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Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sporting Kansas City
4 – 2
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 11 Nov 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee Adam Wienckowski
  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Brian Dunn
  • Referee Kevin Stott

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
2018-11-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Real Salt Lake 2018-11-05 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 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
11 Nov Real Salt Lake H 4–2 W
05 Nov Real Salt Lake A 1–1 D
28 Oct Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
21 Oct FC Dallas A 3–0 W
18 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 4–1 W
07 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Nov Sporting Kansas City A 2–4 L
05 Nov Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D
02 Nov Los Angeles FC A 3–2 W
21 Oct Portland Timbers A 0–3 L
19 Oct New England Revolution H 4–1 W
07 Oct Portland Timbers H 1–4 L

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' Sporting Kansas City have kicked off against Real Salt Lake. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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 Matt Besler suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Real Salt Lake seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' Jefferson Savarino has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Pablo Ruiz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 65' Ike Opara has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 281 appearances.
  • 70' The 40-year-old Tim Melia has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 75' A quiet spell here at . Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • Full Time. Sporting Kansas City beats Real Salt Lake

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

2018-11-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Real Salt Lake 2018-11-05 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 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

2018-11-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Real Salt Lake W 2018-11-05 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-10-28 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2018-10-21 FC Dallas 0–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-10-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–4 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-10-07 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-11-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Real Salt Lake L 2018-11-05 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-11-02 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Real Salt Lake W 2018-10-21 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake L 2018-10-19 Real Salt Lake 4–1 New England Revolution W 2018-10-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.8 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.3 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake 79% + Over 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City39% Draw21% Real Salt Lake40%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
60%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
61%
Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City25% Draw37% Real Salt Lake38%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6%
1 – 3
5.8%
2 – 3
5.2%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.4%
1 – 4
3.4%
0 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 9% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 15% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 19% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 14% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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