Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids

MLS - Final 31 Aug 2025, 00:30
Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City
4–2
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids

Match report

Sporting Kansas City beat Colorado Rapids 4-2 in the MLS - Final on 31 August 2025. It was 1-2 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Sporting Kansas City had 20 shots to Colorado Rapids' 15.

Half-time 1-2 Possession 55% - 45% Shots 20 - 15 On target 10 - 7 Corners 8 - 4 Fouls 12 - 10 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Dejan Joveljić
Sporting Kansas City · 2 goals
8 John Pulskamp 4 saves
8 Jansen Miller 1 assist
8 Cole Bassett 1 assist
8 Paxten Aaronson captained the side
First half vs second half
Sporting Kansas City stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 8 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–10 12–5
Shots On Goal 4–7 6–0
Ball Possession 53–47 —
Corners 3–4 5–0
Attacks 5–3 68–38
Match statistics
8 Corners 4
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
73 Attacks 41
57 Dangerous Attacks 15
6 On Target 3
6 Off Target 5
20 Shots Total 15
10 Shots On Goal 7
5 Shots Off Goal 6
5 Shots Blocked 2
16 Shots Inside Box 14
4 Shots Outside Box 1
12 Fouls 10
8 Corners 4
0 Offsides 3
55% Ball Possession 45%
2 Yellow Cards 0
4 Saves 5
512 Passes Total 431
443 Passes Accurate 373
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-1-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sporting Kansas City · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Pulskamp
11 K. Shelton 2 I. James 4 R. Voloder 14 T. Leibold
17 J. Davis 22 Z. Bassong
93 M. Suleymanov 7 S. Muñoz 10 D. Sallói
9 D. Joveljić
Colorado Rapids · 3-1-4-2
1 Z. Steffen
24 N. Cobb 5 A. Maxsø 6 R. Holding
8 O. Larraz
2 K. Rosenberry 23 C. Bassett 10 P. Aaronson 30 R. Santos
77 D. Yapi 9 R. Navarro
Sporting Kansas City
Coach
Kerry Zavagnin
Substitutes
  • 15 Jansen Miller
  • 16 Jacob Bartlett
  • 13 Mason Toye
  • 18 Logan Ndenbe
  • 6 Nemanja Radoja
  • 36 Ryan Schewe
  • 23 Alan Montes
  • 26 Erik Thommy
  • 30 Stephen Afrifa
Colorado Rapids
Coach
Christopher Armas
Substitutes
  • 3 Sam Vines
  • 14 Calvin Harris
  • 20 Connor Ronan
  • 21 Theodore Ku-DiPietro
  • 16 Alex Harris
  • 41 Nicholas Defreitas-Hansen
  • 19 Ian Murphy
  • 13 Wayne Frederick
  • 45 Daouda Amadou
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ J. Miller ↓ I. James Sporting Kansas City
  • 60' ↑ C. Harris ↓ D. Yapi Colorado Rapids
  • 60' ↑ S. Vines ↓ Rafael Santos Colorado Rapids
  • 61' ↑ M. Toye ↓ S. Suleymanov Sporting Kansas City
  • 61' ↑ J. Bartlett ↓ Z. Bassong Sporting Kansas City
  • 70' ↑ T. Ku-DiPietro ↓ C. Bassett Colorado Rapids
  • 70' ↑ C. Ronan ↓ O. Larraz Colorado Rapids
  • 77' ↑ L. Ndenbe ↓ T. Leibold Sporting Kansas City
  • 77' ↑ A. Harris ↓ R. Holding Colorado Rapids
  • 89' ↑ N. Radoja ↓ S. Munoz Sporting Kansas City
Cards
  • 16' Z. Bassong Sporting Kansas City
  • 51' I. James Sporting Kansas City
Head-to-head
Sporting Kansas City 7 6 draws 5 Colorado Rapids
2026-03-22 Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids 1 - 4
2025-08-31 Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids 4 - 2
2025-07-05 Colorado vs Sporting KC 1 - 2
2024-09-19 Sporting KC vs Colorado Rapids 4 - 1
2024-07-05 Colorado Rapids vs Sporting KC 2 - 1
2023-04-09 Sporting KC vs Colorado Rapids 0 - 1
Recent form
Sporting Kansas City D D D L L
Colorado Rapids D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids?
Sporting Kansas City won 4-2 against Colorado Rapids on 31 August 2025.
Who won Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids?
Sporting Kansas City won the match 4-2.
Who had more possession in Sporting Kansas City vs Colorado Rapids?
Sporting Kansas City had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.