Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids

There was a big gap between the two sides at Children's Mercy Park, as Colorado Rapids ran out 4-1 winners over Sporting Kansas City. The visitors were sharper, more direct, and always looked the more likely to score. Sporting Kansas City will need to reflect on a disappointing home performance.

Colorado Rapids beat Sporting Kansas City 1-4 at Children's Mercy Park, and the numbers from the match back up how the game played out. Even without the extra share of possession, which finished 50% in favour of Sporting Kansas City, Colorado Rapids made the most of the chances that mattered and did enough to see the game out. The shot count told a similar story, with 8 attempts from Sporting Kansas City against 17 from Colorado Rapids over the course of the game. Sporting Kansas City had their moments and did not make it easy from start to finish, but ultimately came up short on the day. Small margins like this one tend to add up over a season, and results such as this are often what separates teams in the table further down the line. Here is a closer look at exactly how the two sides compared, statistically.