Colorado Rapids vs 16.08.26 01:302 – 0Full Time
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Match report
Ten-man Sporting Kansas City collapse as Colorado Rapids win 2-0
Colorado Rapids beat Sporting Kansas City 2-0 in Major League Soccer's Regular Season - 19 fixture at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, a result that lifted the hosts while leaving their visitors mired near the bottom of the table. The contest turned in the first half when K. Agyabeng was sent off in the 38th minute, leaving Kansas City to play the rest of the match a man short.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Colorado made their numerical advantage tell only after the break. Reginald Cannon converted a Youssef Maziz assist in the 65th minute to put the home side ahead, and the visitors' task grew harder still when Moisés Mosquera was dismissed in second-half stoppage time, reducing Kansas City to nine men. Rafael Navarro added a second in the 90+5th minute, finishing off a Paxten Aaronson assist to confirm the scoreline.
Colorado dominated territorially throughout, holding 74 percent of possession and firing 28 shots to Kansas City's six, though only three of those efforts from each side actually tested the target. The home side's control was also reflected in an expected-goals reading of 2.91 against 0.97, underlining how thoroughly they controlled proceedings once reduced to facing ten, then nine, opponents.
Cannon scored the opening goal and earned the highest rating of the match at 8.0, while Navarro's late strike and Aaronson's assist also stood out in a dominant home performance.
Colorado's 74 percent share of possession illustrated just how comfortably they controlled the game against a Kansas City side reduced to ten men before half-time.
Colorado Rapids beat Sporting Kansas City 2–0 (half-time 0–0).
Colorado Rapids met Sporting Kansas City in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 19). Kick-off was Sunday, 16 August 2026, 01:30 UTC at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Referee: G. Gonzales.
Team pages: Colorado Rapids · Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 38' Red card: K. Agyabeng
- 65' Goal: Reginald Cannon (assist: Youssef Maziz) — 1–0
- 90' Goal: Rafael Navarro (assist: Paxten Aaronson) — 2–0
- 90+2' Red card: Moisés Mosquera
Starting line-ups
Colorado Rapids (4-2-3-1)
Sporting Kansas City (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Colorado Rapids 63%, the draw 26%, Sporting Kansas City 11%. It finished Colorado Rapids 2–0 Sporting Kansas City.
Colorado Rapids' rating edge carries it — Colorado Rapids are the stronger side on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage plus their cold finishing due to recover on top give Colorado Rapids a clear lead. The draw at 26% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Colorado Rapids at 63%?
Colorado Rapids sit 159 points higher on our strength rating — 1516 to 1358. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.2% of 12,695 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.7% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.5% of 5,071 games vs 44.9% across all 99,031 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Colorado Rapids sit -0.35 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.7% of 2,344 such games where the class table expected 36.3%. The 300 most similar past games finished 56–27–17.
Why only 63%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 63% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 26% and Sporting Kansas City at 11%.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.7 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,561. The goals environment adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Colorado Rapids average 13 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 159 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Sporting Kansas City are missing 1 regular starter — Lasse Johnsen — about 15% of their usual starting-XI weight. A body count alone told us nothing. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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Quick answers
›What was the final score of Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City?
Colorado Rapids beat Sporting Kansas City 2–0 (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City?
Reginald Cannon (65') for Colorado Rapids; Rafael Navarro (90') for Colorado Rapids.
›Where can I watch Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Colorado Rapids 2–0 Sporting Kansas City are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Colorado Rapids and Sporting Kansas City?
Colorado Rapids and Sporting Kansas City have met 10 times — 4 wins for Colorado Rapids, 4 wins for Sporting Kansas City and 2 draws.