Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.
- Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 34 | 60 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 58 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 55 |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 54 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 47 |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 46 |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 46 |
| 10 | New York City FC | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 42 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 39 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 33 |
| 14 | D.C. United SC | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 34 | 26 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 64 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 34 | 58 |
| 18 | St. Louis City | 34 | 54 |
| 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 52 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 51 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 47 |
| 22 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 46 |
| 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 46 |
| 24 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 45 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 44 |
| 26 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | 44 |
| 27 | Colorado Rapids SC | 34 | 43 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 34 | 38 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 34 | 34 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 26 |
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 | #24 |
| 26 | Points | 45 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 7 / 5 / 22 | W / D / L | 13 / 6 / 15 |
| 40 | Scored | 53 |
| 81 | Conceded | 52 |
| -41 | GD | +1 |
| 0.76 | PPG | 1.32 |
| 21% | Win % | 38% |
Key Stats
65%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
H2H (20 games)
55%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
6%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
Sporting Kansas City this season
12%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/12
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
3/7
61-75
6/15
76+
5/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
9/7
16-30
5/7
31-45
6/6
46-60
8/7
61-75
7/7
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Sporting Kansas City
| Andre Luiz | 7 G | 1 A |
Real Salt Lake
| Sergi Solans | 15 G | 4 A |
| Zavier Gozo | 6 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Children's Mercy Park that hosts another battle between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake.
- 5' Aaron Herrera has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 299 appearances.
- 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 15' Justin Meram, a Iraq , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jonathan Menendez, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 40' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 45' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 55' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
- 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 61' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Jose Mauri is withdrawn and Ilie Sanchez gets his opportunity.
- 63' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 63 minute. Rubio Rubin leaves to be changed by Anderson Julio.
- 68' 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.
- 71' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Justin Meram is hanging Ruiz on the field on 71 minute.
- 76' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 78' Roger Espinoza was booked on 78.
- 83' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Grayson Barber has done his job and it is now time for Cameron Duke to step up.
- 86' Controversy at the stadium! Everton argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 90' Aaron Herrera is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Salt Lake to claim maximum points.
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 |
| Rubio Rubin | 2 |
| Anderson Julio | 2 |
| Alan Pulido | 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
3 / 4
1.09
Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6
Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for:
Real Salt Lake or Draw 72%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Salt Lake win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.69
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 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
Sporting Kansas City or Draw
56%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
72%
Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 2
8.5%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
4.9%
0 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
3.9%
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% | 90% |
| -1.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -1 | 10% | 15% | 75% |
| -0.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| +0.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| +1 | 52% | 22% | 25% |
| +1.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +2 | 75% | 15% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
34%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.