Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

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Sat 26 Mar 2022 · 23:00 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 7' Jasper Loeffelsend

Y 29' Andrew Brody

Roger Espinoza 40' Y

Ben Sweat 45' Y

Remi Walter 51' Y

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)

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

Sporting Kansas City 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Real Salt Lake 2021-11-07 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Real Salt Lake 2021-05-01 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2020-11-08 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City 2020-07-22 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Mar	Real Salt Lake	H	1–0	W
19 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–3	L
13 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
05 Mar	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
27 Feb	Atlanta United FC	A	1–3	L
07 Nov	Real Salt Lake	H	0–1	L

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–1	L
20 Mar	Nashville SC	H	2–1	W
13 Mar	New England Revolution	A	3–2	W
05 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
28 Feb	Houston Dynamo	A	0–0	D
07 Nov	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–0	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' Temperatures are rising at Children's Mercy Park as Sporting Kansas City face off against Real Salt Lake in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' A quiet spell here at Children's Mercy Park. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
7' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jasper Loeffelsend on 7.
12' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Real Salt Lake winning 100% of all matches.
17' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
22' Graham Zusi, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
27' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
29' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 29.
34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pablo Mastroeni will be considering his options from the bench.
39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
40' Roger Espinoza is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ben Sweat.
46' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 46 minute. Erik Holt leaves to be changed by Jaziel Orozco.
51' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Remi Walter on 51 minutes.
56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
61' 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.
62' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Nikola Vujnovic is withdrawn and Khiry Shelton gets his opportunity.
67' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
72' Roger Espinoza has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
74' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Felipe Hernandez is withdrawn and Cameron Duke gets his opportunity.
78' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Maikel Chang Ramirez is withdrawn and Rubio Rubin gets his opportunity.
81' A goal from the Scotland international Johnny Russell! He fires home on 81 to make it 1-0!
85' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Johnny Russell is replaced by Kortne Ford on 85 minute.
87' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Jonathan Menendez is replaced by Damir Kreilach on 87 minute.
88' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Jasper Loeffelsend is replaced by Christopher Garcia on 88 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 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

10
Sergio Cordova
30
Marcelo Silva
2
Andrew Brody
12
Scott Caldwell ↓ Everton 62'
18
Zac MacMath
27
Jonathan Menendez ↓ Damir Kreilach 87'
20
Erik Holt ↓ Jaziel Orozco 46'
21
Tate Schmitt
6
Ruiz
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez ↓ Rubio Rubin 78'
28
Jasper Loeffelsend ↓ Christopher Garcia 88'

Bench

8
Damir Kreilach ↑ 87'
4
Johan Kappelhof
17
Christopher Garcia ↑ 88'
14
Rubio Rubin ↑ 78'
25
Everton ↑ 62'
19
Bode Davis
99
Jaziel Orozco ↑ 46'
81
Tomas Gomez

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Johnny Russell	5
Daniel Salloi	4
Corey Baird	4
Damir Kreilach	4
Jefferson Savarino	3
Diego Luna	2
Erik Thommy	2
Ilie Sanchez	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2022-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-03-13 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-03-05 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2022-02-27 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-11-07 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Real Salt Lake L

Real Salt Lake Form

2022-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2022-03-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Nashville SC W 2022-03-13 New England Revolution 2–3 Real Salt Lake W 2022-03-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-02-28 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2021-11-07 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.03 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.65 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City29% Draw27% Real Salt Lake44%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

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	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

56%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

71%

Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City18% Draw46% Real Salt Lake36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

0 – 1

10.4%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 2

9.1%

0 – 0

8.7%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

5.8%

1 – 3

5.1%

0 – 3

4.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

2 – 0

3.6%

2 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	14%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	23%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	16%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

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