Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.
- Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Frank Anderson
- Referee Allen Chapman
- Referee Kevin Stott
- Referee Silviu Petrescu
- Referee Mike Rottersman
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Nov | Sporting Kansas City | H | 0–2 | L |
| 02 Nov | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 1–2 | L |
| 29 Oct | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 0–2 | L |
| 25 Oct | FC Dallas | H | 0–0 | D |
| 15 Oct | Portland Timbers | H | 2–1 | W |
| 11 Oct | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Nov | Real Salt Lake | A | 2–0 | W |
| 28 Oct | FC Cincinnati | A | 1–0 | W |
| 25 Oct | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 4–0 | W |
| 17 Oct | Chicago Fire FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 15 Oct | FC Dallas | A | 0–1 | L |
| 11 Oct | Nashville SC | H | 2–1 | W |
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)
H2H (19 games)
53%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
11%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
4%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
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' It’s Showtime! The match between Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City is underway.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 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' Nedum Onuoha has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 20' Winston Reid needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 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 Justen Glad suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Freddy Juarez might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 39' Luis Martins catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 39.
- 44' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 45' Ilie Sanchez makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Sporting Kansas City are in front.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Erik Hurtado. He replaces Gerso Fernandes on 46 minute.
- 48' What a strike from Erik Hurtado! The score is 0-2.
- 53' 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.
- 58' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 62' The supporters are chanting for Nick Besler. He replaces Pablo Ruiz on 62 minute.
- 63' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Nedum Onuoha is withdrawn and Justen Glad gets his opportunity.
- 68' Aaron Herrera has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 73' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 78' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 79' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Felipe Hernandez is hanging Gianluca Busio on the field on 79 minute.
- 84' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
- 87' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- It finishes all square. Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City share the spoils 0-2.
Lineups
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
-
14
Nedum Onuoha C ↓ Justen Glad 63'
-
6
Pablo Ruiz ↓ Nick Besler 62'
- 8
- 30
- 22
- 10
-
9
Justin Meram ↓ Douglas Martinez 62'
- 4
- 1
- 16
Bench
-
15
Justen Glad ↑ 63'
-
13
Nick Besler ↑ 62'
- 18
- 43
- 20
- 21
-
12
Douglas Martinez ↑ 62'
- 2
- 23
Coach
Freddy Juarez
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
- 36
- 7
- 29
- 6
-
12
Gerso Fernandes ↓ Erik Hurtado 46'
- 27
- 26
- 15
- 11
- 4
Bench
- 3
- 5
- 20
- 75
- 16
-
21
Felipe Hernandez ↑ 79'
-
19
Erik Hurtado ↑ 46'
- 28
- 24
Coach
Peter Vermes
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
Real Salt Lake Form
2020-11-08
Real Salt Lake
0–2
Sporting Kansas City
L
2020-11-02
Los Angeles Galaxy
2–1
Real Salt Lake
L
2020-10-29
San Jose Earthquakes
2–0
Real Salt Lake
L
2020-10-25
Real Salt Lake
0–0
FC Dallas
D
2020-10-15
Real Salt Lake
2–1
Portland Timbers
W
2020-10-11
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2–1
Real Salt Lake
L
Sporting Kansas City Form
2020-11-08
Real Salt Lake
0–2
Sporting Kansas City
W
2020-10-28
FC Cincinnati
0–1
Sporting Kansas City
W
2020-10-25
Sporting Kansas City
4–0
Colorado Rapids SC
W
2020-10-17
Chicago Fire FC
2–2
Sporting Kansas City
D
2020-10-15
FC Dallas
1–0
Sporting Kansas City
L
2020-10-11
Sporting Kansas City
2–1
Nashville SC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.7
Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34
Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for:
Real Salt Lake or Sporting Kansas City 74% + Both teams to score 60%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Kansas City win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 3.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
Real Salt Lake or Draw
67%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
60%
Real Salt Lake or Sporting Kansas City
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake
| Handicap | Real Salt Lake covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -2 | 10% | 14% | 76% |
| -1.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -1 | 24% | 21% | 55% |
| -0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +0.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +1 | 71% | 16% | 13% |
| +1.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +2 | 87% | 9% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
19%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.