Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City: result 2-3 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 49Kick-off on October 8, 2023 at 01:30 AM (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 2-3 on October 8, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 4′E. ThommySporting Kansas City
- 29′J. RussellSporting Kansas City
- 77′A. PulidoSporting Kansas City
- 81′B. VeraReal Salt Lake
- 89′J. SavarinoReal Salt Lake
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 7 wins, 1 draws and 7 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 6, 3 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2023 | Los Angeles FC(away) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 24, 2023 | Vancouver Whitecaps(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 21, 2023 | FC Dallas(home) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 17, 2023 | San Jose Earthquakes(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Colorado Rapids(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2023 | St. Louis City(away) | 1-4 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 24, 2023 | Houston Dynamo(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Nashville SC(home) | 0-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 17, 2023 | Minnesota United FC(away) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Inter Miami(away) | 2-3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2023 | Sporting Kansas City 2-2 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Sporting Kansas City 2-2 Real Salt Lake | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 18, 2022 | Real Salt Lake 3-0 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 27, 2022 | Sporting Kansas City 1-0 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Nov 28, 2021 | Sporting Kansas City 1-2 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| Nov 7, 2021 | Sporting Kansas City 0-1 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake on Jul 13, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 1.6 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.6 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 1.6 | 1.7 | 4 | 8/15 | 13/15 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.6 | 1.7 | 4 | 9/15 | 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
Other matches in the same round
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- Oct 15, 2023FC Dallas1-1Colorado Rapids
- Oct 15, 2023Nashville SC3-2New England Revolution
- Oct 15, 2023Los Angeles Galaxy2-2Real Salt Lake
- Oct 19, 2023Inter Miami2-2Charlotte
- Oct 22, 2023Nashville SC0-1New York Red Bulls
- Oct 22, 2023New York City FC1-0Chicago Fire
- Oct 22, 2023New England Revolution2-1Philadelphia Union