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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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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 #21
14 Points 27
18 Played 17
4 / 2 / 12 W / D / L 8 / 3 / 6
18 Scored 29
46 Conceded 25
-28 GD +4
0.78 PPG 1.59
22% Win % 47%

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
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A
Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake is underway.
  • 5' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Zavier Gozo scoring 1 goals.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joao Plata suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
  • 35' It’s high time Mike Petke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
  • 50' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' Gerso Fernandes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' Stephen Sunday is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
  • 65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mike Petke will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 70' Nick Rimando, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 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' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Ike Opara 2
Diego Rubio 2
Corey Baird 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
1.2 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City26% Draw24% Real Salt Lake50%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
50%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
74%
Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City17% Draw40% Real Salt Lake43%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
8.1%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 3
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
4.9%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 4
3.7%
1 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 12% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 22% 37%
+1.5 63% — 37%
+2 63% 18% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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