Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

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Mon 5 Nov 2018 · 03:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Baldomero Toledo
Referee Gianni Facchini
Referee David Gantar
Referee Felisha Mariscal
Referee Alan Kelly

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Real Salt Lake 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2018-11-05 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-09-30 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2018-07-05 Real Salt Lake 4–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Nov	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–1	D
02 Nov	Los Angeles FC	A	3–2	W
21 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	0–3	L
19 Oct	New England Revolution	H	4–1	W
07 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	1–4	L
30 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Nov	Real Salt Lake	A	1–1	D
28 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
21 Oct	FC Dallas	A	3–0	W
18 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	4–1	W
07 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–1	D
30 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake		Sporting Kansas City
#27	Position	#30
32	Points	21
27	Played	26
9 / 5 / 13	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 17
40	Scored	31
44	Conceded	63
-4	GD	-32
1.19	PPG	0.81
33%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

0-15

5/6

16-30

4/5

31-45

5/5

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/7

76+

6/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/8

16-30

7/7

31-45

5/8

46-60

2/6

61-75

4/11

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	11 G	3 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City has kicked off!
5' Ilie Sanchez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
10' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Khiry Shelton, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' 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 Brooks Lennon suffering a number of foals already.
30' Yohan Croizet has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
35' United States international Sebastian Saucedo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
40' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
50' Damir Kreilach has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
55' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
65' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
70' The 29-year-old Aaron Herrera has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
85' Roger Espinoza needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

14
Nedum Onuoha
6
Damir Kreilach
18
Nick Rimando
5
Kyle Beckerman C
11
Albert Rusnak
10
Joao Plata ↓ Corey Baird 77'
30
Marcelo Silva ↓ Justen Glad 41'
7
Jefferson Savarino ↓ Sebastian Saucedo 87'
12
Brooks Lennon
22
Aaron Herrera
8
Stephen Sunday

Bench

15
Justen Glad ↑ 41'
27
Corey Baird ↑ 77'
13
Nick Besler
23
Sebastian Saucedo ↑ 87'
25
Danny Acosta
51
Andrew Putna
20
Luis Silva

Coach Mike Petke

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Johnny Russell	5
Daniel Salloi	4
Corey Baird	4
Damir Kreilach	4
Jefferson Savarino	3
Sebastian Saucedo	2
Sam Johnson	2
Brayan Vera	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.09 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.51 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake48% Draw24% Sporting Kansas City28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

72%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

52%

Real Salt Lake or Sporting Kansas City

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake38% Draw40% Sporting Kansas City22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.7%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 2

6.3%

3 – 1

2 – 0

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

4.1%

0 – 0

0 – 1

3.5%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	20%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	14%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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

Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

Sporting Kansas City Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Clean Sheet