Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Sporting Kansas City
1 – 2
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 11 Aug 2019 · 00:30 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Felipe Gutierrez 29' Y
Y 29' Nick Besler
Y 45' Donald Toia
Fontas 45' Y
Y 76' Corey Baird
Daniel Salloi 84' R
Erik Hurtado 90' Y
Y 90' Aaron Herrera

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Matthew Nelson
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez
  • Referee

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
2019-08-11 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2019-06-30 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Real Salt Lake H 1–2 L
05 Aug Seattle Sounders FC A 3–2 W
26 Jul New York City FC A 1–3 L
21 Jul FC Dallas H 0–2 L
14 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 3–0 W
07 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 1–0 W
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 2–1 W
04 Aug New York City FC H 3–1 W
28 Jul FC Dallas A 0–0 D
21 Jul Minnesota United FC H 1–1 D
14 Jul Philadelphia Union H 4–0 W
07 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 0–1 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' Three points are at stake. Sporting Kansas City host Real Salt Lake — let the battle begin!
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
  • 6' Gerso Fernandes makes way for Daniel Salloi at the 6 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
  • 11' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
  • 16' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
  • 29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Felipe Gutierrez on 29.
  • 31' Sporting Kansas City is taking the lead after the goal scored by Johnny Russell on 31.
  • 36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' Corey Baird is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 43' 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.
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for Real Salt Lake. Donald Toia will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' 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 Marcelo Silva suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 280 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 60' Honduras international Roger Espinoza has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 64' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Nick Besler is withdrawn and Sam Johnson gets his opportunity.
  • 69' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 70' Brilliant from the ! Corey Baird makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 70.
  • 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 76' The referee calls foul for Corey Baird. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Corey Baird as he leaves the pitch. Nedum Onuoha steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Jimmy Medranda on, Seth Sinovic off on 82 minutes.
  • 84' Daniel Salloi was booked on 84.
  • 89' It’s high time Mike Petke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Erik Hurtado on 90.
  • 90' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Felipe Gutierrez trudges off to be replaced by Gianluca Busio on 90 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Alan Pulido 2
Ike Opara 2
Willy Agada 2

Head to Head

2019-08-11 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2019-06-30 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Sporting Kansas City 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

Sporting Kansas City Form

2019-08-11 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2019-08-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-07-26 New York City FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-07-21 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 FC Dallas L 2019-07-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-07-07 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W

Real Salt Lake Form

2019-08-11 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2019-08-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 New York City FC W 2019-07-28 FC Dallas 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2019-07-21 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2019-07-14 Real Salt Lake 4–0 Philadelphia Union W 2019-07-07 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.97 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.1 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City21% Draw25% Real Salt Lake54%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
46%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
79%
Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City14% Draw41% Real Salt Lake45%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
0 – 2
10.1%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
9.2%
0 – 3
6.9%
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
4.6%
2 – 1
4.4%
1 – 0
3.8%
0 – 4
3.6%
1 – 4
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 10% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 38% — 62%
+1 38% 23% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 19% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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