Major League Soccer

May 19, 2022 at 1.30am UK

Livestrong Sporting Park

Kansas
2 - 1
Colorado

Salloi (24', 50')
Hernandez (58'), Ndenbe (79')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Esteves (29')
Wilson (3'), Trusty (78'), Abubakar (90'), Rubio (90+1'), Esteves (90+3')
Trusty (90+1'), Esteves (90+6')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Sporting Kansas City

Last Six:

Last Game: Kansas 0-1 Vancouver
Sunday, May 29 at 2am in Major League Soccer

Next Game: Kansas vs. New England
Sunday, June 12 at 8pm in Major League Soccer

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
8	DC United	13	-7	14
9	Sporting Kansas City	15	-9	13
10	Chicago Fire	14	-7	11

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 Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 49.69%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Colorado Rapids had a probability of 24.87%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.39%) and 2-0 (9.21%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.08%), while for a Colorado Rapids win it was 0-1 (7.78%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sporting Kansas City would win this match.

Result
Sporting Kansas City	Draw	Colorado Rapids
49.69% ( 0.18)	25.44% ( 0.33)	24.87% ( -0.52)

Both teams to score 50.38% (

-1.51)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.45% (

-1.74)

52.54% (

1.74)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

25.79% (

-1.51)

74.2% (

1.51)

Sporting Kansas City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.83% (

-0.63)

21.16% (

0.63)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.97% (

-0.98)

54.02% (

0.98)

Colorado Rapids Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.91% (

-1.4)

36.09% (

1.39)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.12% (

-1.45)

72.87% (

1.45)

Score Analysis

Sporting Kansas City 49.68%

Colorado Rapids 24.87%

Draw 25.43%

Sporting Kansas City	Draw	Colorado Rapids
1-0 @ 11.85% ( 0.58) 2-1 @ 9.39% ( -0.06) 2-0 @ 9.21% ( 0.28) 3-1 @ 4.86% ( -0.13) 3-0 @ 4.77% ( 0.06) 3-2 @ 2.48% ( -0.16) 4-1 @ 1.89% ( -0.09) 4-0 @ 1.85% ( -0.01) 4-2 @ 0.96% ( -0.08) Other @ 2.44% Total : 49.68%	1-1 @ 12.08% ( 0.15) 0-0 @ 7.64% ( 0.51) 2-2 @ 4.78% ( -0.22) Other @ 0.93% Total : 25.43%	0-1 @ 7.78% ( 0.24) 1-2 @ 6.16% ( -0.16) 0-2 @ 3.97% ( -0.03) 1-3 @ 2.09% ( -0.14) 2-3 @ 1.63% ( -0.14) 0-3 @ 1.35% ( -0.06) Other @ 1.89% Total : 24.87%