Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids
Ref: F. BazakosChildren's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas · 21,650 cap
Match recap
Colorado Rapids beat Sporting Kansas City 4–1 in their Major League Soccer fixture. Suleymanov scored for Sporting Kansas City; Aaronson, Frederick II, Navarro, and Aaronson replied for Colorado Rapids. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.74 for Sporting Kansas City versus 4.31 for Colorado Rapids. Sporting Kansas City sit 15th in the Major League Soccer table while Colorado Rapids are 7th.
First Half
Manu García
Yellow Card
12'
⚽
Aaronson
Assist: Yapi
Miller
Yellow Card
39'
Herrington
Yellow Card
42'
Holding
Yellow Card
⚽
Suleymanov
Assist: Harris
45'
⚽
Frederick II
Second Half
⇄
Meyer
60'
Navarro
Yellow Card
61'
⇄
Yapi
⇄
Suleymanov
70'
⇄
Holding
71'
⚽
Navarro
Assist: Navarro
75'
⚽
Aaronson
Assist: Navarro
Bartlett
Yellow Card
79'
⇄
Aaronson
79'
⇄
Travis
⇄
Bartlett
⇄
Harris
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | +27 | 40 |
| 6 |  St. Louis City | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | +3 | 33 |
| 7 |  Colorado Rapids | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | +2 | 28 |
| 8 |  Real Salt Lake | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 28 |
| 14 |  Austin | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -14 | 21 |
| 15 |  Sporting Kansas City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -30 | 15 |
As of 4 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Sporting Kansas CityColorado Rapids
7Won
Statistical edge
7–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.74VS4.31
Attack2 · 4 won
8
Shots
17
3
Shots on target
9
6
Shots in the box
11
2
Shots outside box
6
4
Shots off goal
3
6
Corners
4
Possession & Passing3 · 0 won
50%
Possession
50%
425
Total passes
423
367
Accurate passes
361
86%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline1 · 1 won
17
Fouls
21
3
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
2
1
Blocked shots
5
-0.34
Goals prevented
-0.34
Sporting Kansas City
4-3-3
Colorado Rapids
4-1-4-1Sporting Kansas City
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1J. PulskampG
- 4L. JohnsenM
- 6Manu GarcíaM
- 8J. DavisD
- 9D. JoveljićF
- 11C. HarrisF
- 15Jansen MillerD
- 16J. BartlettM
- 23E. BartlowD
- 28Wyatt MeyerD
- 93M. SuleymanovF
Substitutes
- 2I. JamesD
- 13J. ReynoldsD
- 14M. TschantretM
- 17S. AfrifaF
- 19T. CalheiraF
- 20K. AgyabengM
- 30S. ClevelandG
- 41P. LurotD
Colorado Rapids
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1Z. SteffenG
- 6R. HoldingD
- 7D. SealyM
- 8H. OjediranM
- 9Rafael NavarroF
- 10P. AaronsonM
- 13W. Frederick IIM
- 22L. HerringtonD
- 29M. NavarroD
- 77D. YapiM
- 99J. Travis
Substitutes
- 2K. RosenberryD
- 11A. Castillo ManyomaM
- 12J. AtencioM
- 16A. HarrisF
- 21T. Ku-DiPietroM
- 24N. CobbD
- 26M. DiopF
- 27K. Stewart-BaynesF
- 41N. DefreitasG
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magomed Shapi Suleymanov | F | 70 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Calvin Harris | F | 84 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Jacob Davis | D | 98 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5/5 |
| Manu García | M | 98 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Jansen Miller | D | 98 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dejan Joveljić(C) | F | 98 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Lasse Berg Johnsen | M | 98 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Ethan Bartlow | D | 98 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Wyatt Meyer | D | 52 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Bartlett | M | 84 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| John Pulskamp | G | 98 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Stefan Cleveland | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Macielo Tschantret | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pierre Lurot | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ian James | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Borges | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kwaku Agyabeng | M | 46 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Afrifa | F | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Justin Reynolds | D | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Taylor Calheira | F | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Colorado Rapids
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Navarro | D | 98 | 8.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Paxten Aaronson | M | 79 | 8.2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Rafael Navarro | F | 98 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1/3 |
| Hamzat Ojediran | M | 98 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Wayne Frederick | M | 98 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Lucas Herrington | D | 98 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Holding | D | 70 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Travis | D | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Yapi | M | 61 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Zack Steffen(C) | G | 98 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dante Sealy | M | 98 | 5.9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Theodore Ku-DiPietro | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicholas Defreitas-Hansen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kimani Stewart-Baynes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Harris | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Billo Diop | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexis Manyoma | M | 19 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Josh Atencio | M | 37 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Cobb | D | 28 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keegan Rosenberry | D | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |