Sporting Kansas City
Football USA - MLS Children's Mercy Park Sun 31 Aug 08:30
Colorado Rapids
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  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

MLS Betting Preview: Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids

Sporting Kansas City host Colorado Rapids in this MLS fixture at Children's Mercy Park, with kick-off set for 08:30 on Sunday 31 August. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Will Rapids Stay in Reach of the Favourites?

We’ll chance Colorado +0.25 on the Asian Handicap and divide our stake between 0 and +0.5 when they meet Sporting KC. A win delivers a payout at 1.82 although a draw would still land a return.

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Sporting 2-1 Winners in Previous H2H

Sporting Kansas City have been defeated in their last four games. On the road, they recently suffered a 5-2 loss against Seattle Sounders at Lumen Field. The Missouri club enjoyed 48% possession and four shots on target, with Mason Toye and Cody Baker (own goal) each scoring one goal.

Colorado Rapids lost on their travels in their previous game. LA Galaxy won 3-0 at Dignity Health Sports Park. Chris Armas' team were 52% in the possession stakes and recorded one shot on goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Sporting have beaten Colorado in the last two clashes. Away at DSG Park, the scoreline was 2-1 following a 4-1 home success at Children's Mercy Park. The past 10 H2H matches have included four Sporting victories, three draws and three Colorado wins.

MLS G W D L GF GA GD GD P
18 Colorado Rapids logo Colorado Rapids 30 11 6 13 40 49 -9 40:49 39
24 Sporting KC logo Sporting KC 30 7 6 17 45 61 -16 45:61 27
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Sporting Kansas City – Last 10 League Games

2 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.3 goals from 4.8 shots on goal and 9.9 attempts. Sporting KC have had 44.4% possession and 5.2 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 2.4 goals from 6.5 shots on goal and 13.5 attempts, while being awarded 4.7 corners.

Top scorer Dejan Joveljic has found the net 4 times, with Mason Toye, Santiago Munoz and Erik Thommy getting 2 each. The leading assistor is Manu Garcia with 3.

Colorado Rapids – Last 10 League Games

Colorado have won 4, lost 4 and drawn 2, with an average of 1.8 goals from 4.4 shots on goal and 8.1 attempts. The Denver side have averaged 42.5% possession, 4.0 corners taken and 6.7 corners against, while conceding 1.9 goals from 5.7 shots on goal and 11.0 attempts.

Rafael Navarro is top of the team’s scoring charts with 6 goals, Darren Yapi has 4 and Calvin Harris is on 3. Look no further than Djordje Mihailovic for the top assist maker (4) in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Sporting KC confirmed lineup (4-3-3): John Pulskamp (GK), Khiry Shelton, Robert Voloder, Ian James, Tim Leibold, Zorhan Bassong, Jacob Davis, Santiago Munoz, Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov, Dejan Joveljic, Daniel Salloi.

Colorado Rapids confirmed lineup (5-3-2): Zack Steffen (GK), Rob Holding, Andreas Maxsoe, Noah Cobb, Keegan Rosenberry, Rafael Santos, Paxten Aaronson, Oliver Larraz, Cole Bassett, Rafael Navarro, Darren Yapi.

Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids Prediction & Betting Tips

Our Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids betting outlook has it all, including a trusted match forecast, our predicted score, best corners advice, top player prop picks and a hand-picked bet builder.

Match Prediction

Colorado +0.25 at 1.82 have the look of a value bet on the Asian Handicap. We give them a good chance of landing a victory in this MLS clash and it’s therefore a pick we’ll back with confidence.

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Key Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids league stats:

  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Colorado in 6 of their last 10 games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Colorado in 3 of their last 5 games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by SKC in 6 consecutive games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by SKC in 8 of their last 10 games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by SKC in 15 of their last 20 games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by SKC in 6 of their last 10 games against Colorado.

Rapids +0.25 Probability

The best football bookies are estimating that there is a 54.9% likelihood of this pick landing a return. However, we think that the probability is close to 60% taking all factors into consideration. This is why we can recommend this bet.

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Correct Score Prediction

Sporting KC Sporting KC logo 1 - 2 Colorado logo Colorado

We’re predicting Colorado to land a 2-1 victory and this is available at 9.50. The correct score betting option provides plenty of fun and entertainment.

Latest Correct Score Odds

Player Prop Picks

 Top Pick: Calvin Harris Over 0.5 Shots On Target

Calvin Harris (Colorado) is available at 1.85 to register one or more shots on goal. Those wanting to back him should certainly look at the Shots on Target betting odds available.

Latest Calvin Harris Player Prop Odds
Goalscorer
Shots On Target

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Darren Yapi to Score

Darren Yapi (Colorado) has registered four goals in his past five MLS matches. It’s worth a gamble on the 3.15 for him to be Anytime Goalscorer as there’s plenty of juice in these betting odds.

Latest Darren Yapi Player Prop Odds
Goalscorer
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Corners Prediction

  Sporting KC To Have Most Corners

In the past seven home games, it has been Sporting KC with the most corners. The Corner Match bet can be won by Sporting and odds of 1.80 can be taken.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Sporting KC Logo Sporting KC
Total
9.90 5.20 4.70
Home
9.80 5.50 4.30
Away
9.40 3.10 6.30
Colorado Logo Colorado
Total
10.70 4.00 6.70
Home
9.60 5.80 3.80
Away
10.40 3.40 7.00
Latest Corner Odds
Total Corners
Sporting KC Corners
Colorado Corners
Most Corners

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Colorado +0.25
Total Goals Over 2.5
Most Corners Sporting KC

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Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Sporting Betting Favourites to Win

With the bookmakers affording them a 49% chance of winning, Sporting Kansas City might be a popular accumulator selection. Their betting odds are 2.05 when it comes to this MLS encounter. Colorado Rapids are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and the outsiders can be backed at 2.90.

You can take advantage of the Draw No Bet market if you want a less-risky option. Going down this route means you can back Sporting at 1.60 or instead go for Colorado at 2.23.

If you’re anticipating a high-scoring contest, Over 2.5 Goals has the shortest odds. BTTS Yes is on offer at 1.40 for anyone who wants to side with Both Teams to Score.

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Full-Time Result
Half-Time Result
Double Chance
Draw No Bet
Asian Handicap
Total Goals
Both Teams to Score

Rafael Navarro Favourite to Score the First Goal

Those interested in Rafael Navarro to find the net anytime can get 2.40, with the favourite on offer to score the first goal at odds of 5.30.

Player Goals
Rafael Navarro (Colorado)
Stephen Afrifa (SKC)
Darren Yapi (Colorado)
Daniel Salloi (SKC)
Player Shots On Target
Stephen Afrifa (SKC)
Darren Yapi (Colorado)
Daniel Salloi (SKC)
Calvin Harris (Colorado)
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Can Sporting Avoid Yet Another Winless Home Game?

Sporting KC haven’t triumphed in four straight games at Children's Mercy Park. Kerry Zavagnin's team have clocked up four losses, three wins and three draws in the past 10 home games, recording an average of 1.60 goals per match and conceding 1.90.

Colorado have six losses, three draws and one victory in the last 10 away matches, recording an average of 1.30 goals per game and conceding 2.40.

The most recent Children's Mercy Park meeting saw Sporting claim a 4-1 win over Colorado. In the past 7 H2H games at Children's Mercy Park, there have been four Sporting victories, two Colorado wins and a draw.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Sporting Kansas City logo Sporting Kansas City Home Stats 3-3-4 3.50 1.60 1.90 5 5 7 3
Colorado Rapids logo Colorado Rapids Away Stats 1-3-6 3.70 1.30 2.40 9 1 7 3
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Sporting KC logo Sporting KC League Stats
Colorado Rapids logo Colorado Rapids League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 1 win, 6 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids Lineups & Team News

Don’t miss the latest Sporting vs Colorado team news before you bet. Get the predicted and confirmed MLS lineups plus the latest injury updates from us.

Sporting KC Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Colorado Rapids Confirmed Lineup 5-3-2

Sporting KC Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

1 John Pulskamp
11 Khiry Shelton 4 Robert Voloder 2 Ian James 14 Tim Leibold
22 Zorhan Bassong 17 Jacob Davis 7 Santiago Munoz
93 M. Suleymanov 9 Dejan Joveljic 10 Daniel Salloi
1 Zack Steffen
6 Rob Holding 5 Andreas Maxsoe 24 Noah Cobb 2 Keegan Rosenberry 30 Rafael Santos
10 Paxten Aaronson 8 Oliver Larraz 23 Cole Bassett
9 Rafael Navarro 77 Darren Yapi

Colorado Rapids Confirmed Lineup 5-3-2

Sporting KC Substitutes

  • 6Nemanja Radoja
  • 13Mason Toye
  • 15Jansen Miller
  • 16Jacob Bartlett
  • 18Logan Ndenbe
  • 23Alan Montes
  • 26Erik Thommy
  • 30Stephen Afrifa
  • 36Ryan Schewe

Colorado Rapids Substitutes

  • 3Samuel Vines
  • 13Wayne Frederick
  • 14Calvin Harris
  • 16Alex Harris
  • 19Ian Murphy
  • 20Connor Ronan
  • 21Theodore Ku-DiPietro
  • 41Nicholas Hansen
  • 45Daouda Amadou

Previous Sporting KC Lineups

25 Aug MLS
Seattle Sounders 5-2 Sporting KC
17 Aug MLS
Orlando City 3-1 Sporting KC
10 Aug MLS
Sporting KC 0-2 San Diego
27 Jul MLS
Vancouver 3-0 Sporting KC
20 Jul MLS
Sporting KC 1-1 NYCFC
13 Jul MLS
Sporting KC 2-3 Seattle Sounders

Previous Colorado Rapids Lineups

24 Aug MLS
LA Galaxy 3-0 Colorado Rapids
17 Aug MLS
Colorado Rapids 3-1 Atlanta United
11 Aug MLS
Minnesota Utd 1-2 Colorado Rapids
27 Jul MLS
Philadelphia 3-1 Colorado Rapids
17 Jul MLS
Seattle Sounders 3-3 Colorado Rapids
13 Jul MLS
Colorado Rapids 3-0 Vancouver

Injuries & Suspensions

Sporting KC Injury Table
Type Name Info
Ian James Head
Andrew Brody Other
Colorado Rapids Injury Table
Type Name Info
Joshua Atencio Knee
USA FlagMLS Table
2025 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Philadelphia 30 17 6 7 49:33 57
2 San Diego 30 17 5 8 55:37 56
3 FC Cincinnati 30 17 4 9 44:37 55
4 Minnesota Utd 30 15 9 6 51:33 54
5 Charlotte FC 30 17 2 11 51:40 53
6 Vancouver 28 15 7 6 54:31 52
7 Nashville SC 30 15 5 10 50:35 50
8 NYCFC 29 15 5 9 44:35 50
9 Inter Miami 27 14 7 6 57:44 49
10 Columbus Crew 30 13 10 7 50:46 49
11 Orlando City 29 13 9 7 55:41 48
12 Los Angeles FC 28 13 8 7 53:36 47
13 Seattle Sounders 29 12 9 8 51:43 45
14 Chicago Fire 29 12 6 11 54:53 42
15 Portland Timbers 29 11 9 9 38:39 42
16 Austin FC 29 11 8 10 31:36 41
17 NY Red Bulls 30 11 7 12 43:40 40
18 Colorado Rapids 30 11 6 13 40:49 39
19 SJ Earthquakes 30 9 8 13 55:55 35
20 Real Salt Lake 29 10 4 15 31:41 34
21 FC Dallas 29 8 10 11 42:48 34
22 Houston Dynamo 30 8 9 13 39:49 33
23 NE Revolution 30 8 8 14 39:44 32
24 Sporting KC 30 7 6 17 45:61 27
25 Toronto FC 29 5 11 13 29:36 26
26 Atlanta United 29 5 11 13 36:54 26
27 St. Louis 30 6 7 17 36:51 25
28 D.C. United 30 5 10 15 27:55 25
29 CF Montréal 30 5 9 16 29:53 24
30 LA Galaxy 29 4 9 16 35:58 21
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Charlotte FC 15 12 1 2 30:12 37
2 Philadelphia 15 10 4 1 34:15 34
3 Nashville SC 15 10 3 2 31:11 33
4 NY Red Bulls 15 10 3 2 34:19 33
5 Vancouver 14 9 3 2 36:16 30
6 NYCFC 14 10 0 4 25:15 30
7 Seattle Sounders 14 8 5 1 34:18 29
8 Columbus Crew 15 8 4 3 25:18 28
9 Inter Miami 13 8 3 2 30:18 27
10 Los Angeles FC 14 8 2 4 24:12 26
11 San Diego 16 7 5 4 25:16 26
12 FC Cincinnati 15 8 2 5 23:18 26
13 Colorado Rapids 15 8 2 5 22:18 26
14 Portland Timbers 15 7 5 3 23:20 26
15 Minnesota Utd 15 7 4 4 26:17 25
16 Orlando City 14 7 3 4 31:21 24
17 Austin FC 14 5 7 2 14:12 22
18 Real Salt Lake 15 7 1 7 19:20 22
19 Chicago Fire 15 5 5 5 21:23 20
20 SJ Earthquakes 15 4 6 5 34:28 18
21 Atlanta United 15 4 6 5 27:27 18
22 St. Louis 15 4 5 6 21:23 17
23 Sporting KC 15 4 4 7 25:30 16
24 FC Dallas 15 4 3 8 20:23 15
25 Houston Dynamo 15 4 3 8 17:26 15
26 LA Galaxy 13 4 2 7 17:22 14
27 D.C. United 15 2 7 6 13:24 13
28 Toronto FC 15 2 6 7 12:16 12
29 NE Revolution 15 3 3 9 16:23 12
30 CF Montréal 15 2 5 8 13:30 11