Thursday , 2 July 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Real Salt Lake
2 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sun 14 Sep 2025 · 01:30 UTC America First Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Rwan Seco 59' Y
Justen Glad 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at America First Field.

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

10
4
5
Real Salt Lake 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-14 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2025-06-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2024-06-20 Sporting Kansas City 3–4 Real Salt Lake 2024-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 2023-10-08 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Sporting Kansas City H 2–1 W
24 Aug Minnesota United FC H 1–3 L
16 Aug Charlotte FC A 0–1 L
10 Aug New York Red Bulls A 1–2 L
27 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
20 Jul FC Cincinnati H 0–1 L
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
07 Sep Austin FC H 1–2 L
31 Aug Colorado Rapids SC H 4–2 W
25 Aug Seattle Sounders FC A 2–5 L
17 Aug Orlando City SC A 1–3 L
10 Aug San Diego FC H 0–2 L

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)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
0% Clean Sheets
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' We are underway at America First Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alexandros Katranis made 103 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Noel Caliskan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 40' Diego Luna is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
  • 45' Dejan Joveljic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at America First Field. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 59' Controversy at the stadium! Rwan Seco argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 62' GOAL! Alexandros Katranis scores on 62. Assisted by Zavier Gozo
  • 64' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Joaquin Fernandez is withdrawn and Alan Montes Castro gets his opportunity.
  • 69' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pablo Mastroeni might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 71' A goal from the Colombia international Brayan Vera! He fires home on 71 to make it 3-0!
  • 72' The crowd applauds Alexandros Katranis as he leaves the pitch. Sam Junqua steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 73' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Rwan Seco is withdrawn and Willy Agada gets his opportunity.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Jake Davis as he leaves the pitch. Manu Garcia steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 79' Diogo Goncalves is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Luna at the 79 minute mark.
  • 84' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
  • 85' Santiago Munoz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Salloi at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Justen Glad on 90 minutes earns him a card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kerry Zavagnin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-09-14 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2025-06-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2024-06-20 Sporting Kansas City 3–4 Real Salt Lake 2024-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 2023-10-08 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Sporting Kansas City

Real Salt Lake Form

2025-09-14 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-08-24 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Minnesota United FC L 2025-08-16 Charlotte FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2025-08-10 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2025-07-27 Real Salt Lake 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2025-07-20 Real Salt Lake 0–1 FC Cincinnati L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2025-09-14 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-09-07 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Austin FC L 2025-08-31 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2025-08-25 Seattle Sounders FC 5–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-08-17 Orlando City SC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-08-10 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 San Diego FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.79 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Real Salt Lake to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake66% Draw18% Sporting Kansas City16%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
85%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
34%
Real Salt Lake or Sporting Kansas City
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake52% Draw34% Sporting Kansas City14%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 1
7%
3 – 0
6.8%
4 – 1
5.4%
1 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
4 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.6%
1 – 2
3.6%
4 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 19% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 20% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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