Coming off a tough loss, the Colorado Rapids will aim to rebound when they visit Sporting Kansas City on Saturday in Kansas City, Kan.

Colorado (10-12-6, 36 points) is in seventh place in the Western Conference, and five points above the playoff line. With the postseason not a given, the Rapids can't afford a repeat of last Saturday, when they had only a single shot on target in a 3-0 loss to the last-place Los Angeles Galaxy.

The Rapids are also out for revenge following a 2-1 loss to Kansas City (6-15-6, 24 points) on July 4 in the clubs' first meeting of the season.

Since defeating Colorado, Sporting Kansas City have been outscored 17-6 during a six-match winless drought (0-5-1). SKC have conceded 55 goals this season, tied for the most in MLS.

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