Sporting Kansas City v Colorado Rapids result

Full-time · Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Colorado Rapids

Major League Soccer · Sun, 09 Apr 2023 01:30 BST · Children's Mercy Park

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sporting Kansas City · Colorado Rapids · Head-to-head

Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Colorado Rapids — Colorado Rapids won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Colorado Rapids won 1–0 at Children's Mercy Park in Major League Soccer on Sunday 9 April. Sporting Kansas City are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions. Colorado Rapids are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Colorado Rapids: D. Rubio (68’, assisted by D. Yapi).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Sporting Kansas City 0.82, Colorado Rapids 0.52, from 18 shots to 8 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

J. Dickerson showed six yellow cards — against 3.8 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sporting Kansas City: D. Rosero (35’) and E. Thommy (76’); Colorado Rapids: Max (37’), D. Wilson (58’), S. Nicholson (71’) and B. Acosta (74’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) 6.2, D. Rubio (Colorado Rapids) 6.2 and R. Walter (Sporting Kansas City) 5.7 led the match.

Next up

Sporting Kansas City next host Austin on 25 October 2026.

Colorado Rapids next host Vancouver Whitecaps on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sporting Kansas City: Sporting Kansas City v Austin, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Colorado Rapids: Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Colorado Rapids · Major League Soccer
Venue: Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: J. Dickerson
Head-to-head (last 6): Sporting Kansas City 2 · draws 3 · Colorado Rapids 1 · 1.83 goals/game
Recent form: Sporting Kansas City 0W 3D 2L · Colorado Rapids 0W 3D 2L

Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Colorado Rapids (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.5 / 0.5

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.88 / 5.29

Corners

against 3.75 / 4.14 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

6.75 / 4.29

Shots on target

against 4.13 / 4 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.38 / 2.43

Cards

against 1.75 / 1.14 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

3.82 yellows

Referee · J. Dickerson

1.55 home / 2.27 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 April 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 April 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sporting Kansas City for / against	Line	Colorado Rapids for / against
Goals scored	0.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.88 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.29 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	15.5 for · 12 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13 for · 11.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	6.75 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.29 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.25 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 9 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.43 for · 1.14 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: J. Dickerson — 3.82 yellow cards a game, 0.36 red cards, 21.64 fouls over 11 matches (1.55 to the home side, 2.27 to the away side).

Home 1.55Away 2.27

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Felipe Hernández n 8	24	2.8 4/2	0.5 1/0	—
C. Duke n 8	35.8	2.2 3/2	2.8 4/3	—
M. Tzionis n 8	35.5	1.9 4/2	1.9 4/1	—
W. Agada n 8	85.9	1.6 7/3	1.2 5/3	—
Tim Leibold n 5	56.4	1.6 3/2	1.6 2/2	—

Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Pulido n 5	55.4	3.2 3/2	1.6 2/1
E. Thommy n 8	81.5	2.5 7/5	2.3 7/5
W. Agada n 8	85.9	2.4 7/4	1.2 5/1
Dániel Sallói n 8	90	1.9 8/4	1.4 6/3
Róger Espinoza n 8	64	1.6 5/3	1.1 3/3

Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
W. Agada n 8	85.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Russell n 8	74.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
A. Pulido n 5	55.4	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
M. Tzionis n 8	35.5	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Dániel Sallói n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Pierre n 7	25.3	6.1 3/2
Róger Espinoza n 8	64	2.1 4/4
N. Radoja n 8	51.5	2 7/2
Tim Leibold n 5	56.4	1.9 3/2
Graham Zusi n 8	86.6	1.6 4/2

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Pulskamp n 8	90	2.8 6/5
Timothy Melia n 8	95.5	1.8 5/3

Colorado Rapids

Colorado Rapids — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Gustavo Vallecilla n 7	68.1	2.3 5/3	0 0/0	—
R. Priso n 8	34.9	2.3 6/1	1.3 3/1	—
B. Acosta n 8	77	2 6/3	1 4/2	—
K. Cabral n 8	36.4	1.9 4/2	0.9 2/1	—
Alex Gersbach n 8	83.4	1.8 6/4	0.7 3/2	—

Colorado Rapids — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Rubio n 8	75.1	3.1 7/6	1.9 7/3
M. Barrios n 8	46.5	2.7 6/3	1.5 5/1
Max n 8	62.3	1.8 5/3	0.7 3/1
C. Bassett n 8	67.6	1.5 6/2	0.8 4/1
J. Lewis n 8	46.4	1.5 4/1	0.5 2/0

Colorado Rapids — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Rubio n 8	75.1	0.7 5/0	0 0/0
M. Barrios n 8	46.5	0 0/0	0.7 3/0
C. Bassett n 8	67.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
K. Cabral n 8	36.4	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Felipe Gutiérrez n 8	65.5	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Colorado Rapids — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Markanich n 3	67.3	3.1 3/1
Alex Gersbach n 8	83.4	2.6 8/5
B. Acosta n 8	77	2.6 6/4
C. Bassett n 8	67.6	2 6/4
Max n 8	62.3	2 5/3

Colorado Rapids — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
William Yarbrough n 8	90	3.2 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sporting Kansas City		Colorado Rapids
60%	Possession	40%
0.82	Expected goals (xG)	0.52
18	Shots	8
2	Shots on target	2
6	Shots off target	2
10	Blocked shots	4
10	Shots inside the box	5
8	Corners	4
2	Offsides	2
8	Fouls	17
2	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	2
446	Passes	303
80%	Pass accuracy	66%

Sporting Kansas City player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Timothy Melia	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Graham Zusi	90	1	0	1	4	0	7.2
D. Rosero	90	1	1	1	0	Y	7.3
Robert Castellanos	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Robert Voloder	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
R. Walter	90	1	0	2	3	0	6.9
E. Thommy	90	2	0	0	0	Y	6.5
J. Russell	90	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
Dániel Sallói	90	1	0	5	0	0	7.3
Felipe Hernández	79	1	0	1	3	0	7
A. Pulido	65	1	1	2	0	0	7
W. Agada sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
M. Tzionis sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Colorado Rapids player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
William Yarbrough	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
L. Abubakar	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.3
D. Wilson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7
K. Rosenberry	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
B. Acosta	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	Y	7.3
C. Ronan	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7
D. Rubio	85	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	7.5
S. Nicholson	80	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.2
Max	59	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
J. Lewis	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Maxso	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Steven Beitashour sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.2
D. Yapi sub	31	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
M. Barrios sub	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
K. Cabral sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Markanich sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Sporting Kansas City v Colorado Rapids — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sporting Kansas CityDDLLD

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 0.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Colorado RapidsDLLDD

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 0.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sporting Kansas City 2 · 3 draws · Colorado Rapids 1 · 1.83 goals/game

2023-03-05 Colorado Rapids 0–0 Sporting Kansas City
2022-05-19 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Colorado Rapids
2022-03-13 Colorado Rapids 2–0 Sporting Kansas City
2021-08-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Colorado Rapids
2021-08-08 Colorado Rapids 0–0 Sporting Kansas City
2021-06-24 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Colorado Rapids

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sporting Kansas City#8 pos44 pts34 pl-3 GD

Colorado Rapids#14 pos27 pts34 pl-28 GD

Goals per game

Sporting Kansas City scored1.41

Colorado Rapids scored0.76

Sporting Kansas City conceded1.5

Colorado Rapids conceded1.59

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids?: In their last 6 meetings, Sporting Kansas City won 2, Colorado Rapids won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 1.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sporting Kansas City and Colorado Rapids?: Recent form — Sporting Kansas City 0W 3D 2L; Colorado Rapids 0W 3D 2L.

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