Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Real Salt Lake

3 – 1

Full Time

Sporting Kansas City

Sat 1 May 2021 · 18:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Ruiz 32' Y

Maikel Chang Ramirez 79' Y

Overview

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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)

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

2021-05-01 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2020-11-08 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–1	W
25 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	2–1	W
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

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	Real Salt Lake	A	1–3	L
23 Apr	Orlando City SC	H	1–1	D
18 Apr	New York Red Bulls	A	2–1	W
04 Dec	Minnesota United FC	H	0–3	L
22 Nov	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–3	D
08 Nov	Real Salt Lake	A	2–0	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)

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 ball is rolling at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake are looking to make home advantage count against Sporting Kansas City.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
17' Alan Pulido has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 17 minutes.
22' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
27' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
30' Andrew Brody is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aaron Herrera at the 30 minute mark.
32' Ruiz picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
35' What a moment for Damir Kreilach! That strike on 35 puts his side firmly in control.
40' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
52' Sensational shot from Rubio Rubin. Real Salt Lake is back in the lead.
55' The whistle greets Johnny Russell as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Salloi.
57' Justin Meram is replacing Anderson Julio for the Real Salt Lake side.
62' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
64' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Remi Walter trudges off to be replaced by Roger Espinoza on 64 minutes.
69' Daniel Salloi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
72' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 72 minute. Gianluca Busio leaves to be changed by Gadi Kinda.
77' Brilliant from the ! Rubio Rubin makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 77.
79' Maikel Chang Ramirez was booked on 79.
79' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Rubio Rubin is withdrawn and Maikel Chang Ramirez gets his opportunity.
84' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
89' With 0 assists to his name this season, Douglas Martinez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Real Salt Lake 3-1 Sporting Kansas City.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

8
Damir Kreilach
15
Justen Glad
11
Albert Rusnak
30
Marcelo Silva
22
Aaron Herrera ↓ Andrew Brody 30'
13
Nick Besler
1
David Ochoa
29
Anderson Julio ↓ Justin Meram 57'
14
Rubio Rubin ↓ Maikel Chang Ramirez 79'
6
Ruiz ↓ Douglas Martinez 79'
4
Donny Toia

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Johnny Russell	5
Corey Baird	4
Damir Kreilach	4
Daniel Salloi	4
Jefferson Savarino	3
Carlos Gomez	2
Rubio Rubin	2
Alan Pulido	2

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-05-01 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-04-25 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 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

Sporting Kansas City Form

2021-05-01 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-04-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-04-18 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2020-12-04 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Minnesota United FC L 2020-11-22 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 San Jose Earthquakes D 2020-11-08 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.05 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake53% Draw24% Sporting Kansas City23%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

77%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

47%

Real Salt Lake or Sporting Kansas City

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake40% Draw41% Sporting Kansas City19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.7%

1 – 0

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 2

5.7%

0 – 0

5.2%

3 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

0 – 1

3.9%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	21%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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