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By The Numbers: Sporting KC vs Colorado Rapids

Sporting Kansas City will face the Colorado Rapids for the 51st time in MLS (regular season) on Saturday evening at Sporting Park. The two teams last met on May 19, 2012 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with the match ending in a 2-2 draw.


A few individual stats


  • Atiba Harris leads MLS with 211 duels won, Aurelien Collin is second with 203
  • Uri Rosell leads MLS with 104 interceptions, Aurelien Collin is second with 102
  • Deshorn Brown is third in MLS with 81 shots
  • Graham Zusi leads MLS with 43 chances created from set plays


Head To Head (MLS regular season)


Overall: 20-17-13


Home Matches: 16-3-5 (53 goals scored, 24 goals conceded)


Away Matches: 4-14-8 (32 goals scored, 43 goals conceded)


Team Leaders

<u>Sporting KC</u>
<u>Stat</u>
<u>Colorado Rapids</u>
Claudio Bieler 9
<strong>GOALS</strong>
Deshorn Brown 7
Graham Zusi 6
<strong>ASSISTS</strong>
Christopher Klute 7
Claudio Bieler 66
<strong>SHOTS</strong>
Deshorn Brown 81
Oriol Rosell 52
<strong>FOULS</strong>
Deshorn Brown 25
&nbsp;Jimmy Nielsen 49
<strong>SAVES</strong>
Clint Irwin 68
Jimmy Nielsen 1.00
<strong>GAA</strong>
Clint Irwin 1.00

Season Stats

<u>Sporting KC</u>
<u>Colorado Rapids</u>
Shots (on goal)
402 (121)
367 (111)
Fouls Committed (Suffered)
385 (339)
319 (311)
Duels Won (Avg)
50.39%
51.10%
Passes (Avg)
422
392
Passing Accuracy (Avg)
77.88%
72.87%
Possession (Avg)
56.67%
50.79%

Last 10 MLS regular season matches

<u>Date</u>
<u>Score</u>
<u>Result</u>
<u>Location</u>
05/19/2007
2-2
T
Arrowhead Stadium
07/22/2007
3-2
W
CommunityAmerica Ballpark
04/05/2008
2-1
L
Dick&#39;s Sporting Goods Park
03/28/2009
2-1
L
Dick&#39;s Sporting Goods Park
09/26/2009
0-0
t
CommunityAmerica Ballpark
04/10/2010
1-0
W
CommunityAmerica Ballpark
07/17/2010
1-1
T
Dick&#39;s Sporting Goods Park
05/28/2011
1-1
T
Dick&#39;s Sporting Goods Park
07/06/2011
1-1
T
Sporting Park
05/19/2012
2-2
T
Dick&#39;s Sporting Goods Park