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Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

MLS · 2018
Real Salt Lake
4 – 2
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Thu 5 Jul 2018 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Peter Balciunas
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee Jose Da Silva

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

10
4
5
Real Salt Lake 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-05 Real Salt Lake 4–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 4–2 W
30 Jun Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
24 Jun San Jose Earthquakes H 1–1 D
10 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–3 L
03 Jun Seattle Sounders FC H 2–0 W
31 May Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jul Real Salt Lake A 2–4 L
30 Jun Montreal Impact FC A 0–2 L
24 Jun Houston Dynamo H 3–2 W
10 Jun Portland Timbers A 0–0 D
04 Jun Minnesota United FC H 4–1 W
27 May Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Sporting Kansas City
#18 Position #30
26 Points 11
14 Played 14
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9
26 Scored 14
19 Conceded 36
+7 GD -22
1.86 PPG 0.79
57% Win % 21%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/6
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/5
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Sporting Kansas City get us underway at .
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Real Salt Lake winning 100% of all matches.
  • 15' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Nick Rimando has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Nigeria international Stephen Sunday has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' Ike Opara, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' The 29-year-old Sebastian Saucedo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 65' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Emiliano Amor suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
  • 80' Real Salt Lake seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 85' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 90' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • The points are shared — Real Salt Lake 4-2 Sporting Kansas City. Honours even.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Johnny Russell 5
Damir Kreilach 4
Daniel Salloi 4
Corey Baird 4
Jefferson Savarino 3
Diego Rubio 2
Corey Baird 2
Diego Luna 2

Head to Head

2018-07-05 Real Salt Lake 4–2 Sporting Kansas City

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-07-05 Real Salt Lake 4–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-06-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2018-06-24 Real Salt Lake 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2018-06-10 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Real Salt Lake L 2018-06-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-05-31 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2018-07-05 Real Salt Lake 4–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-06-30 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-06-24 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Houston Dynamo W 2018-06-10 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-06-04 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Minnesota United FC W 2018-05-27 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.23 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Real Salt Lake to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake70% Draw17% Sporting Kansas City13%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 4.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 61%
39%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
87%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
30%
Real Salt Lake or Sporting Kansas City
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake59% Draw31% Sporting Kansas City10%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.6%
3 – 0
7.4%
2 – 0
7.1%
4 – 1
6.4%
4 – 0
5.8%
1 – 1
5.4%
3 – 2
4.4%
1 – 0
4.3%
5 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
4.1%
5 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 39% — 61%
-2 39% 20% 41%
-1.5 59% — 41%
-1 59% 18% 23%
-0.5 77% — 23%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.