Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City: result 2-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 38Kick-off on October 22, 2017 at 08:00 PM (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 2-1 on October 22, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 3′L. SilvaReal Salt Lake
- 41′B. LennonReal Salt Lake
- 89′I. OparaSporting Kansas City
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 5, 6 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2017 | Colorado Rapids(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 1, 2017 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 24, 2017 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 17, 2017 | Portland Timbers(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 10, 2017 | Vancouver Whitecaps(away) | 2-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2017 | Houston Dynamo(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 12, 2017 | Houston Dynamo(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 8, 2017 | Minnesota United FC(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 1, 2017 | Vancouver Whitecaps(home) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 24, 2017 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Apr 3, 2016 | Sporting Kansas City 1-2 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 13, 2015 | Sporting Kansas City 3-1 Real Salt Lake | US Open Cup |
Last archived meeting: Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City on Jul 23, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 2.0 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.3 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 2.0 | 1.1 | 4 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2 | 10/15 | 6/15 |
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
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