Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

10
4
5
Real Salt Lake 19 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
#21 Position #30
27 Points 14
17 Played 18
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 12
29 Scored 18
25 Conceded 46
+4 GD -28
1.59 PPG 0.78
47% Win % 22%

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
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/7
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A
Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' A goal from the Liberia international Sam Johnson! He fires home on 15 to make it 1-0!
  • 20' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 29' Against the run of play, Sam Johnson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 38' A moment of madness from Ilie Sanchez on 38 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
  • 43' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kyle Beckerman on 45.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Yohan Croizet on, Krisztian Nemeth off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' 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 Everton Luiz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 61' Brooks Lennon gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Sebastian Saucedo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Botond Barath is withdrawn and Fontas gets his opportunity.
  • 66' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a Yellow card on 66.
  • 67' Corey Baird has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sam Johnson on 67 minute.
  • 71' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Ilie Sanchez by Benny Feilhaber on 71 minute.
  • 76' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
  • 81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Benny Feilhaber made 289 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 84' Damir Kreilach has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 84 minutes.
  • 89' Gedion Zelalem has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Everton Luiz gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Tate Schmitt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Albert Rusnak at the 90 minute mark.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

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
Ike Opara 2
Diego Rubio 2
Corey Baird 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
2.52 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Real Salt Lake to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake65% Draw20% Sporting Kansas City15%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
85%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
35%
Real Salt Lake or Sporting Kansas City
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake52% Draw37% Sporting Kansas City11%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 1
8.2%
3 – 0
8.1%
1 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
7.6%
4 – 0
5.1%
4 – 1
4.8%
0 – 0
4.4%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
3.6%
1 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 20% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 21% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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