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

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MLS · 2021

Real Salt Lake

3 – 1

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

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

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
#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' KICK OFF: Sporting Kansas City gets underway.
5' 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.
10' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Zavier Gozo scoring 1 goals.
15' John Pulskamp has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 281 appearances.
17' Magnificent from Alan Pulido! That is 39 goals in 12 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
22' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
27' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Aaron Herrera is replaced by Andrew Brody on 30 minute.
32' The referee has no hesitation. Ruiz is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 32.
35' GOAL! Damir Kreilach scores on 35.
40' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
45' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
50' 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.
52' Rubio Rubin has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 52 minutes.
55' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Johnny Russell trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Salloi on 55 minutes.
57' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Anderson Julio by Justin Meram on 57 minute.
62' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
64' Roger Espinoza is replacing Remi Walter for the Sporting Kansas City side.
69' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
72' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Gianluca Busio trudges off to be replaced by Gadi Kinda on 72 minutes.
77' Rubio Rubin makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Real Salt Lake are in front.
79' A moment of madness from Maikel Chang Ramirez on 79 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
79' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 79 minute. Rubio Rubin leaves to be changed by Maikel Chang Ramirez.
84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
89' Over 89 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
The final score is 3-1.

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
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

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

3 / 4

2.43 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.06 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Real Salt Lake to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake61% Draw21% Sporting Kansas City18%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

82%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

39%

Real Salt Lake or Sporting Kansas City

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake49% Draw38% Sporting Kansas City13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

1 – 1

8.6%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

7.1%

1 – 0

2 – 2

4.9%

4 – 1

4.6%

0 – 0

4.4%

4 – 0

4.3%

1 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	19%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	21%	34%
-0.5	66%	—	34%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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