Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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 #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' The game is set. Sporting Kansas City kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 7' Jasper Loeffelsend has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 7.
  • 12' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 27' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 29' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Andrew Brody.
  • 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
  • 40' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Roger Espinoza gets a Yellow card.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Ben Sweat on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
  • 46' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Erik Holt has done his job and it is now time for Jaziel Orozco to step up.
  • 51' Remi Walter has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 51.
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 61' A quiet spell here at Children's Mercy Park. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 62' The whistle greets Nikola Vujnovic as he departs to be replaced by Khiry Shelton.
  • 67' Sporting Kansas City have won 435 goals from 281 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 72' Supporters expect more eagerness from Erik Holt, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 74' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Felipe Hernandez by Cameron Duke on 74 minute.
  • 78' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Maikel Chang Ramirez by Rubio Rubin on 78 minute.
  • 81' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Johnny Russell makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Kortne Ford. He replaces Johnny Russell on 85 minute.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Jonathan Menendez is replaced by Damir Kreilach on 87 minute.
  • 88' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Jasper Loeffelsend has done his job and it is now time for Christopher Garcia to step up.
  • 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
Corey Baird 4
Damir Kreilach 4
Daniel Salloi 4
Jefferson Savarino 3
Rubio Rubin 2
Alan Pulido 2
Ike Opara 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
1 / 4
0.98 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City27% Draw26% Real Salt Lake47%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
53%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
73%
Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City17% Draw45% Real Salt Lake38%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
0 – 1
10.6%
0 – 2
9.7%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 3
5.5%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
5.5%
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 0
3.1%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 13% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 23% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 17% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
18% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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