Saturday , 14 November 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 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

5
4
11
Sporting Kansas City 20 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 #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)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
12% Clean Sheets
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)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 15 G 4 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Sporting Kansas City welcome Real Salt Lake for this crunch clash at Children's Mercy Park.
  • 5' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Children's Mercy Park. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Real Salt Lake seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' What a moment for Daniel Salloi! That strike on 30 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 36' Brilliant from the ! Johnny Russell makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 36.
  • 41' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 46' GOAL! Danny Musovski scores on 46. Assisted by Cristian Arango
  • 46' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Damir Kreilach is replaced by Cristian Arango.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 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' Gadi Kinda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Erik Thommy on 57 minute.
  • 62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Cristian Arango.
  • 69' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Danny Musovski has done his job and it is now time for Anderson Julio to step up.
  • 72' A goal from the Ecuador international Anderson Julio! He fires home on 72 to make it 2-2!
  • 77' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Nelson Palacio as he leaves the pitch. Braian Ojeda steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 84' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 87' Real Salt Lake receives a card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Corey Baird 4
Damir Kreilach 4
Daniel Salloi 4
Jefferson Savarino 3
Rubio Rubin 2
Anderson Julio 2
Alan Pulido 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
1.24 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.97 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City26% Draw26% Real Salt Lake48%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
52%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
74%
Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City19% Draw42% Real Salt Lake39%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
7.8%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 3
6.1%
2 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
5.6%
0 – 3
5%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 13% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 22% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 16% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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