Saturday , 14 November 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 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
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 #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)

Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 15 G 4 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake has kicked off!
  • 5' Johnny Russell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 18 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 14' Goal! Carlos Gomez scores his 23 goal in 300 matches.
  • 19' Fontas has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 24' Erik Thommy has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 28' Assisted by Nemanja Radoja with the perfectly-timed delivery and Stephen Afrira makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 33' Against the run of play, Anderson Julio has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 38' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Noel Caliskan scoring 0 goals.
  • 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 301 games and scored 461 goals.
  • 46' Real Salt Lake make a change. Andrew Brody trudges off to be replaced by Bode Davis on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The deadlock is broken! Carlos Gomez gets on the scoresheet on 51 minutes.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Stephen Afrira by Alenis Vargas on 60 minute.
  • 62' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Diego Luna departs to be replaced by Matt Crooks.
  • 67' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Kayden Pierre exits the field as Khiry Shelton enters on 67.
  • 70' The deadlock is broken! Willy Agada gets on the scoresheet on 70 minutes.
  • 75' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Maikel Chang. He replaces Anderson Julio on 76 minute.
  • 77' It’s gonna be a card for Brayan Vera.
  • 82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
  • 84' What a strike from Matt Crooks! The score is 2-4.
  • 89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pablo Mastroeni might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Real Salt Lake players.

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
Damir Kreilach 4
Daniel Salloi 4
Corey Baird 4
Jefferson Savarino 3
Ike Opara 2
Carlos Gomez 2
Ike Opara 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
1.59 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.32 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City27% Draw23% Real Salt Lake50%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
50%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
73%
Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City22% Draw38% Real Salt Lake40%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 1
8.2%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 3
6.4%
2 – 1
5.8%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 3
5%
0 – 1
4.3%
0 – 3
4.1%
1 – 4
3.7%
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 13% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 20% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 16% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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