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Colorado Rapids

2–0

xG 2.95–0.36

Sporting KC

Dick's Sporting Goods Park

Commerce City · Sat 15 Aug, 19:30 MT · Major League Soccer · Cap 19,680

xVerdict

CLR deserved this on chance quality. The open-play gap sat with CLR. SKC missed 3 big chances.

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
CLR led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Open play split 2.04–0.34.

CLRSKC
2.04Open play0.34
0.91Set play0.02
0.09Free kicks0.00
0.43Corners0.02
Shot profileFact
CLR took 28 shots and put four on target.
xAnalysis

13 were blocked.

CLRSKC

Shots

28 – 6

xG / shot

0.11 – 0.06

On target

4 – 3

Inside box

17 – 3

Outside box

11 – 3

Blocked

13 – 0

Woodwork

2 – 1

Big chances

7 – 3

Big missed

5 – 3

KeeperFact
CLR's keeper did more against the model.
xAnalysis

xG prevented finished 0.27–-0.18.

CLR

0.27

xG prevented

SKC

-0.18

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
SKC went a player down.
xAnalysis

The red arrived in the 38'.

First half

  • 30'Yellow, Zorhan Bassong (Foul).
  • 38'Red, Kwaku Agyabeng (Foul).
  • 42'Jacob Bartlett on, Shapi Suleymanov off.

Second half

  • 46'Ian James on, Zorhan Bassong off.
  • 56'Youssef Maziz on, Wayne Frederick off.
  • 62'Wyatt Meyer on, Or Blorian off.
  • 63'Yellow, Shapi Suleymanov (Argument).
  • 65'Reggie Cannon scores (header, Youssef Maziz).
  • 66'Taylor Calheira on, Dejan Joveljić off.
  • 66'Jayden Reid on, Capita off.
  • 66'Darren Yapi on, Dante Sealy off.
  • 71'VAR.
  • 84'Yellow, Josh Atencio (Foul).
  • 84'Hamzat Ojediran on, Georgi Minoungou off.
  • 88'Yellow, Moisés Mosquera (Argument).
  • 90+2'Red, Moisés Mosquera (Professional foul last man).
  • 90+5'Rafael Navarro scores (left foot shot, Paxten Aaronson).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 4-4-2Fact
SKC have two strikers against a back four.
xAnalysis

CLR have the extra midfielder.

CLR · 4-2-3-1SKC · 4-4-2

9329414567910121335789111820223093MinoungouNavarroHansenCannonWilliamsHoldingSealyNavarroAaronsonAtencioFrederickMosqueraBlorianCapitaDavisJoveljićHarrisKaricAgyabengBassongClevelandSuleymanov
Player ratingsFact
CLR's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.4–6.5. Cannon led the card at 7.9.

CLR

4Reggie CannonDF907.91
10Paxten AaronsonMF907.94
6Rob HoldingDF907.61
9Rafael NavarroFW907.60
41Nicolas HansenGK907.50
7Dante SealyMF667.34
29Miguel NavarroDF907.32
88Youssef MazizMF347.32
93Georgi MinoungouMF857.25
12Josh AtencioMF907.12
5Loïc WilliamsDF907.00
13Wayne FrederickMF566.71
8Hamzat OjediranMF56.50
77Darren YapiFW246.20

SKC

93Shapi SuleymanovMF427.21
5Or BlorianDF627.20
18Emir KaricDF907.10
19Taylor CalheiraFW246.71
22Zorhan BassongMF466.71
2Ian JamesDF446.60
9Dejan JoveljićFW666.51
3Moisés MosqueraDF906.50
7CapitaMF666.50
11Calvin HarrisFW906.40
99Jayden ReidDF246.40
16Jacob BartlettDF486.30
30Stefan ClevelandGK906.30
8Jake DavisDF906.00
28Wyatt MeyerDF286.00
20Kwaku AgyabengMF386.00
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 3–1.

CLR

  • Zack SteffenUnavailable
  • Theodore Ku-DiPietroUnavailable
  • Jackson TravisUnavailable

SKC

  • Lasse Berg JohnsenUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
CLR held the pressure.
xAnalysis

The minute series ran 85–15, CLR to SKC.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
CLR held territory in SKC's third.
xAnalysis

The ball spent 40% of the night in SKC's third and 27% in CLR's.

CLR thirdMiddleSKC third
27%33%40%
CLRSKC
Match statsFact
CLR had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 75%–25%.

CLRSKC

Possession

75% – 25%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

551 – 192

Lge 467.8

Corners

8 – 2

Lge 5.0

Tackles

11 – 18

Lge 15.0

npxG

2.95 – 0.36