Match Report
Sporting KC, 15th on 15 points, faced a 16-point deficit to Colorado Rapids (8th, 31). On recent form Sporting KC sat only 30th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 15th overall. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Colorado Rapids ran at 1.35 scored and 1.35 conceded, Sporting KC at 1 and 2.52.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 2 Colorado Rapids wins, 6 for Sporting KC, 2 draws, at 3.7 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 80% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 90%.
The venue was Dick's Sporting Goods Park, with room for 19,680 spectators. G. Gonzalez took charge of the match — our records show 50 games refereed with an average of 2.3 yellow cards per game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Colorado Rapids: Reggie Cannon (65'), Rafael Navarro (90')
Key stats
Possession: Colorado Rapids 75% · Sporting KC 25% · Total shots: 28-6 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 8-2