Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

MLS · 2022
Sporting Kansas City
1 – 0
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
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

Match Preview

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

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

5
4
10
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #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)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
11% Clean Sheets
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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sporting Kansas City launch into their encounter with Real Salt Lake.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pablo Mastroeni will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 7' The referee has no hesitation. Jasper Loeffelsend is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 7.
  • 12' USA international Christopher Garcia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 17' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
  • 22' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 27' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 29' Poor challenge from Andrew Brody. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 39' Damir Kreilach, a Croatia , has 23 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Poor challenge from Roger Espinoza. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 45' Sporting Kansas City receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 46' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 46 minute. Erik Holt leaves to be changed by Jaziel Orozco.
  • 51' Remi Walter is having his name booked by the referee on 51.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sergio Cordova, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 62' The crowd applauds Nikola Vujnovic as he leaves the pitch. Khiry Shelton steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 72' Real Salt Lake have won 425 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 74' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cameron Duke is hanging Felipe Hernandez on the field on 74 minute.
  • 78' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rubio Rubin is hanging Maikel Chang Ramirez on the field on 78 minute.
  • 81' What composure from Johnny Russell! The Scotland international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 85' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 85 minute. Johnny Russell leaves to be changed by Kortne Ford.
  • 87' The whistle greets Jonathan Menendez as he departs to be replaced by Damir Kreilach.
  • 88' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Christopher Garcia is hanging Jasper Loeffelsend on the field on 88 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sporting Kansas City to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Johnny Russell 5
Daniel Salloi 4
Corey Baird 4
Damir Kreilach 4
Jefferson Savarino 3
Anderson Julio 2
Carlos Gomez 2
Rubio Rubin 2

Head to Head

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

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
1.2 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City34% Draw28% Real Salt Lake38%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
63%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
66%
Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City23% Draw48% Real Salt Lake29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
8.5%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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