Sunday , 15 November 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Real Salt Lake
2 – 0
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sun 30 Jun 2019 · 02:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 38' Ilie Sanchez
Kyle Beckerman 45' Y
Y 66' Benny Feilhaber
Everton Luiz 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee Thomas Zablocki
  • Referee Kevin Broadley

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

11
4
5
Real Salt Lake 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2019-06-30 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Sporting Kansas City 2018-11-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Real Salt Lake 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jun Sporting Kansas City H 2–0 W
23 Jun Chicago Fire FC A 1–1 D
01 Jun New York Red Bulls A 0–4 L
29 May Montreal Impact FC A 1–2 L
25 May Atlanta United FC H 2–1 W
18 May Toronto FC H 3–0 W
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jun Real Salt Lake A 0–2 L
23 Jun Columbus Crew SC A 1–0 W
07 Jun Toronto FC A 2–2 D
02 Jun Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D
30 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–2 L
26 May Seattle Sounders FC H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Sporting Kansas City
#24 Position #30
45 Points 26
34 Played 34
13 / 6 / 15 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 22
53 Scored 40
52 Conceded 81
+1 GD -41
1.32 PPG 0.76
38% Win % 21%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
9/7
16-30
5/7
31-45
6/6
46-60
8/7
61-75
7/7
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/12
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
3/7
61-75
6/15
76+
5/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 15 G 4 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Guatemala international Aaron Herrera has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' What a strike from Sam Johnson! The score is 1-0.
  • 20' Sporting Kansas City 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.
  • 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 Donald Toia suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' What composure from Sam Johnson! The Liberia international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 34' 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.
  • 38' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ilie Sanchez.
  • 43' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Kyle Beckerman is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Yohan Croizet comes on to replace Krisztian Nemeth.
  • 51' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 61' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brooks Lennon is hanging Sebastian Saucedo on the field on 61 minute.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Botond Barath as he leaves the pitch. Fontas steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 66' Controversy at the stadium! Benny Feilhaber argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 67' Sam Johnson makes way for Corey Baird at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 71' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Ilie Sanchez trudges off to be replaced by Benny Feilhaber on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Noel Caliskan scoring 0 goals.
  • 81' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 84' What composure from Damir Kreilach! The Croatia international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 89' Ilie Sanchez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' Real Salt Lake player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' The whistle greets Albert Rusnak as he departs to be replaced by Tate Schmitt.
  • Real Salt Lake celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Corey Baird 4
Damir Kreilach 4
Daniel Salloi 4
Jefferson Savarino 3
Rubio Rubin 2
Anderson Julio 2
Alan Pulido 2

Head to Head

2019-06-30 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Sporting Kansas City 2018-11-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Real Salt Lake 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

Real Salt Lake Form

2019-06-30 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-06-23 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2019-06-01 New York Red Bulls 4–0 Real Salt Lake L 2019-05-29 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2019-05-25 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Atlanta United FC W 2019-05-18 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Toronto FC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2019-06-30 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-06-23 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-06-07 Toronto FC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2019-06-02 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2019-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-05-26 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.28 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Real Salt Lake to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake61% Draw22% Sporting Kansas City17%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
82%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
39%
Real Salt Lake or Sporting Kansas City
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake46% Draw39% Sporting Kansas City15%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
7.1%
3 – 0
6.9%
0 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
4.1%
4 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 19% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 22% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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