Major League Soccer

Jul 5, 2024 at 2.30am UK

Dick's Sporting Goods Park

Colorado
2 - 1
Kansas

Larraz (69', 69'), Mihailovic (90+4' pen., 90+4' pen.)
Harris (53'), Harris (53'), Mihailovic (87'), Mihailovic (87')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Russell (47', 47')
Radoja (73'), Radoja (73'), Melia (90+2'), Melia (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Major League Soccer clash between Colorado Rapids and Sporting Kansas City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Colorado Rapids

All competitions

Last Game: Los Angeles 3-0 Colorado
Sunday, June 30 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Sporting Kansas City

All competitions

Last Game: Kansas 2-0 Austin
Sunday, June 30 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Colorado Rapids win with a probability of 60.22%. A draw had a probability of 21.4% and a win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 18.38%.

The most likely scoreline for a Colorado Rapids win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.05%) and 2-1 (9.96%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.09%), while for a Sporting Kansas City win it was 0-1 (5.11%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 10% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Colorado Rapids would win this match.

Result
Colorado Rapids	Draw	Sporting Kansas City
60.22% ( -0.07)	21.4% ( 0.03)	18.38% ( 0.04)

Both teams to score 54.12% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

56.86% (

-0.05)

43.14% (

0.05)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

34.46% (

-0.05)

65.54% (

0.05)

Colorado Rapids Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

86.1% (

-0.04)

13.9% (

0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

58.67% (

-0.08)

41.33% (

0.08)

Sporting Kansas City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.86% (

0.02)

37.14% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.07% (

0.02)

73.93% (

-0.02)

Score Analysis

Colorado Rapids 60.22%

Sporting Kansas City 18.38%

Draw 21.4%

Colorado Rapids	Draw	Sporting Kansas City
1-0 @ 10.18% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 10.05% 2-1 @ 9.96% 3-0 @ 6.61% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 6.55% ( -0.01) 4-0 @ 3.26% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 3.24% ( -0) 4-1 @ 3.23% ( -0.01) 4-2 @ 1.6% ( -0) 5-0 @ 1.29% ( -0.01) 5-1 @ 1.28% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.98% Total : 60.22%	1-1 @ 10.09% ( 0.02) 0-0 @ 5.16% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 4.93% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.07% ( -0) Other @ 0.14% Total : 21.4%	0-1 @ 5.11% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 5% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 2.53% ( 0.01) 1-3 @ 1.65% ( 0) 2-3 @ 1.63% ( 0) Other @ 2.46% Total : 18.38%