Friday , 16 October 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Sporting Kansas City
0 – 0
Upcoming
Real Salt Lake
Sun 18 Oct 2026 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 29 66
2 Internacional CF Miami 29 52
3 New England Revolution 29 49
4 Chicago Fire FC 29 48
5 Charlotte FC 29 46
6 Philadelphia Union 29 45
7 Orlando City SC 29 38
8 FC Cincinnati 28 36
9 New York Red Bulls 29 36
10 New York City FC 29 33
11 Toronto FC 29 33
12 D.C. United SC 28 33
13 Columbus Crew SC 29 32
14 Atlanta United FC 29 30
15 Montreal Impact FC 29 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 29 52
17 St. Louis City 29 51
18 FC Dallas 29 50
19 San Jose Earthquakes 29 47
20 Houston Dynamo 29 46
21 Los Angeles FC 30 45
22 Seattle Sounders FC 29 41
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 39
24 Colorado Rapids SC 29 38
25 San Diego FC 29 33
26 Portland Timbers 29 33
27 Real Salt Lake 29 33
28 Minnesota United FC 29 31
29 Austin FC 29 31
30 Sporting Kansas City 29 22

Head-to-Head

5
4
10
Sporting Kansas City 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2025-09-14 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct Nashville SC A 0–4 L
11 Oct Portland Timbers H 3–3 D
02 Oct Seattle Sounders FC A 1–2 L
27 Sep Houston Dynamo A 2–0 W
20 Sep Philadelphia Union H 3–4 L
13 Sep Los Angeles FC H 3–1 W
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 1–1 D
10 Oct Philadelphia Union A 1–2 L
27 Sep New England Revolution H 3–0 W
24 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 0–2 L
20 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 0–3 L
13 Sep New York City FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City Real Salt Lake
#30 Position #27
22 Points 33
29 Played 29
6 / 4 / 19 W / D / L 9 / 6 / 14
35 Scored 42
72 Conceded 47
-37 GD -5
0.76 PPG 1.14
21% Win % 31%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
3% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
10% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (22 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/10
16-30
7/9
31-45
7/9
46-60
2/7
61-75
6/12
76+
4/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Johnny Russell 5
Damir Kreilach 4
Daniel Salloi 4
Corey Baird 4
Jefferson Savarino 3
Diego Rubio 2
Corey Baird 2
Diego Luna 2

Head to Head

2026-04-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2025-09-14 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 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

Sporting Kansas City Form

2026-10-15 Nashville SC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-10-11 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Portland Timbers D 2026-10-02 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-09-27 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-09-20 Sporting Kansas City 3–4 Philadelphia Union L 2026-09-13 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Los Angeles FC W

Real Salt Lake Form

2026-10-15 Real Salt Lake 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2026-10-10 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2026-09-27 Real Salt Lake 3–0 New England Revolution W 2026-09-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2026-09-20 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-09-13 Real Salt Lake 0–2 New York City FC L

Predictions

1.73 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.04 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake 76% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

Sporting Kansas City35% Draw24% Real Salt Lake41%

Both Teams to Score

Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.77

Over / Under Goals

Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
60%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
65%
Sporting Kansas City or Real Salt Lake
76%

Half-Time Result

Sporting Kansas City27% Draw39% Real Salt Lake34%

Correct Score

1 – 1
9%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 3
5.4%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 3
4.7%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.9%
0 – 0
3.5%
2 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 16% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 19% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 13% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
14%
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
19%

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