Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

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Sporting Kansas City

Wed 22 Jul 2020 · 13:00 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'

Erik Holt 20' Y

Erik Holt 21' Y

Y 36' Ilie Sanchez

Sam Johnson 40' Y

Kyle Beckerman 55' Y

Y 56' Gianluca Busio

Y 62' Graham Smith

Justen Glad 71' Y

Overview

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Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Corey Rockwell
Referee Jeremy Hanson
Referee Fotis Bazakos
Referee Drew Fischer
Referee Joe Dickerson

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-22 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City 2019-08-11 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–2	L
18 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	0–0	D
13 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–0	W
07 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D
29 Feb	Orlando City SC	A	0–0	D
20 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	2–1	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	2–0	W
18 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–2	W
13 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	1–2	L
08 Mar	Houston Dynamo	H	4–0	W
01 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–1	W
06 Oct	FC Dallas	A	0–6	L

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' In just a few seconds ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex will turn into a battlefield for Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City.
1' Johnny Russell makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Sporting Kansas City are in front.
6' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 6.
11' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
16' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' Poor challenge from Erik Holt. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
21' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 21.
26' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
36' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City. Ilie Sanchez will be fuming at that decision.
40' Sam Johnson is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
46' Douglas Martinez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sam Johnson at the 46 minute mark.
51' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
55' Kyle Beckerman picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Gianluca Busio.
58' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Roger Espinoza is replaced by Felipe Hernandez on 58 minute.
62' Graham Smith was booked on 62.
64' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Kyle Beckerman departs to be replaced by Pablo Ruiz.
67' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Gianluca Busio has done his job and it is now time for Gadi Kinda to step up.
71' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Justen Glad.
72' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Damir Kreilach by Giuseppe Rossi on 72 minute.
77' The supporters are chanting for Jeizon Ramirez. He replaces Corey Baird on 77 minute.
82' Damir Kreilach, a Croatia , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
84' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Salloi is hanging Khiry Shelton on the field on 84 minute.
86' A stunning finish from Gerso Fernandes — that came from absolutely nowhere!
Another three points for Sporting Kansas City.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

36
Luis Martins ↓ Amadou Dia 67'
9
Alan Pulido C
7
Johnny Russell ↓ Gerso Fernandes 84'
8
Graham Zusi
29
Tim Melia
6
Ilie Sanchez
27
Gianluca Busio ↓ Gadi Kinda 67'
15
Roger Espinoza ↓ Felipe Hernandez 58'
11
Khiry Shelton ↓ Daniel Salloi 84'
16
Graham Smith
4
Roberto Puncec

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
Anderson Julio	2
Carlos Gomez	2
Rubio Rubin	2

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2020-07-22 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-07-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2020-07-13 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2020-03-07 Real Salt Lake 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2020-02-29 Orlando City SC 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2019-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2020-07-22 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2020-07-18 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2020-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2020-03-08 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Houston Dynamo W 2020-03-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-10-06 FC Dallas 6–0 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

2.35 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake55% Draw23% Sporting Kansas City22%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.49

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

78%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

45%

Real Salt Lake or Sporting Kansas City

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake46% Draw38% Sporting Kansas City16%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–2 not predicted

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 1

2 – 0

8.5%

3 – 1

7.2%

1 – 0

6.8%

3 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

4.4%

4 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	19%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	21%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

10% ✗

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