Colorado vs Sporting Prediction 16 August 2026
🔊 In an MLS regular season match, Colorado Rapids will play against Sporting Kansas City. Neither side has been particularly productive in front of goal recently. Both teams often struggle in attack. The hosts' defense, on top of that, has started to look solid. A low-scoring match is quite possible.
Head-to-Head
📊 The last match between these two sides took place in mid-March. Colorado were away and won 4:1. In the last 5 head-to-head meetings, Sporting have a slight edge (3 wins to 2).
Head-to-head statistics Colorado - Sporting
Colorado Rapids Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on as part of the MLS tournament (home team - Colorado Rapids, away team - Austin). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:0.
Here's the game statistics (Colorado Rapids vs Austin):
- ball possession: 64% vs 36%;
- corner kicks: 11 vs 0;
- fouls: 15 vs 12;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 3;
- shots on target: 8 vs 3.
At the moment, the hosts are going through a rather modest run of results. In 5 matches they have 2 wins, 2 losses and one draw. It is worth noting that in the last 3 matches played, the total was exactly one goal. And this deviates slightly from the overall statistics, which show an average of almost 1.5 goals scored per match. Goals conceded were almost the same (25 goals in 18 matches). In the upcoming home match, given the general context, one should expect fairly tight and defensive football.
Match Results: Colorado Rapids
Sporting Kansas-City Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on as part of the MLS tournament (home team - Sporting Kansas-City, away - Houston Dynamo). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:2.
Here are the match stats (Sporting Kansas-City vs Houston Dynamo):
- ball possession: 36% vs 64%;
- corner kicks: 2 vs 6;
- fouls: 10 vs 12;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 1;
- shots on target: 4 vs 4.
At the moment, Sporting are not in good form either. The team have lost 4 of their last 5 matches. They recently lost to Houston Dynamo (0:2). That is the worst team in the Western Conference. Things are developing quite badly. And this is reflected in the statistics: just 18 goals scored in 18 matches, while conceding 46. But the upcoming match could be that exception where the difficulties on their own half are kept to a minimum.
Match Results: Sporting Kansas-City
Prediction for the 1st half
First Half Statistics: Colorado Rapids (Home) vs Sporting Kansas-City (Away)
- Number of matches played in the tournament: 8 vs 9;
- Number of wins: 3 (37.5%) vs 1 (11.11%);
- Number of losses: 3 (37.5%) vs 7 (77.78%);
- Number of draws: 2 (25%) vs 1 (11.11%);
- Average total goals scored: 1.25 vs 2;
- Average total goals conceded: 0.63 vs 1.78.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 2 vs 2;
- Number of losses: 2 vs 5;
- Number of draws: 6 vs 3;
- Average first half total: 1.1 (scored - 0.6, conceded - 0.5) vs 1.8 (scored - 0.5, conceded - 1.3).
- Sporting Kansas-City have lost the 1st half in 7 of last 8 away games.
- Sporting Kansas-City have lost the 1st half in 6 of last 7 away games (MLS).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.21, the guests - 1.51;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 2.72;
- both teams scored: overall - 30; at the home team's field - 12.
Statistics: Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas-City
- average total in the tournament: 2.89 vs 3.56;
- average total goals scored: 1.5 vs 1;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.61 vs 0.44;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.89 vs 0.56;
- Colorado Rapids: average total at home in the tournament - 2.13;
- Sporting Kansas-City: average total away in the tournament - 0.78;
- last 10 matches (average total): 0.9 (home - 1.17) vs 1.1 (away - 0.8).
- Sporting Kansas-City have scored under 1.5 goals in 7 of last 8 away games against Colorado Rapids.
Prediction on corners
Colorado Rapids: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 5; at home field - 6.38;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 6.1; at home field - 7.33.
Sporting Kansas-City: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 3.56, away - 3.44;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 4; away - 4.2.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 47;
- both teams scored all-time - 30 times;
- on the home team’s field - 12 times.
Statistics: Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas-City
- number of matches played in the tournament: 18 vs 18;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 9 vs 11;
- number of BTTS matches for Colorado Rapids at home - 4 (50%);
- number of BTTS matches for Sporting Kansas-City away - 4 (44%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 3 vs 6;
- BTTS matches for Colorado Rapids at home - 2 (33%);
- BTTS matches for Sporting Kansas-City away - 2 (40%).
- Colorado Rapids have scored and conceded in last 5 games against Sporting Kansas-City (MLS).
⭐ Editor's Pick
Picking a clear favourite in this one is simply difficult. Yes, Colorado are playing at home. The team's overall situation is somewhat better. But their opponents are sitting at the bottom of the conference table. Both sides are going through a tough spell. Most likely, the hosts will opt for fairly pragmatic football - in line with what we've seen from them recently. The visitors are capable of adapting to that. Our editorial team believes that defensive skills rather than creative ones could take centre stage in this match. A score of 1:1 seems likely. For that reason, it makes sense to play the total under 3.5 goals.
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