Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City: result 4-2 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 21Kick-off on July 5, 2018 at 02:00 AM (UTC)America First Field, Sandy, Utah
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What was the result of Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City?
Real Salt Lake won 4-2 on July 5, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 20′D. SallóiSporting Kansas City
- 29′J. SavarinoReal Salt Lake
- 37′C. BairdReal Salt Lake
- 45′S. SaucedoReal Salt Lake
- 64′I. OparaSporting Kansas City
- 90′L. SilvaReal Salt Lake (pen.)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 6 wins, 1 draws and 8 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 9, 4 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2018 | Columbus Crew(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 24, 2018 | San Jose Earthquakes(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 10, 2018 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 0-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 7, 2018 | Sporting Kansas City(home) | 0-2 | US Open Cup |
| Jun 3, 2018 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2018 | CF Montreal(away) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 24, 2018 | Houston Dynamo(home) | 3-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 17, 2018 | FC Dallas(home) | 3-2 | US Open Cup |
| Jun 10, 2018 | Portland Timbers(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 7, 2018 | Real Salt Lake(away) | 2-0 | US Open Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Real Salt Lake win(s), 2 draw(s), 2 Sporting Kansas City win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2018 | Real Salt Lake 0-2 Sporting Kansas City | US Open Cup |
| Oct 22, 2017 | Real Salt Lake 2-1 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 23, 2017 | Real Salt Lake 1-1 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 30, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City 3-0 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 16, 2016 | Real Salt Lake 0-0 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| May 22, 2016 | Sporting Kansas City 1-3 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City on Jun 7, 2018
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 1.2 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.8 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.8 | 0.7 | 8 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Real Salt Lake sit 8th in Major League Soccer (28 points from 20 matches) and Sporting Kansas City sit 15th (15 points from 20 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 28 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 15 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Other matches in the same round
- Jul 4, 2018Minnesota United FC4-3Toronto FC
- Jul 5, 2018FC Dallas3-2Atlanta United FC
- Jul 5, 2018Colorado Rapids1-2Seattle Sounders
- Jul 5, 2018Los Angeles Galaxy2-2DC United
- Jul 7, 2018Philadelphia Union0-2Atlanta United FC
- Jul 7, 2018New England Revolution0-0Seattle Sounders
- Jul 7, 2018CF Montreal2-1Colorado Rapids
- Jul 8, 2018Sporting Kansas City2-2Toronto FC