Colorado Rapids host Sporting Kansas City in Western Conference action

By: The Associated Press Posted: 1:16 AM CDT Thursday, Jul. 3, 2025

Sporting Kansas City (5-10-5, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Colorado Rapids (7-8-5, eighth in the Western Conference)

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Sporting Kansas City (5-10-5, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Colorado Rapids (7-8-5, eighth in the Western Conference)

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Sporting Kansas City (5-10-5, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Colorado Rapids (7-8-5, eighth in the Western Conference)

Commerce City, Colorado; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Colorado -114, Sporting Kansas City +265, Draw +284; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rapids and Sporting Kansas City meet in Western Conference action.

The Rapids are 6-6-4 in Western Conference play. The Rapids rank ninth in the Western Conference drawing 91 corner kicks, averaging 4.6 per game.

Sporting KC is 4-8-4 against Western Conference opponents. Dejan Joveljic leads the sixth-ranked scoring team in the Western Conference with 11 goals. Sporting KC has scored 31.

Friday’s game is the first meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Djordje Mihailovic has scored eight goals and added two assists for the Rapids. Theodore Ku-DiPietro has one goal and two assists over the past 10 games.

Joveljic has scored 11 goals with two assists for Sporting KC. Santiago Munoz has two goals and one assist over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rapids: 3-6-1, averaging 0.9 goals, 3.2 shots on goal and 4.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.

Sporting KC: 3-3-4, averaging 1.5 goals, 3.3 shots on goal and 3.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Rapids: Alex Harris (injured), Wayne Frederick (injured), Ali Fadal (injured), Cole Bassett (injured), Djordje Mihailovic (injured), Zack Steffen (injured).

Sporting KC: Zorhan Bassong (injured), Robert Voloder (injured), Dany Rosero (injured), Joaquin Fernandez (injured), Nemanja Radoja (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.