Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Sporting Kansas City
1 – 1
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 29 Jun 2025 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Daniel Salloi 24' Y
Tim Leibold 35' Y
Jacob Bartlett 43' Y
Memo Rodriguez 49' Y
Y 52' Nelson Palacio
Y 69' Zavier Gozo
Jake Davis 70' Y
Y 74' Pablo Ruiz
Jake Davis 82' YR

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
2025-06-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jun Real Salt Lake H 1–1 D
26 Jun Charlotte FC H 2–1 W
15 Jun FC Dallas H 2–4 L
09 Jun Los Angeles FC A 1–3 L
01 Jun Houston Dynamo A 3–1 W
25 May New England Revolution H 3–3 D
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
15 Jun D.C. United SC H 2–0 W
01 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–2 L
29 May Austin FC A 1–1 D
25 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–3 L
18 May Colorado Rapids SC A 0–1 L

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' The ball is rolling at Children's Mercy Park. Sporting Kansas City are looking to make home advantage count against Real Salt Lake.
  • 5' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
  • 10' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Zavier Gozo scoring 1 goals.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' Daniel Salloi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 24.
  • 29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 34' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' The referee calls foul for Tim Leibold. He receives a card.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jacob Bartlett on 43.
  • 46' Magnificent from Johnny Russell! That is 73 goals in 289 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Daniel Salloi is withdrawn and Magomed Suleymanov gets his opportunity.
  • 49' Memo Rodriguez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 49.
  • 52' Real Salt Lake receives a card for a hard tackle on 52.
  • 57' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 59' Erik Thommy makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Sporting Kansas City are in front.
  • 59' Jake Davis gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Memo Rodriguez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' Ariath Piol gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Willy Agada and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Poor challenge from Zavier Gozo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 70' Jake Davis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 70.
  • 74' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Pablo Ruiz on 74 minutes.
  • 77' Mason Toye is ready to make an impact after coming on for Santiago Munoz at the 77 minute mark.
  • 82' Poor challenge from Jake Davis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 85' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 85 minute. Alexandros Katranis leaves to be changed by Philip Quinton.
  • 89' Andrew Brody is replacing Erik Thommy for the Sporting Kansas City side.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kerry Zavagnin

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

2025-06-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake 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

Sporting Kansas City Form

2025-06-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2025-06-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Charlotte FC W 2025-06-15 Sporting Kansas City 2–4 FC Dallas L 2025-06-09 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-06-01 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-05-25 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 New England Revolution D

Real Salt Lake Form

2025-06-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2025-06-15 Real Salt Lake 2–0 D.C. United SC W 2025-06-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2025-05-29 Austin FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2025-05-25 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2025-05-18 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.55 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City35% Draw25% Real Salt Lake40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
60%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
65%
Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City25% Draw41% Real Salt Lake34%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.7%
0 – 1
5.5%
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 0
4.7%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
3.9%
3 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 19% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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