Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Sporting Kansas City
2 – 2
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Thu 13 Jul 2023 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Daniel Salloi 30' 1–0
Johnny Russell 36' 2–0
2–1 46' Danny Musovski
2–2 72' Anderson Julio
Y 67' Cristian Arango
Y 87' Pablo Ruiz

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

5
4
10
Sporting Kansas City 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2023-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake 2022-07-18 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul Real Salt Lake H 2–2 D
09 Jul Houston Dynamo A 2–2 D
02 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–0 W
25 Jun Chicago Fire FC H 0–1 L
22 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–2 D
18 Jun Los Angeles FC H 1–2 L
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul Sporting Kansas City A 2–2 D
09 Jul Orlando City SC H 4–0 W
01 Jul Toronto FC A 1–0 W
25 Jun Minnesota United FC H 2–2 D
22 Jun St. Louis City A 3–1 W
17 Jun D.C. United SC A 2–1 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' That's the starting whistle at Children's Mercy Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Sporting Kansas City have won 439 goals from 285 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact 4-4-2.
  • 30' A goal from the Hungary international Daniel Salloi! He fires home on 30 to make it 1-0!
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dany Rosero made 285 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 36' GOAL! Johnny Russell scores on 36. Assisted by Erik Thommy
  • 41' 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.
  • 46' GOAL! Danny Musovski fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 46' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Damir Kreilach is withdrawn and Cristian Arango gets his opportunity.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 56' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marinos Tzionis is hanging Johnny Russell on the field on 56 minute.
  • 57' Erik Thommy makes way for Gadi Kinda at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
  • 62' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 67' Real Salt Lake receives a card for a hard tackle on 67.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Danny Musovski is replaced by Anderson Julio on 69 minute.
  • 72' The Ecuador Anderson Julio breaks the deadlock on 72 minutes. 2-2!
  • 77' Kendall McIntosh, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 79' The whistle greets Nelson Palacio as he departs to be replaced by Braian Ojeda.
  • 84' Andrew Brody is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
  • 87' Pablo Ruiz picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The points are shared — Sporting Kansas City 2-2 Real Salt Lake. Honours even.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Johnny Russell 5
Damir Kreilach 4
Daniel Salloi 4
Corey Baird 4
Jefferson Savarino 3
Diego Rubio 2
Corey Baird 2
Diego Luna 2

Head to Head

2023-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake 2022-07-18 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Sporting Kansas City 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

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2023-07-09 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-07-02 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-06-25 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-06-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-06-18 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Los Angeles FC L

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2023-07-09 Real Salt Lake 4–0 Orlando City SC W 2023-07-01 Toronto FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2023-06-25 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2023-06-22 St. Louis City 1–3 Real Salt Lake W 2023-06-17 D.C. United SC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.12 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City23% Draw24% Real Salt Lake53%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
47%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
77%
Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City16% Draw40% Real Salt Lake44%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 3
6.8%
0 – 3
6.1%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
5.2%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 3
3.9%
1 – 4
3.7%
1 – 0
3.5%

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% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 22% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 18% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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