Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Real Salt Lake

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 5 May 2024 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Emeka Eneli 14' Y

Brayan Vera 47' Y

Cristian Arango 90' Y

Y 90' Memo Rodriguez

Overview

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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

2024-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

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

Sporting Kansas City

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
#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' Temperatures are rising at Rio Tinto Stadium as Real Salt Lake face off against Sporting Kansas City in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Alenis Vargas is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 300 games and scored 460 goals.
14' Emeka Eneli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 14.
19' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pablo Mastroeni will be considering his options from the bench.
24' Sporting Kansas City have won 460 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
29' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
34' Tim Leibold is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
44' Fidel Barajas has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 299 appearances.
46' Diego Luna is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fidel Barajas at the 46 minute mark.
47' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Brayan Vera gets a card.
52' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
57' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Erik Thommy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
59' Alexandros Katranis makes way for Bode Davis at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
61' The crowd applauds Johnny Russell as he leaves the pitch. Alenis Vargas steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
66' 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.
70' Anderson Julio makes way for Nelson Palacio at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
75' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Willy Agada comes on to replace Alan Pulido.
80' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
81' Brilliant from the ! Cristian Arango makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 81.
86' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
89' The whistle greets Daniel Salloi as he departs to be replaced by Khiry Shelton.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Cristian Arango is booked for Real Salt Lake — card on 90.
90' The crowd applauds Carlos Gomez as he leaves the pitch. Maikel Chang steps in for Real Salt Lake.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Real Salt Lake 1-0 Sporting Kansas City.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

16
Maikel Chang ↑ 90'
19
Bode Davis ↑ 59'
26
Philip Quinton
35
Gavin Beavers
26
Diego Luna ↑ 46'
27
Bertin Jacquesson
13
Nelson Palacio ↑ 70'
33
Tommy Silva

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

26
Erik Thommy
14
Tim Leibold
9
Alan Pulido ↓ Willy Agada 75'
7
Johnny Russell ↓ Alenis Vargas 61'
3
Fontas
10
Daniel Salloi ↓ Khiry Shelton 89'
8
Memo Rodriguez
4
Robert Voloder
1
John Pulskamp
77
Marinos Tzionis ↓ Felipe Hernandez 46'
17
Jake Davis

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Johnny Russell	5
Corey Baird	4
Damir Kreilach	4
Daniel Salloi	4
Jefferson Savarino	3
Rubio Rubin	2
Anderson Julio	2
Alan Pulido	2

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2024-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-04-27 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2024-04-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake W 2024-04-14 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-04-07 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2024-03-31 Real Salt Lake 3–1 St. Louis City W

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

2.04 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Real Salt Lake to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

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

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

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 Lake44% Draw42% Sporting Kansas City14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

6.8%

0 – 0

6.6%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 2

4.5%

0 – 1

4 – 0

3.5%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	19%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	23%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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