Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

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.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

10
4
5
Real Salt Lake 19 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#21 Position #30
27 Points 14
17 Played 18
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 12
29 Scored 18
25 Conceded 46
+4 GD -28
1.59 PPG 0.78
47% Win % 22%

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
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/7
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A
Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Rio Tinto Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City.
  • 5' It’s high time Pablo Mastroeni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 283 games and scored 420 goals.
  • 20' Jasper Loeffelsend has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 283 appearances.
  • 24' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Roger Espinoza on 24 minutes.
  • 29' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 33' Controversy at the stadium! Justen Glad argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 34' The referee calls foul for Justen Glad. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 39' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
  • 44' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
  • 49' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' The deadlock is broken! Sergio Cordova gets on the scoresheet on 50 minutes.
  • 51' The referee calls foul for Sergio Cordova. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 57' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Oriol Rosell departs to be replaced by Felipe Hernandez.
  • 62' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Roger Espinoza.
  • 65' Magnificent from Ruiz! That is 4 goals in 283 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 66' The whistle greets Marinos Tzionis as he departs to be replaced by Khiry Shelton.
  • 71' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jefferson Savarino makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 72' Nick Besler has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jasper Loeffelsend on 72 minute.
  • 77' 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.
  • 79' The whistle greets Johnny Russell as he departs to be replaced by Cameron Duke.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Erik Holt. He replaces Justen Glad on 82 minute.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Nicolas Isimat-Mirin. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sporting Kansas City.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
2.45 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake66% Draw20% Sporting Kansas City14%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
86%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
34%
Real Salt Lake or Sporting Kansas City
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake52% Draw38% Sporting Kansas City10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
8.9%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
7.4%
4 – 0
5.4%
0 – 0
5.2%
4 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.1%
1 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 21% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 22% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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