Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

MLS · 2024
Sporting Kansas City
3 – 4
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Thu 20 Jun 2024 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 77' Brayan Vera

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #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' Sporting Kansas City have kicked off against Real Salt Lake. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Erik Thommy suffering a number of foals already.
  • 14' Carlos Gomez doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 28' Stephen Afrira does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Kansas City surge ahead!
  • 33' Anderson Julio is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 38' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Andrew Brody by Bode Davis on 46 minute.
  • 51' Brilliant from the ! Carlos Gomez makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 51.
  • 56' Johnny Russell has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Stephen Afrira is replaced by Alenis Vargas on 60 minute.
  • 62' Matt Crooks is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Luna at the 62 minute mark.
  • 67' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Kayden Pierre is withdrawn and Khiry Shelton gets his opportunity.
  • 70' A goal from the Nigeria international Willy Agada! He fires home on 70 to make it 2-3!
  • 75' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 76' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 76 minute. Anderson Julio leaves to be changed by Maikel Chang.
  • 77' Brayan Vera catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 77.
  • 82' The 24-year-old Jake Davis has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 84' Brilliant from the midfielder! Matt Crooks makes it 2-4 with a superb finish on 84.
  • 89' 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.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sporting Kansas City 3-4 Real Salt Lake.

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
Anderson Julio 2
Carlos Gomez 2
Rubio Rubin 2

Head to Head

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

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
1.64 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.29 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City28% Draw23% Real Salt Lake49%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
51%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
72%
Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City23% Draw38% Real Salt Lake39%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
1 – 2
8.2%
1 – 1
8.2%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 3
6.2%
2 – 1
5.9%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
5%
0 – 1
4.1%
0 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.6%
1 – 4
3.6%
3 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 14% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 19% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 15% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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