
58%1.83

Match Events

30'Z. Bassong
38'K. Agyabeng
42'S. Suleymanov INJ. Bartlett out
46'Z. Bassong INI. James out
56'W. Frederick INY. Maziz out
62'O. Blorian INW. Meyer out
63'S. Suleymanov
65'R. CannonAssist: Y. Maziz
66'D. Sealy IND. Yapi out
66'D. Joveljic INT. Calheira out
66'Capita INJ. Reid out
84'J. Atencio
85'G. Minoungou INH. Ojediran out
88'M. Mosquera
90+2'M. Mosquera
90+5'Rafael NavarroAssist: P. Aaronson

Lineups

Colorado Rapids
4-2-3-1Coach: Matt Wells
Sporting Kansas City
4-4-2Coach: Raphael Wicky
N. Hansen41N. HansenN. Hansen
R. Cannon4R. CannonR. Cannon
R. Holding6R. HoldingR. Holding
L. Williams5L. WilliamsL. Williams
M. Navarro29M. NavarroM. Navarro
W. Frederick13W. FrederickW. Frederick
J. Atencio12J. AtencioJ. Atencio
D. Sealy7D. SealyD. Sealy
P. Aaronson10P. AaronsonP. Aaronson
G. Minoungou93G. MinoungouG. Minoungou
Rafael Navarro9R. NavarroRafael Navarro
S. Cleveland30S. ClevelandS. Cleveland
J. Davis8J. DavisJ. Davis
M. Mosquera3M. MosqueraM. Mosquera
O. Blorian5O. BlorianO. Blorian
E. Karic18E. KaricE. Karic
S. Suleymanov93S. SuleymanovS. Suleymanov
K. Agyabeng20K. AgyabengK. Agyabeng
Z. Bassong22Z. BassongZ. Bassong
Capita7CapitaCapita
D. Joveljic9D. JoveljicD. Joveljic
C. Harris11C. HarrisC. Harris

Colorado Rapids Substitutes

31A. BeaudryG
33K. ThompsonD
2K. RosenberryD
24N. CobbD
8H. OjediranM
88Y. MazizM
77D. YapiF
16A. HarrisF
32D. PhillipF

Sporting Kansas City Substitutes

1J. PulskampG
15J. MillerD
99J. ReidD
16J. BartlettD
2I. JamesD
28W. MeyerD
6M. GarciaM
17S. AfrifaF
19T. CalheiraF

Match Stats

Colorado RapidsSporting Kansas City
75%Ball Possession25%
8Corner Kicks2
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards2
28Total Shots6
4Shots on Goal3
11Shots off Goal3
17Shots Inside Box3
11Shots Outside Box3
13Blocked Shots0
12Fouls12
2Offsides2
4Goalkeeper Saves2
551Total Passes192
492Passes Accurate128
89%Pass Accuracy67%

Team Comparison

Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids
Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City
1574Elo Rating 1439
0.56Attack 1.80
1.50Defense 0.76
37%Hit Rate 27%
13.5Shots per Game 16.8
4.8Shots on Target 5.0
4.7Corners per Game 5.7
1.7Cards per Game 1.6

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+135 Elo
📈BTTS Trend100% in H2H
📉Home Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (0.4 vs 0.1 in second half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Based on 5 historical meetings

Colorado Rapids 41%Draw 0%59% Sporting Kansas City
4.56Avg Goals
100%BTTS Rate
100%Over 2.5

Referee Profile

Guido Gonzales Jr, USA · 25 matches analysed

4.1Avg Yellows
4.3Avg Cards
23.8Avg Fouls
Stricter than 36% of referees analysed

League Table

Major League Soccer 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps25154656:23+3349WLWLW
2Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo26135834:30+444DLWDD
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City26128645:36+944WWDWD
4FC DallasFC Dallas26128649:42+744DWWWD
5San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes26126846:38+842DWWDD
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC27118843:29+1441DLWDD
7Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids261131236:35+136DWDLW
8Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy27891034:42-833WDLWL
9Portland TimbersPortland Timbers26951247:48-132LLDWL
10San DiegoSan Diego26871144:44031DLLLW
11AustinAustin26791032:44-1230DWDDW
12Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake25851237:42-529LLLDL
13Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders2478928:33-529DDDDD
14Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC26781139:46-729LLLLD
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City25531729:63-3418LWLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps2556:2349
2Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo2634:3044
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City2645:3644
4FC DallasFC Dallas2649:4244
5San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes2646:3842
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC2743:2941
7Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids2636:3536
8Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy2734:4233
9Portland TimbersPortland Timbers2647:4832
10San DiegoSan Diego2644:4431
11AustinAustin2632:4430
12Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake2537:4229
13Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders2428:3329
14Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC2639:4629
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City2529:6318
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Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction

Our AI model has analysed this Major League Soccer fixture using team Elo ratings, recent form, projected goals and head-to-head history. The forecasts cover six independent markets - each probability is a separate model calculation, not derived from the match winner result.

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Key Factors for This Match

Colorado Rapids and Sporting Kansas City have met 5 times recently, averaging 4.56 goals per game in those meetings. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

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