Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City: result 0-2 and analysis
Major League SoccerGroup Stage - 4Kick-off on July 22, 2020 at 01:00 PM (UTC)America First Field, Sandy, Utah
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What was the result of Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City?
Sporting Kansas City won 0-2 on July 22, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 1′J. RussellSporting Kansas City
- 86′GersoSporting Kansas City
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 6, 1 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2020 | Minnesota United FC(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 13, 2020 | Colorado Rapids(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 7, 2020 | New York Red Bulls(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 1, 2020 | Orlando City SC(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 24, 2019 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2020 | Colorado Rapids(home) | 3-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 13, 2020 | Minnesota United FC(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 8, 2020 | Houston Dynamo(home) | 4-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 1, 2020 | Vancouver Whitecaps(away) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 6, 2019 | FC Dallas(away) | 0-6 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Real Salt Lake win(s), 2 draw(s), 1 Sporting Kansas City win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2019 | Sporting Kansas City 1-2 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 30, 2019 | Real Salt Lake 2-0 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Nov 11, 2018 | Sporting Kansas City 4-2 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Nov 5, 2018 | Real Salt Lake 1-1 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 30, 2018 | Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 5, 2018 | Real Salt Lake 4-2 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake on Aug 11, 2019
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 0.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.6 and concede 2.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 0.9 | 0.9 | 7 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3 | 10/15 | 12/15 |
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 21 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 28 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 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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