Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Real Salt Lake

3 – 0

Full Time

Sporting Kansas City

Mon 18 Jul 2022 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 24' Roger Espinoza

Justen Glad 33' Y

Justen Glad 34' Y

Sergio Cordova 51' Y

R 62' Roger Espinoza

Y 85' Nicolas Isimat-Mirin

Anderson Julio 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Real Salt Lake 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2022-07-18 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Sporting Kansas City 2022-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Real Salt Lake 2021-11-07 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Real Salt Lake 2021-05-01 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2020-11-08 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–0	W
13 Jul	Atlanta United FC	A	1–2	L
10 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–2	D
04 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	2–3	L
26 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	H	0–0	D
19 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–0	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	0–3	L
14 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
09 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–1	W
04 Jul	New York Red Bulls	H	0–1	L
25 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–3	L
19 Jun	Nashville SC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake		Sporting Kansas City
#24	Position	#30
45	Points	26
34	Played	34
13 / 6 / 15	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 22
53	Scored	40
52	Conceded	81
+1	GD	-41
1.32	PPG	0.76
38%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

0-15

9/7

16-30

5/7

31-45

6/6

46-60

8/7

61-75

7/7

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Sporting Kansas City kicks off things out of here…
5' 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.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 301 games and scored 461 goals.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pablo Mastroeni might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
24' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Roger Espinoza on 24 minutes.
29' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
33' A moment of madness from Justen Glad on 33 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
34' Justen Glad was booked on 34.
39' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Real Salt Lake winning 100% of all matches.
44' Marcelo Silva has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
49' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
50' GOAL! Sergio Cordova scores on 50.
51' Sergio Cordova was booked on 51.
56' Remi Walter has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 452 appearances.
57' The crowd applauds Oriol Rosell as he leaves the pitch. Felipe Hernandez steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
62' Poor challenge from Roger Espinoza. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
65' A goal from the international Ruiz! He fires home on 65 to make it 2-0!
66' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Marinos Tzionis trudges off to be replaced by Khiry Shelton on 66 minutes.
71' Jefferson Savarino does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
72' Nick Besler has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jasper Loeffelsend on 72 minute.
77' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
79' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Johnny Russell by Cameron Duke on 79 minute.
82' The supporters are chanting for Erik Holt. He replaces Justen Glad on 82 minute.
85' Nicolas Isimat-Mirin is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
90' Anderson Julio was booked on 90.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Real Salt Lake 3-0 Sporting Kansas City.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Nick Besler ↑ 72'
4
Johan Kappelhof
20
Erik Holt ↑ 82'
29
Anderson Julio ↑ 72'
14
Rubio Rubin
19
Bode Davis
81
Tomas Gomez
26
Diego Luna ↑ 82'

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

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
Diego Luna	2
Ilie Sanchez	2
Sebastian Saucedo	2

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2022-07-18 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-07-13 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2022-07-10 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2022-07-04 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake L 2022-06-26 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-06-19 Real Salt Lake 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-07-18 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-07-14 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-07-09 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-07-04 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2022-06-25 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-06-19 Nashville SC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.21 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

0.92 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Real Salt Lake to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake61% Draw22% Sporting Kansas City17%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

83%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

39%

Real Salt Lake or Sporting Kansas City

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake47% Draw40% Sporting Kansas City13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.6%

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

9.2%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

0 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

4.4%

4 – 0

4.2%

1 – 2

4 – 1

3.9%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	20%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	23%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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