Sporting Kansas City

VS Scheduled Sunday 18 Oct 202601:30

United States 2026 MLS

Real Salt Lake

Head-to-head overview

33 meetings

Sporting Kansas CityWins: 8
Draws27.3% of meetings: 9
Real Salt LakeWins: 16

Goals per match: 2.73
Over 2.5 goals: 54.5%
Both teams scored: 63.6%

Date	Season	Match
2026-04-04	2026	Real Salt Lake3–1Sporting Kansas City
2025-09-14	2025	Real Salt Lake2–1Sporting Kansas City
2025-06-29	2025	Sporting Kansas City1–1Real Salt Lake
2024-06-20	2024	Sporting Kansas City3–4Real Salt Lake
2024-05-05	2024	Real Salt Lake1–0Sporting Kansas City
2023-10-08	2023	Real Salt Lake2–3Sporting Kansas City
2023-07-13	2023	Sporting Kansas City2–2Real Salt Lake
2022-07-18	2022	Real Salt Lake3–0Sporting Kansas City
2022-03-26	2022	Sporting Kansas City1–0Real Salt Lake
2021-11-28	2021	Sporting Kansas City1–2Real Salt Lake
2021-11-07	2021	Sporting Kansas City0–1Real Salt Lake
2021-05-01	2021	Real Salt Lake3–1Sporting Kansas City
2020-11-08	2020	Real Salt Lake0–2Sporting Kansas City
2020-07-22	2020	Real Salt Lake0–2Sporting Kansas City
2019-08-11	2019	Sporting Kansas City1–2Real Salt Lake
2019-06-30	2019	Real Salt Lake2–0Sporting Kansas City
2018-11-11	2018	Sporting Kansas City4–2Real Salt Lake
2018-11-05	2018	Real Salt Lake1–1Sporting Kansas City
2018-09-30	2018	Sporting Kansas City1–1Real Salt Lake
2018-07-05	2018	Real Salt Lake4–2Sporting Kansas City
2017-10-22	2017	Real Salt Lake2–1Sporting Kansas City
2017-07-23	2017	Real Salt Lake1–1Sporting Kansas City
2017-04-30	2017	Sporting Kansas City3–0Real Salt Lake
2016-10-16	2016	Real Salt Lake0–0Sporting Kansas City
2016-05-22	2016	Sporting Kansas City1–3Real Salt Lake
2016-04-03	2016	Sporting Kansas City1–2Real Salt Lake
2015-07-25	2015	Real Salt Lake2–1Sporting Kansas City
2015-06-22	2015	Real Salt Lake2–1Sporting Kansas City
2015-04-12	2015	Sporting Kansas City0–0Real Salt Lake
2014-04-06	2014	Sporting Kansas City0–0Real Salt Lake
2013-12-07	2013	Sporting Kansas City1–1Real Salt Lake
2013-07-21	2013	Real Salt Lake1–2Sporting Kansas City
2012-04-15	2012	Sporting Kansas City1–0Real Salt Lake

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	2026	Houston Dynamo0–2Sporting Kansas City
2026-09-20	2026	Sporting Kansas City3–4Philadelphia Union
2026-09-14	2026	Sporting Kansas City3–1Los Angeles FC
2026-09-13	2026	Sporting Kansas City3–1Los Angeles FC
2026-09-06	2026	FC Dallas4–3Sporting Kansas City
2026-08-30	2026	Sporting Kansas City0–3Vancouver Whitecaps
2026-08-24	2026	Atlanta Utd2–1Sporting Kansas City
2026-08-20	2026	Sporting Kansas City1–1St. Louis City

Real Salt Lake

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	2026	Real Salt Lake3–0New England Revolution
2026-09-24	2026	Seattle Sounders2–0Real Salt Lake
2026-09-20	2026	Real Salt Lake0–3Vancouver Whitecaps
2026-09-14	2026	Real Salt Lake0–2New York City
2026-09-13	2026	Real Salt Lake0–2New York City
2026-09-10	2026	Houston Dynamo2–1Real Salt Lake
2026-09-06	2026	Real Salt Lake2–2Los Angeles FC
2026-08-30	2026	Colorado Rapids1–0Real Salt Lake

Sporting Kansas City Real Salt Lake

Wins

38%

12%

Over 2.5 goals

75%

50%

Both teams scored

75%

25%

Clean sheets

12%

Home & away results

This season · 2026

Sporting Kansas City

Home · MLS

Home			Away		1st goal
30	Sporting Kansas City		Nashville SC	1
30	Sporting Kansas City	0–3	Vancouver Whitecaps	2	40′ Away
30	Sporting Kansas City		FC Dallas	3
30	Sporting Kansas City	1–3	San Jose Earthquakes	4	27′ Home
30	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	St. Louis City	5	45+2′ Away
30	Sporting Kansas City		Inter Miami	6
30	Sporting Kansas City		New England Revolution	7
30	Sporting Kansas City		Charlotte	8
30	Sporting Kansas City	0–2	Houston Dynamo	9	55′ Away
30	Sporting Kansas City		Chicago Fire	10
30	Sporting Kansas City	3–1	Los Angeles FC	11	18′ Home
30	Sporting Kansas City	3–1	Los Angeles FC	11	—
30	Sporting Kansas City	1–4	Colorado Rapids	12	12′ Away
30	Sporting Kansas City	3–1	Los Angeles Galaxy	13	32′ Home
30	Sporting Kansas City		Orlando City	14
30	Sporting Kansas City		New York City	15
30	Sporting Kansas City	3–4	Philadelphia Union	16	—
30	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	Seattle Sounders	17	2′ Away
30	Sporting Kansas City	1–2	New York Red Bulls	18	3′ Away
30	Sporting Kansas City		FC Cincinnati	19
30	Sporting Kansas City		Portland Timbers	20
30	Sporting Kansas City		Real Salt Lake	21
30	Sporting Kansas City		DC United	22
30	Sporting Kansas City	0–1	San Diego FC	23	—
30	Sporting Kansas City		Austin FC	24
30	Sporting Kansas City	2–2	Columbus Crew	25	33′ Away
30	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	Minnesota United	26	28′ Home
30	Sporting Kansas City		Toronto FC	27
30	Sporting Kansas City		Atlanta Utd	28
30	Sporting Kansas City		CF Montreal	29
30 · Sporting Kansas City

Real Salt Lake

Away · MLS

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Nashville SC		Real Salt Lake	21
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	1–0	Real Salt Lake	21	57′ Home
3	FC Dallas	3–1	Real Salt Lake	21	18′ Home
4	San Jose Earthquakes		Real Salt Lake	21
5	St. Louis City	1–1	Real Salt Lake	21	60′ Away
6	Inter Miami		Real Salt Lake	21
7	New England Revolution		Real Salt Lake	21
8	Charlotte		Real Salt Lake	21
9	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Real Salt Lake	21	57′ Home
10	Chicago Fire		Real Salt Lake	21
11	Los Angeles FC	3–1	Real Salt Lake	21	—
12	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Real Salt Lake	21	58′ Home
13	Los Angeles Galaxy	2–1	Real Salt Lake	21	—
14	Orlando City	2–1	Real Salt Lake	21	36′ Away
15	New York City		Real Salt Lake	21
16	Philadelphia Union		Real Salt Lake	21
17	Seattle Sounders	2–0	Real Salt Lake	21	48′ Home
18	New York Red Bulls		Real Salt Lake	21
19	FC Cincinnati		Real Salt Lake	21
20	Portland Timbers	2–1	Real Salt Lake	21	18′ Away
21 · Real Salt Lake
22	DC United		Real Salt Lake	21
23	San Diego FC	2–2	Real Salt Lake	21	—
24	Austin FC		Real Salt Lake	21
25	Columbus Crew		Real Salt Lake	21
26	Minnesota United	1–1	Real Salt Lake	21	22′ Away
27	Toronto FC		Real Salt Lake	21
28	Atlanta Utd	2–3	Real Salt Lake	21	23′ Away
29	CF Montreal		Real Salt Lake	21
30	Sporting Kansas City		Real Salt Lake	21

Sporting Kansas City Home Real Salt Lake Away

Wins

29%

8%

Over 1.5

93%

85%

Over 2.5

71%

62%

Over 3.5

50%

31%

Both teams scored

79%

77%

Clean sheets

0%

Scores first

N/A

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

MLS · 2026 · Completed league matches only.

Sporting Kansas City

27 matches

Goals & results	Home14 matches	Away13 matches	Overall27 matches
Points / match	1.07	0.69	0.89
Draws	21.4%	0.0%	11.1%
Goals scored / match	1.50	1.00	1.26
Goals conceded / match	1.93	2.85	2.37
Total goals / match	3.43	3.85	3.63
Failed to score	21.4%	46.2%	33.3%
Under 2.5 goals	28.6%	15.4%	22.2%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 13/14 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Real Salt Lake

28 matches

Goals & results	Home15 matches	Away13 matches	Overall28 matches
Points / match	1.73	0.46	1.14
Draws	13.3%	23.1%	17.9%
Goals scored / match	1.80	1.00	1.43
Goals conceded / match	1.47	1.85	1.64
Total goals / match	3.27	2.85	3.07
Failed to score	26.7%	23.1%	25.0%
Under 2.5 goals	33.3%	38.5%	35.7%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 11/13 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Sporting Kansas City	Draw	Real Salt Lake	How it works
Strength (Elo)	39.3%	26.1%	34.6%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	23.7%	21.0%	53.0%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.32–2.09 Model expected goals

64.0% Probability of over 2.5 goals

62.6% Both teams to score

1-2 Most likely score, at 9.5%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-29.5%

1-19.1%

0-27.2%

0-16.9%

1-36.6%

2-26.3%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Sporting Kansas City	Real Salt Lake	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1393	1436	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	23	-66	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1523	1514	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Sporting Kansas City	0.74	0.53	1.21	1.21
Real Salt Lake	0.53	0.74	0.74	0.95

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Sporting Kansas City	2%	2%	20%	30%	45%
Real Salt Lake	0%	12%	20%	32%	35%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

1.40 Sporting Kansas City at home, 10 matches

0.20 Real Salt Lake away, 10 matches

21d Days of rest for Sporting Kansas City

21d Days of rest for Real Salt Lake

Raphael Wicky Manager of Sporting Kansas City, since 04/01/26

— Manager of Real Salt Lake

0 Matches for Sporting Kansas City in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Real Salt Lake in the last 14 days

37 Points for Sporting Kansas City behind the leaders, and -5 above the relegation zone

29 Points for Real Salt Lake behind the leaders, and 3 above the relegation zone

3.09 League goals per match

25.3% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Sporting Kansas City, the right bar represents Real Salt Lake.

On the ball

20 matches

3.95

corners

5.11

13.0

fouls

12.32

2.36

yellow cards

2.67

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Sporting Kansas City	WLWWLLLDLL	1.00	1.60–2.00	1W
Real Salt Lake	WLLLLLDLLL	0.40	1.00–2.00	1W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Sporting Kansas City	5	4	10	1	1
Real Salt Lake	5	8	6	0	3

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Sporting Kansas City

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Real Salt Lake

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.