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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 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

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 #18
11 Points 26
14 Played 14
3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
14 Scored 26
36 Conceded 19
-22 GD +7
0.79 PPG 1.86
21% Win % 57%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' With 1 assists to his name this season, Jefferson Savarino is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
  • 30' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Brooks Lennon has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 65' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
  • 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
  • 75' A quiet spell here at . Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 80' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 85' Johnny Russell, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Zavier Gozo scoring 1 goals.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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
Corey Baird 4
Damir Kreilach 4
Daniel Salloi 4
Jefferson Savarino 3
Carlos Gomez 2
Rubio Rubin 2
Alan Pulido 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
2 / 4
1.15 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.25 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City25% Draw23% Real Salt Lake52%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
48%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
75%
Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City16% Draw39% Real Salt Lake45%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
8.5%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 3
7%
0 – 3
6.2%
2 – 2
5.3%
2 – 1
4.8%
0 – 0
4.7%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 4
4%
0 – 4
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 39% — 61%
+1 39% 22% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 18% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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