Colorado Rapids 2-0 Sporting KC: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Sunday 16 August 2026 · Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Denver · referee G. Gonzalez · full time
Full time: Colorado Rapids 2-0 Sporting KC
Colorado Rapids won 2-0 at home to Sporting KC in MLS on Sunday 16 August 2026. The goals: Reggie Cannon 65', Rafael Navarro 90+5'.
How Colorado Rapids won it
Colorado Rapids struck first through Reggie Cannon in the 65th minute, set up by Youssef Maziz. Rafael Navarro made it 2-0 to Colorado Rapids in the 90th minute (+5), set up by Paxten Aaronson.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
Kwaku Agyabeng of Sporting KC was sent off in the 38th minute. Moisés Mosquera of Sporting KC was sent off in the 90th minute (+2). The referee, G. Gonzalez, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Colorado Rapids and 2 to Sporting KC.
Colorado Rapids: M. Wells, 4-2-3-1 · Sporting KC: R. Wicky, 4-4-2.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.36 for Colorado Rapids and 2.95 for Sporting KC.
Colorado Rapids scored about 1.6 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Sporting KC left about 3.0 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Sporting KC created the better chances, 2.95 xG to 0.36, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Colorado Rapids had 4 shots on target, Sporting KC 3.
Colorado Rapids had 75% of the ball and turned it into the win.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Colorado Rapids came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.54 expected goals for and 0.93 against, and had won 39% of their matches.
Sporting KC came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 2.5 a match, with 1.18 expected goals for and 1.83 against, and had won 19% of their matches.
Colorado Rapids vs Sporting KC: the match in numbers
| Colorado Rapids | Match statistics | Sporting KC |
|---|---|---|
| 75% | Ball possession | 25% |
| 0.36 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.95 |
| 28 | Total shots | 6 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 7 | Big chances | 3 |
| 551 | Total passes | 192 |
| 89% | Pass accuracy | 67% |
| 8 | Corners | 2 |
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 11 | Tackles | 18 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Reggie Cannon (Colorado Rapids), rated 7.9 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
Colorado Rapids
- Reggie Cannon 7.9 1 goal
- Paxten Aaronson 7.9 1 assist
- Rob Holding 7.6
- Rafael Navarro 7.6 1 goal
- Nicolas Hansen 7.5
Sporting KC
- Shapi Suleymanov 7.2
- Or Blorian 7.2
- Emir Karic 7.1
- Taylor Calheira 6.7
- Zorhan Bassong 6.7
The lowest-rated starter was Kwaku Agyabeng at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Colorado Rapids: SJ Earthquakes vs Colorado Rapids Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
- Sporting KC: Minnesota United vs Sporting KC Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
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Questions about Colorado Rapids vs Sporting KC
What was the score in Colorado Rapids vs Sporting KC?
Colorado Rapids 2-0 Sporting KC (half-time 0-0), MLS, Sunday 16 August 2026.
Who scored in Colorado Rapids vs Sporting KC?
Reggie Cannon 65', Rafael Navarro 90+5'.
Did Moneyball predict Colorado Rapids vs Sporting KC correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Colorado Rapids vs Sporting KC?
Reggie Cannon, rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Colorado Rapids vs Sporting KC?
G. Gonzalez.
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