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Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction, Odds & Statistics

Our Poisson-based model projects 2.13 expected goals for Colorado Rapids and 0.98 for Sporting Kansas City, a combined total of 3.10. That distribution gives Colorado Rapids the largest share of the 1X2 market at 64%, with the draw at 20%. Goals markets follow the same shape: 60% for over 2.5 goals and 55% for both teams to score, with 2–0 the single most likely scoreline at 10%. Probabilities are statistical estimates and carry meaningful uncertainty — a 64% favourite still loses or draws roughly 36% of the time.

Model pick

Colorado Rapids to Win

63.7% probability

Moderate confidence

Expected goals

2.13 – 0.98

Model version

poisson-v2

Probabilities are statistical estimates, not guarantees.

Match result (1X2)

Colorado Rapids win64%
Draw20%
Sporting Kansas City win16%

Double chance 1X

84%

Double chance 12

80%

Double chance X2

36%

Goals markets

Over 1.5 goals82%
Over 2.5 goals60%
Over 3.5 goals38%
Both teams to score55%

Correct score

  • 2–010.2%
  • 2–19.9%
  • 1–09.6%
  • 1–19.3%
  • 3–07.2%

Why the model likes this

  • Most likely outcome

    The model rates Colorado Rapids to win the strongest 1X2 selection at 64%, against 64% / 20% / 16% for home, draw and away.

  • Expected goals balance

    Projected 2.13 goals for Colorado Rapids and 0.98 for Sporting Kansas City, a combined 3.10 — an open game on paper.

  • Goals markets

    Over 2.5 goals lands at 60% and both teams to score at 55%, with 2–0 the single most likely scoreline at 10%.

  • Model confidence

    Colorado Rapids to Win is the headline pick at 64% with medium confidence, built from team strength, home advantage and competition baselines while season data is still limited.

Recent form

Colorado Rapids

    Sporting Kansas City

      Head-to-head

      Head-to-head history is temporarily unavailable. The prediction below is unaffected — it is built from current form, home and away performance, goals data and competition statistics.

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