Sporting KC vs Colorado Rapids Prediction, 8/30/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Sporting KC vs Colorado Rapids
Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025
Location: Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, KS
TV: MLS Season Pass
The Rapids (10-6-11) are en route to Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, KS on Saturday where they will attempt to beat Sporting KC (6-6-14). Sporting Kansas City is priced at +220 while the Rapids are at -275. The total is set at 3. The starting goalies will be John Pulskamp for Kansas City and Zack Steffen for Colorado.
Sporting KC has earned 91 SVs and are the owners of a save rate of 64.0% so far this year. This team's goal differential is currently at -13 by way of 37 goals finished and also 50 goals conceded. On the campaign, the team sports an average of 0.92 pts per contest (24 points) and they also sit at 17th in MLS soccer with 24 assists. The Wizards sit at 26th in relation to xG with 31.8, and the xGA are sitting at 52.2. Kansas City has accounted for 59 yellow cards over the course of the season in addition to 2 red cards. KC has relinquished 50 goals while relinquishing 1.92 goals per 90 minutes, and opposing clubs have earned 139 SoT against them. They have accumulated 3 shut outs, giving them a rate of 11.5% on the year.
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The Colorado Rapids have accumulated 36 goals and their xG over the course of the season is at 39.7. Their goals against per 90 min is at 1.52 in addition to 103 saves, and they have 7 shutouts. For the season, Colorado has a save percentage of 71.1% (142 SoTA), and are 17th in the league with 36 points. Colorado Rapids has a ranking of 20th when it comes to goals against with 41, and the squad's goal difference is sitting at -5. Colorado has recorded a clean sheet rate of 25.9% for the season as well as 50 yellow card warnings. The Rapids hold an average of 1.3 pts/match while totaling 24 assists and 2 red cards.
The guy defending the goal for Kansas City is John Pulskamp. Pulskamp has played for 4,988 minutes and is sitting with 161 stops during his pro soccer career. The goalie from the United States has faced 258 shots tried at him in 55 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.81 (100 total goals allowed) and he holds a save percentage of 62.4%. Pulskamp (15-12-28 mark in his career) has 9 shutouts, which leaves him with a 16.2%% shutout rate.
Zack Steffen will be residing in front of the goal for Colorado. So far in his career, Steffen has allowed 187 goals and has accounted for 377 saves in 126 starts. Steffen has tallied 33 clean sheets while seeing 561 shots tried against him in 11,340 career minutes. He sports a save % of 67.2% and his clean sheet rate is 26.2%%. He has surrendered 1.48 goals per 90 while holding a record of 55-24-47.
Dejan Joveljic is one man who should impact this matchup for Kansas City. Joveljic has been given a starting assignment in 78 outings during his pro soccer career and has 0.59 goals per 90 mins. The forward representing Serbia has accumulated 48 goals in 7,319 mins played. He has 15 assists while earning 111 points during his soccer career.
Colorado has a player in Rafael Navarro, who gives opposing coaches headaches. He is averaging 0.42 goals per 90 mins and has been a starter in 66 games in his pro soccer career. The forward born in Brazil has accumulated 5,689 professional minutes and has scored 27 goals. He has totaled 59 pts during his soccer career and has assisted on a goal 5 times.
Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sporting KC (-275)
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