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Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sporting Kansas City
1 – 1
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 30 Sep 2018 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Kevin Stott
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

5
4
10
Sporting Kansas City 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-30 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2018-07-05 Real Salt Lake 4–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Real Salt Lake H 1–1 D
23 Sep Philadelphia Union A 0–2 L
16 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 5–1 W
09 Sep Orlando City SC H 1–0 W
01 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 1–3 L
26 Aug Minnesota United FC H 2–0 W
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
22 Sep Atlanta United FC A 0–2 L
16 Sep Minnesota United FC H 1–1 D
02 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 6–2 W
26 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 6–0 W
19 Aug Houston Dynamo A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City Real Salt Lake
#30 Position #27
21 Points 32
26 Played 27
6 / 3 / 17 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
31 Scored 40
63 Conceded 44
-32 GD -4
0.81 PPG 1.19
23% Win % 33%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/8
16-30
7/7
31-45
5/8
46-60
2/6
61-75
4/11
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' The 33-year-old Nick Besler has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mike Petke might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gerso Fernandes, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Tim Melia has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at . Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 75' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
  • 80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 85' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Zavier Gozo scoring 1 goals.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

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

2018-09-30 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2018-07-05 Real Salt Lake 4–2 Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City Form

2018-09-30 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2018-09-23 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 1–5 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-09-09 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Orlando City SC W 2018-09-01 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Minnesota United FC W

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-09-30 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2018-09-22 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2018-09-16 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2018-09-02 Real Salt Lake 6–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-08-26 Colorado Rapids SC 0–6 Real Salt Lake W 2018-08-19 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.37 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.94 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City31% Draw25% Real Salt Lake44%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
56%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
69%
Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City22% Draw42% Real Salt Lake36%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 2
6.9%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 3
5.8%
0 – 0
5.2%
0 – 3
4.3%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4%
2 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 14% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 21% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 15% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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