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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 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

5
4
11
Sporting Kansas City 20 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 #24
26 Points 45
34 Played 34
7 / 5 / 22 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 15
40 Scored 53
81 Conceded 52
-41 GD +1
0.76 PPG 1.32
21% Win % 38%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 15 G 4 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake.
  • 5' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Nigeria international Stephen Sunday has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Damir Kreilach has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Noel Caliskan scoring 0 goals.
  • 30' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Albert Rusnak has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' Matt Besler is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
  • 70' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 301 games and scored 461 goals.
  • 90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Daniel Salloi 4
Corey Baird 4
Damir Kreilach 4
Jefferson Savarino 3
Ilie Sanchez 2
Sebastian Saucedo 2
Sam Johnson 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
1.31 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.96 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City30% Draw25% Real Salt Lake45%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.27
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 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
55%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
70%
Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City21% Draw42% Real Salt Lake37%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
7.3%
0 – 1
6.8%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 3
6%
0 – 0
5.3%
0 – 3
4.6%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4%
2 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 14% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 21% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 16% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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