Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Sporting Kansas City

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Real Salt Lake

Thu 20 Jun 2024 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 77' Brayan Vera

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

2024-06-20 Sporting Kansas City 3–4 Real Salt Lake 2024-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 2023-10-08 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Sporting Kansas City 2023-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake 2022-07-18 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jun	Real Salt Lake	H	3–4	L
16 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–4	L
09 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
02 Jun	Minnesota United FC	A	1–3	L
30 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–2	L
26 May	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	A	4–3	W
15 Jun	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–0	D
02 Jun	Austin FC	H	5–1	W
30 May	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–1	D
26 May	FC Dallas	A	3–3	D
19 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	5–3	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' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
14' Carlos Gomez does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
19' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
24' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
28' Stephen Afrira makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Sporting Kansas City are in front.
33' Anderson Julio doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
43' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Zavier Gozo scoring 1 goals.
46' Real Salt Lake make a change. Andrew Brody trudges off to be replaced by Bode Davis on 46 minutes.
51' What a strike from Carlos Gomez! The score is 1-3.
56' 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.
60' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 60 minute. Stephen Afrira leaves to be changed by Alenis Vargas.
62' Diego Luna makes way for Matt Crooks at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
67' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Kayden Pierre is replaced by Khiry Shelton on 67 minute.
70' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Willy Agada makes it 2-3.
75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
76' The whistle greets Anderson Julio as he departs to be replaced by Maikel Chang.
77' Brayan Vera was booked on 77.
82' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
84' Matt Crooks doubles the advantage! 2-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 283 games and scored 420 goals.
Sporting Kansas City will have plenty to reflect on. Real Salt Lake were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

3
Bryan Oviedo ↓ Alexandros Katranis 62'
2
Andrew Brody ↓ Bode Davis 46'
6
Braian Ojeda
4
Brayan Vera
29
Anderson Julio ↓ Maikel Chang 76'
26
Philip Quinton
35
Gavin Beavers
8
Diego Luna ↓ Matt Crooks 62'
11
Carlos Gomez
14
Emeka Eneli
17
Fidel Barajas ↓ Cristian Arango 46'

Bench

9
Cristian Arango ↑ 46'
98
Alexandros Katranis ↑ 62'
18
Zac MacMath
16
Maikel Chang ↑ 76'
19
Bode Davis ↑ 46'
27
Bertin Jacquesson
13
Nelson Palacio
25
Matt Crooks ↑ 62'
33
Tommy Silva

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Johnny Russell	5
Damir Kreilach	4
Daniel Salloi	4
Corey Baird	4
Jefferson Savarino	3
Ike Opara	2
Diego Rubio	2
Corey Baird	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2024-06-20 Sporting Kansas City 3–4 Real Salt Lake L 2024-06-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-06-09 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-06-02 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2024-05-26 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Real Salt Lake Form

2024-06-20 Sporting Kansas City 3–4 Real Salt Lake W 2024-06-15 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2024-06-02 Real Salt Lake 5–1 Austin FC W 2024-05-30 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2024-05-26 FC Dallas 3–3 Real Salt Lake D 2024-05-19 Real Salt Lake 5–3 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.48 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.52 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City24% Draw22% Real Salt Lake54%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

45%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

76%

Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City19% Draw36% Real Salt Lake45%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 1

7.6%

1 – 3

6.9%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

2 – 3

5.1%

2 – 1

0 – 3

4.9%

1 – 4

4.4%

0 – 1

4.3%

2 – 4

3.3%

0 – 4

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%	12%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	41%	—	59%
+1	41%	20%	39%
+1.5	61%	—	39%
+2	61%	17%	22%
+2.5	78%	—	22%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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