Saturday , 14 November 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Real Salt Lake
2 – 3
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sun 8 Oct 2023 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium 21,205 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 4' Erik Thommy
0–2 29' Johnny Russell
0–3 77' Alan Pulido
Brayan Vera 81' 1–3
Jefferson Savarino 89' 2–3
Justen Glad 3' R
Y 38' Nemanja Radoja
Brayan Vera 58' Y
Y 90' Tim Melia
Zac MacMath 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

11
4
5
Real Salt Lake 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-08 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Sporting Kansas City 2023-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Sporting Kansas City H 2–3 L
02 Oct Los Angeles FC A 1–0 W
24 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–1 W
21 Sep FC Dallas H 1–3 L
17 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 1–2 L
03 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 2–0 W
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Real Salt Lake A 3–2 W
01 Oct St. Louis City A 1–4 L
24 Sep Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
21 Sep Nashville SC H 0–3 L
17 Sep Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W
09 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 2–3 L

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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Real Salt Lake is hosting Sporting Kansas City for another epic battle.
  • 3' Controversy at the stadium! Justen Glad argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 4' Brilliant from the ! Erik Thommy makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 4.
  • 5' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Diego Luna by Marcelo Silva on 5 minute.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 300 games and scored 445 goals.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Noel Caliskan scoring 0 goals.
  • 25' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 28' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Rubio Rubin comes on to replace Cristian Arango.
  • 29' Johnny Russell is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Nemanja Radoja.
  • 43' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 48' The supporters are chanting for Robert Castellanos. He replaces Dany Rosero on 48 minute.
  • 52' Remi Walter is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nemanja Radoja at the 52 minute mark.
  • 57' 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 Nelson Palacio suffering a number of foals already.
  • 58' Brayan Vera has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 58.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Erik Thommy as he leaves the pitch. Gadi Kinda steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 62' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Maikel Chang comes on to replace Bryan Oviedo.
  • 67' Serbia international Nemanja Radoja has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 72' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 74' Marinos Tzionis is replacing Johnny Russell for the Sporting Kansas City side.
  • 77' Alan Pulido has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 77 minutes.
  • 81' Brayan Vera has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Willy Agada is replacing Alan Pulido for the Sporting Kansas City side.
  • 87' Carlos Gomez, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 89' What a strike from Jefferson Savarino! The score is 2-3.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tim Melia on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

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
Corey Baird 2
Willy Agada 2
Diego Luna 2

Head to Head

2023-10-08 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Sporting Kansas City 2023-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake 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

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-10-08 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-10-02 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2023-09-24 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-09-21 Real Salt Lake 1–3 FC Dallas L 2023-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2023-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-10-08 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-10-01 St. Louis City 4–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-09-24 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2023-09-21 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Nashville SC L 2023-09-17 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-09-09 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.3 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake51% Draw24% Sporting Kansas City25%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
75%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
49%
Real Salt Lake or Sporting Kansas City
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake42% Draw38% Sporting Kansas City20%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8.8%
3 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 2
5.4%
1 – 0
5.3%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
3.9%
0 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 17% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 21% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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