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Colorado Rapids 2-0 Sporting Kansas City: result and stats, Major League Soccer
Matchday 19
FT
- R. Cannon65'
- Rafael Navarro90'
Dick's Sporting Goods ParkG. GonzalesSun, 16 Aug 202603:30
Colorado RapidsLine ups
7.28corners1yellow cards0red cards
Line ups6.52corners3yellow cards2red cards
Assistant
Chris Sharpe
AssistantChris Sharpe
Chris SharpeSubstitutions
- 56'W. Frederick
136.3Y. Maziz
886.9A - 66'
- 84'G. Minoungou
937.3H. Ojediran
86.6
Unused
- A. BeaudryG
31 - K. ThompsonD
33 - K. RosenberryD
2 - N. CobbD
24 - A. HarrisF
16 - D. PhillipF
32
Substitutions
- 42'S. Suleymanov
937.2J. Bartlett
166.5 - 46'Z. Bassong
226.6I. James
26.3 - 62'O. Blorian
57.2W. Meyer
286.0 - 66'
- 66'D. Joveljic
96.3T. Calheira
196.7
Unused
- J. PulskampG
1 - J. MillerD
15 - M. GarciaM
6 - S. AfrifaF
17
Home
OutM. DiopKnee Injury
OutT. Ku-DiPietroShoulder Injury
OutZ. SteffenShoulder Injury
OutK. Stewart-BaynesLeg Injury
OutJ. TravisAnkle Injury
Away
OutL. JohnsenRed Card
Player of the match
Reginald Jacob Cannon
Defender · Colorado Rapids
8.0
This match
Attacking
Goals1
Assists0
Shots1
Shots on target1
Shot accuracy100%
Build-up
Passes47
Key passes1
Pass accuracy96%
Defending
Tackles1
Interceptions1
Duels won2 · 67%
Fouls won/made1 / 1
This match · octagon = season skill index
Highest-rated players
Goalkeepers
Every shot on target · tap one
Hansen
Colorado Rapids
4
Saves
0
Conceded
100%
Save %
+0.25
Prevented
Best save: Suleymanov 37' · 0.27 xGOT
Bottom right · 0.1 m high · 17 m out · 46° angle
Cleveland
Sporting Kansas City
2
Saves
2
Conceded
50%
Save %
0.00
Prevented
Best save: Sealy 52' · 0.08 xGOT
Middle left · 1.6 m high · 24 m out · 30° angle
| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Defreitas-HansenG | 4 | 0 | 0,25 | +0,25 | 32/34 | 2/4 |
| Stefan ClevelandG | 2 | 2 | 2,00 | 0,00 | 17/34 | 8/24 |
xG race
34 shotsChance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.
Colorado Rapids2,92 xG · 2 scoredSporting Kansas City1,01 xG · 0 scoredHow those chances were made
Colorado Rapids54
Sporting Kansas City12
Shot map
28 v 6Colorado Rapids shoot right, Sporting Kansas City left. Bigger dot = better chance.
CRColorado RapidsSKCSporting Kansas Citygoalsavedoff target
Goal mouth
20 on target · 2 scoredWhere each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.
Colorado RapidsSporting Kansas Citygoalsavedoff target
Shot duel
Navarro's 90' chance was the biggest of the match: 0,57 xG, scored.
Every shot on its minute, Colorado Rapids above and Sporting Kansas City below. The longer the bar, the bigger the chance. Faces on goals and on chances of 0,3 xG or more.
Colorado Rapids28 shots · 2,92 xGSporting Kansas City6 shots · 1,01 xG
Rafael Navarro
Colorado Rapids
90'0,57 xGGoal
xG analytics
TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Colorado Rapids69% open play31% set piece
Sporting Kansas City98% open play2% set piece
Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.
Momentum
13 swingsWhich side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.
Colorado Rapids94% pressureSporting Kansas City6% pressureMatch replay
91'2-0100%Draw 0%0%
2.92xG1.01
28Shots6
17On target3
Momentum
90' Goal Rafael Navarro 0.57 xG · Fast break · Left footAverage positions
Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.
Colorado RapidsDefensive line 48%Sporting Kansas CityDefensive line 26%An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.
Passing network
Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.
Colorado RapidsUntil 56'Most-connected pair: Holding and Williams, 27 passes between them.
Sporting Kansas CityUntil 42'Most-connected pair: Karić and Blorian, 6 passes between them.
Tactical battle
86control14Georgi Minoungou
10 touches in box
In possession
84,7%Field tilt15,3%
17Passes into box1
34Progressive passes9
9Carries into final third10
20Chances created4
Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.
Out of possession
4,30Press intensity (PPDA)22,44
11High turnovers5
10Regains within 5s11
13,8sBall recovery time32,4s
8Interceptions15
↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.
Carrying
161Carries54
1988mCarry distance882m
28Progressive carries11
1203mProgressive carry distance547m
6Carries into the box1
Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.
Beating the press
7Take-ons won8
19Take-ons attempted12
530mProgressive pass distance146m
0Through balls1
8Switches of play6
A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.
Threat created
1,29Expected threat (xT)0,19
2,46Action value (VAEP)0,01
54Shot-creating actions12
4Goal-creating actions0
2,06Expected assisted goals0,79
xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.
Tempo
3,7Passes per attack2,1
12,3sAttack duration7,1s
2,08 m/sAttack directness4,00 m/s
4Build-up attacks0
7Direct attacks5
An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.
The moment that decided it
The goal that swung the win probability the most. Press play to replay the move, touch by touch.
R. CannonHeader · assist Y. Maziz65'- Score
- 0–0→1–0
- Colorado Rapids win chance
- 39%→89%
- xG of the shot
- 0.20
- Touches in the move
- 2
- 1Y. Mazizassist›
- 2R. CannonHeader
Live statsPossession & Passing
75%Possession25%
551Total passes192
89%Pass accuracy67%
8Corners2
Attack
28Shots6
4On target3
11Off target3
13Blocked shots0
Box & Quality
17Shots in box3
11Shots out box3
2.9xG1.0
Defense & Discipline
4Goalkeeper saves2
2Offsides2
12Fouls12
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards2
Half by half
The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?
First half
1,15xG0,42
14Shots5
1On target3
3Big chances2
70%Possession30%
4Corners1
Second half
1,77xG0,56
14Shots1
3On target0
4Big chances1
80%Possession20%
4Corners1
More match stats
Attack
47Touches in box4
79Final third entries30
7Big chances3
2,00xG on target0,25
5Big chances missed3
Passing
8/28 (29%)Crosses1/7 (14%)
27/42 (64%)Long balls23/56 (41%)
31Throw-ins8
12Free kicks12
8Goal kicks20
Duels
50Total50
29/65 (45%)Ground36/65 (55%)
15/23 (65%)Aerial8/23 (35%)
6/19 (32%)Dribbles8/11 (73%)
5Dispossessed8
Defending
31Recoveries29
6Interceptions10
11Tackles18
64%Tackles won56%
15Clearances31
2Big chances scored0
2Big saves1
0Errors led to shot1
3Fouled in final third1
8,21Average rating6,34
Match summary
Colorado Rapids beat Sporting Kansas City 2-0 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in the Major League Soccer. It was goalless at half-time. Scorers: R. Cannon (65'), Rafael Navarro (90') for Colorado Rapids. Sporting Kansas City finished with nine men after Kwaku Agyabeng and Moises Mosquera were sent off. In their last 33 meetings, Colorado Rapids have won 12, Sporting Kansas City 13, with 8 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.
AI prediction
Confidence 45%CR45%
X45%
SKC10%
→ Winner: Colorado Rapids
Why this prediction
The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.
Share per factor67%Form33%
44%Attack56%
71%Defence29%
85%Goal model (Poisson)15%
40%Head-to-head60%
45%Goals55%
59%Overall41%
Last 5 matches
Scored 4, conceded 5
Last 5 matches
Scored 5, conceded 12
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Goal profile
This seasonHow often each side reaches a scoreline, across 34 matches each.
Share of their matchesThey score
76%1+ goal71%
35%2+ goals32%
12%3+ goals15%
They concede
68%1+ goal94%
47%2+ goals68%
29%3+ goals47%
3%4+ goals21%
Heaviest results
best 6-2 (H)·worst 0-3 (A)
best 3-1 (H)·worst 0-6 (A)
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12Colorado Rapids
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4315Sporting Kansas City
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8Draws
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13Sporting Kansas City
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