- Sporting Kansas City fell to the Colorado Rapids 2-0 at Sporting Park on Wednesday.
- Sporting KC remains in sixth place in the Western Conference and can finish as high as second place with one game remaining.
- Kevin Ellis, Soni Mustivar and Krisztian Nemeth returned to Sporting KC's starting lineup on Wednesday.
- The Colorado Rapids scored twice in the final 15 minutes on Wednesday. Dillon Powers opened the scoring in the 78th minute and Marcelo Sarvas added a second goal for the visitors in the 86th minute.
- Sam Cronin was sent off in the second half after receiving a second yellow card. Cronin scored an own goal against Sporting KC in the Rapid's last match at Sporting Park.
- Sporting KC and the Rapids have met on three occasions during the 2015 MLS regular season: a 2-0 victory on June 27, a 2-1 loss on Aug. 29 and now a 2-0 loss on Oct. 21.
- Wednesday's game was originally scheduled for May 16 but was postponed due to inclement weather.
- The Rapids have conceded 16 road goals this season, fewest in MLS. Their seven road defeats are also tied for a League low.
- With the victory, the Rapids snap a four-game losing streak (their longest losing streak of the season).
- The Rapids last MLS victory also came against Sporting KC on Aug. 29.
- After going winless in 11 MLS matches against Sporting KC, Colorado has now won two straight in the series.
- Sporting KC's loss on Wednesday marked the first time that the Colorado Rapids have beaten Sporting KC in Kansas City since 2002, a run of 15 straight MLS matches.
- The loss marked Sporting KC's second home loss in 2015.
- Matt Besler completed 66 successful passes on Wednesday, most of any field player.
- Kevin Ellis won 12 duels on Wednesday, most of any field player.
- Benny Feilhaber created three chances, most of any field player.
- Saad Abdul-Salaam made seven interceptions on Wednesday, most of any field player.
- Wednesday marked the 10th straight game without a first half goal for Sporting KC.
- Sporting KC is 13-11-9 in 2015 and 9-2-5 at home this season.
- Sporting KC is 23-18-13 against the Rapids all-time and 1-2-0 in 2015.
- Sporting KC is 3-9-2 when conceding the first goal and 5-8-6 when tied at the half in 2015.
- Sporting KC took 18 shots on Wednesday, tying a season high.
- The 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup made its debut at Sporting Park on Wednesday and was shared with fans inside the stadium throughout the match.
