Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.
- Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 27 | 46 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 27 | 46 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 27 | 43 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire FC | 26 | 42 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 39 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 27 | 34 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 27 | 33 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 26 | 33 |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 26 | 33 |
| 11 | D.C. United SC | 26 | 30 |
| 12 | Columbus Crew SC | 27 | 29 |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 27 | 29 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 27 | 27 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 27 | 24 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 26 | 50 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 27 | 47 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | 45 |
| 19 | St. Louis City | 26 | 44 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 27 | 44 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 28 | 41 |
| 22 | Colorado Rapids SC | 27 | 36 |
| 23 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 28 | 36 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 26 | 35 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 27 | 32 |
| 26 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 32 |
| 27 | Real Salt Lake | 27 | 32 |
| 28 | Austin FC | 27 | 31 |
| 29 | Minnesota United FC | 27 | 29 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 26 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Nov | Real Salt Lake | H | 0–1 | L |
| 04 Nov | Austin FC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 31 Oct | Minnesota United FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 28 Oct | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 2–0 | W |
| 23 Oct | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 18 Oct | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Nov | Sporting Kansas City | A | 1–0 | W |
| 04 Nov | Portland Timbers | H | 1–3 | L |
| 30 Oct | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 3–4 | L |
| 28 Oct | FC Dallas | A | 2–1 | W |
| 24 Oct | Chicago Fire FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 17 Oct | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 3–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Sporting Kansas City | Real Salt Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| #30 | Position | #27 |
| 21 | Points | 32 |
| 26 | Played | 27 |
| 6 / 3 / 17 | W / D / L | 9 / 5 / 13 |
| 31 | Scored | 40 |
| 63 | Conceded | 44 |
| -32 | GD | -4 |
| 0.81 | PPG | 1.19 |
| 23% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
63%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
H2H (19 games)
53%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
4%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
Sporting Kansas City this season
11%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/8
16-30
7/7
31-45
5/8
46-60
2/6
61-75
4/11
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Real Salt Lake
| Sergi Solans | 11 G | 3 A |
| Zavier Gozo | 6 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Children's Mercy Park will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Albert Rusnak, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 10' Real Salt Lake have won 425 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 25' Damir Kreilach has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 289 games and scored 440 goals.
- 55' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
- 60' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 61' Ilie Sanchez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jose Mauri on 61 minute.
- 63' Rubio Rubin makes way for Anderson Julio at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
- 68' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 71' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 71 minute. Ruiz leaves to be changed by Justin Meram.
- 76' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Roger Espinoza.
- 83' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 83 minute. Grayson Barber leaves to be changed by Cameron Duke.
- 86' Everton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Aaron Herrera.
- The final score is 0-1.
Lineups
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 54
-
32
Jose Mauri ↓ Ilie Sanchez 61'
- 36
- 8
- 29
- 20
- 15
- 11
- 3
-
19
Grayson Barber ↓ Cameron Duke 83'
Bench
- 7
-
6
Ilie Sanchez ↑ 61'
- 4
- 96
-
28
Cameron Duke ↑ 83'
- 13
- 1
- 48
- 46
Coach
Peter Vermes
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 15
- 11
- 30
- 22
- 2
-
10
Jonathan Menendez ↓ Bobby Wood 71'
- 1
-
14
Rubio Rubin ↓ Anderson Julio 63'
-
6
Ruiz ↓ Justin Meram 71'
- 25
Bench
-
7
Bobby Wood ↑ 71'
- 13
- 3
- 18
-
9
Justin Meram ↑ 71'
- 20
-
29
Anderson Julio ↑ 63'
- 16
- 4
Coach
Pablo Mastroeni
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Johnny Russell | 5 |
| Corey Baird | 4 |
| Damir Kreilach | 4 |
| Daniel Salloi | 4 |
| Jefferson Savarino | 3 |
| Anderson Julio | 2 |
| Carlos Gomez | 2 |
| Rubio Rubin | 2 |
Head to Head
Sporting Kansas City Form
2021-11-07
Sporting Kansas City
0–1
Real Salt Lake
L
2021-11-04
Austin FC
3–1
Sporting Kansas City
L
2021-10-31
Minnesota United FC
2–1
Sporting Kansas City
L
2021-10-28
Sporting Kansas City
2–0
Los Angeles Galaxy
W
2021-10-23
Seattle Sounders FC
1–2
Sporting Kansas City
W
2021-10-18
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2–1
Sporting Kansas City
L
Real Salt Lake Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.15
Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57
Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for:
Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake 72%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Salt Lake win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
Sporting Kansas City or Draw
58%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
71%
Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9%
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 2
8%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City
| Handicap | Sporting Kansas City covers | Push | Real Salt Lake covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 7% | 89% |
| -1.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -1 | 11% | 16% | 74% |
| -0.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| +0.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +1 | 54% | 22% | 24% |
| +1.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +2 | 76% | 14% | 10% |
| +2.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
Clean Sheet
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
32%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.