Colorado Rapids vs Sporting Kansas City: MLS Match Preview, Odds & Predictions

In Major League Soccer action, Sporting Kansas City will be back at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on American Independence Day to face off against the Colorado Rapids.

The Rapids are now in eighth place in the Western Conference, six points ahead of Sporting in 12th place, after last weekend's 3-3 tie with the New England Revolution. Sporting rallied to draw 1-1 with Real Salt Lake.

Previous Matches and Head-to-Head

Colorado lost a three-goal lead against the Revs, leading to a draw that felt more like a defeat. The team has a 4-1-1 record in this situation, but has yet to come back from a halftime deficit this season. The Burgundy Boys have excelled all year in finding a way to win tight games, winning five of their seven league titles by a single goal in 2025. Their weak spot has been the last fifteen minutes of the first half, during which eleven of their twenty-eight goals have been allowed this season.

The Rapids have won all three previous home matches against SKC, including last year's 2-1 victory on July 4. Kansas City has won five of its past eight MLS matches after overcoming a deficit. Following Kerry Zavagnin's replacement of former coach Peter Vermes, the club has adopted a more offensive strategy, and they are now tied for fourth in Major League Soccer, having scored the most goals in a 13-game league streak that began in April.

Half of their goals in the regular season (15 out of 31) came after the 60th minute of play, suggesting that this is roughly the time they begin to find their scoring touch in the final third. If Colorado loses on Friday, SKC will tie their longest losing streak as visitors under Zavagnin (two games) and have points in three of their last four regular-season away games.

Colorado Rapids x Sporting Kansas City Team News

Djordje Mihailovic, Cole Bassett, and Alex Harris were all out for Colorado during the weekend due to ankle problems, while Zack Steffen and Ali Fadal were out with knee problems.

New England's comeback was set in motion by an own goal by Samuel Vines, but goals by Rafael Navarro, Theodore Ku-Dipietro, and Calvin Harris put the Revs ahead.

Robert Voloder was out last weekend with a clavicle injury, Daniel Rosero with an ankle sprain, Nemanja Radoja with a quad strain, and Jake Davis with a red card suspension; all of these players will not be available for this match for Sporting.

On Saturday, Erik Thommy scored their equalizer just before the hour mark. It was the German midfielder's third goal of the 2025 Major League Soccer season.

Our predictions

Sporting Kansas to win @ 3.55 on Sky247.ng

We expect SKC to pull off an unexpected on-the-road victory against the Rapids on Friday, thanks to their recent surge in form and improved consistency.

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