Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 May | Sporting Kansas City | H | 1–0 | W |
| 27 Apr | Philadelphia Union | A | 2–1 | W |
| 21 Apr | Chicago Fire FC | A | 4–0 | W |
| 14 Apr | Columbus Crew SC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 07 Apr | Minnesota United FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 31 Mar | St. Louis City | H | 3–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 May | Real Salt Lake | A | 0–1 | L |
| 28 Apr | Minnesota United FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 21 Apr | St. Louis City | H | 3–3 | D |
| 14 Apr | Internacional CF Miami | H | 2–3 | L |
| 07 Apr | Portland Timbers | H | 3–3 | D |
| 30 Mar | Toronto FC | A | 3–1 | 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)
H2H (19 games)
53%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
14%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
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' The ball is rolling at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake are looking to make home advantage count against Sporting Kansas City.
- 5' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
- 10' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 14' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Emeka Eneli.
- 19' Fontas, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 24' 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.
- 29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 39' Germany international Robert Voloder has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 46' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Fidel Barajas departs to be replaced by Diego Luna.
- 47' Brayan Vera was booked on 47.
- 52' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 57' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
- 59' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Bode Davis on, Alexandros Katranis off on 59 minutes.
- 61' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Johnny Russell has done his job and it is now time for Alenis Vargas to step up.
- 66' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 70' Anderson Julio makes way for Nelson Palacio at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
- 75' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Alan Pulido trudges off to be replaced by Willy Agada on 75 minutes.
- 80' Marinos Tzionis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
- 81' Real Salt Lake is taking the lead after the goal scored by Cristian Arango on 81.
- 86' Sporting Kansas City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 89' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Daniel Salloi by Khiry Shelton on 89 minute.
- 90' That is a card for Real Salt Lake. Cristian Arango will be fuming at that decision.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Maikel Chang. He replaces Carlos Gomez on 90 minute.
- The final score is 1-0.
Lineups
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 15
- 2
- 98
- 18
- 6
- 4
-
29
Anderson Julio ↓ Nelson Palacio 70'
-
11
Carlos Gomez ↓ Maikel Chang 90'
- 25
-
17
Fidel Barajas ↓ Diego Luna 46'
Bench
-
16
Maikel Chang ↑ 90'
-
19
Bode Davis ↑ 59'
- 26
- 35
-
26
Diego Luna ↑ 46'
- 27
-
13
Nelson Palacio ↑ 70'
- 33
Coach
Pablo Mastroeni
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
- 26
- 14
-
9
Alan Pulido ↓ Willy Agada 75'
-
7
Johnny Russell ↓ Alenis Vargas 61'
- 3
-
10
Daniel Salloi ↓ Khiry Shelton 89'
- 8
- 4
- 1
- 77
- 17
Bench
- 6
-
11
Khiry Shelton ↑ 89'
-
21
Felipe Hernandez ↑ 46'
- 22
- 19
- 24
-
23
Willy Agada ↑ 75'
-
20
Alenis Vargas ↑ 61'
Coach
Peter Vermes
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Johnny Russell | 5 |
| Damir Kreilach | 4 |
| Daniel Salloi | 4 |
| Corey Baird | 4 |
| Jefferson Savarino | 3 |
| Corey Baird | 2 |
| Diego Luna | 2 |
| Erik Thommy | 2 |
Head to Head
Real Salt Lake Form
Sporting Kansas City Form
2024-05-05
Real Salt Lake
1–0
Sporting Kansas City
L
2024-04-28
Minnesota United FC
2–1
Sporting Kansas City
L
2024-04-21
Sporting Kansas City
3–3
St. Louis City
D
2024-04-14
Sporting Kansas City
2–3
Internacional CF Miami
L
2024-04-07
Sporting Kansas City
3–3
Portland Timbers
D
2024-03-30
Toronto FC
1–3
Sporting Kansas City
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.39
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 67% + Over 2.5 goals 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Salt Lake win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 2.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 3.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 4.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
Double Chance
Real Salt Lake or Draw
87%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
33%
Real Salt Lake or Sporting Kansas City
81%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.4%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
8.8%
1 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
7.3%
0 – 0
5.5%
4 – 0
5.2%
4 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.8%
1 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
3.1%
Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake
| Handicap | Real Salt Lake covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| -2 | 28% | 21% | 51% |
| -1.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| -1 | 49% | 22% | 29% |
| -0.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +0.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +1 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 3% | 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.