Colorado Rapids face Sporting Kansas City after shutout win

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Sporting Kansas City (4-12-2, 16th in the Western Conference) vs. Colorado Rapids (7-10-1, 12th in the Western Conference)

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

LINE: Colorado -216, Sporting Kansas City +468, Draw +370; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Austin 1-0, the Colorado Rapids host Sporting Kansas City.

The Rapids are 7-7-1 in Western Conference play. The Rapids rank eighth in the Western Conference drawing 90 corner kicks, averaging 5.0 per game.

Sporting KC is 4-10-1 in conference play. Sporting KC has scored 18 goals while giving up 46 for a -28 goal differential.

The matchup Saturday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The Rapids won the last game 4-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rafael Navarro has nine goals and three assists for the Rapids. Wayne Frederick has scored one goal over the past 10 games.

Dejan Joveljic has eight goals and one assist for Sporting KC. Calvin Harris has two goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rapids: 10-11-9, averaging 1.8 goals, 9.3 shots on goal and 16.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.0 goals per game.

Sporting KC: 12-13-5, averaging 3.3 goals, 12.9 shots on goal and 11.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 7.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Rapids: Mamadou Billo Diop (injured), Kimani Stewart-Baynes (injured), Jackson Travis (injured), Theodore Ku-DiPietro (injured), Zack Steffen (injured).

Sporting KC: Taylor Calheira (injured), Justin Reynolds (injured), Diego Henrique Borges da Silva (injured), Lasse Berg Johnsen (injured), Zorhan Bassong (injured).

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