Football betting preview: Sporting KC favourites when Real Salt Lake visits

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Competition: United States Major League Soccer
Date: Sun 11.August
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Children's Mercy Park (21650 seats)

Season ticket holders at Children's Mercy Park haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Sporting KC languishing in the 10th position so far. The guesting Real Salt Lake will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1700 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Sporting KC form and stats

4-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Sporting KC so far this season.

Sporting KC are returning here after visiting Seattle Sounders in a Major League Soccer game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at New York City.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Sporting KC's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won 3 matches, drawn 2 and lost 1.

Sporting KC are traveling soon after this match as the Major League Soccer match at Orlando City awaits in four days.

A decent goal production from Sporting KC in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 11 matches. Sporting KC are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (22 from 11 played).

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Real Salt Lake form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Real Salt Lake so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-7 (win-draw-lose).

Real Salt Lake won their last game, 3-1 versus New York City played at home. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Dallas that ended 0-0.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Real Salt Lake playing away, we found seven games. Results were 1 away win, 3 draws and 3 home wins.

A new game in only four days for Real Salt Lake, the Major League Soccer home match versus Seattle Sounders. Busy days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Real Salt Lake as they have only managed to score 11 times from 12 away games. In the opposite end, Real Salt Lake have conceded 21 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Real Salt Lake - Sporting KC 2-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Sporting KC, 4 draws and 3 wins for Real Salt Lake. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 6 games.

Top Goalscorers

F. Gutiérrez
10 goals / 1 assists
S. Johnson
8 goals

Sporting KC missing players

Real Salt Lake missing players

Sporting KC Real Salt Lake
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
23 11 2 Played 2 12 23
7 4 0 Won 1 2 10
7 3 0 Drew 1 3 4
9 4 2 Lost 0 7 9
36 21 0 Scored 4 11 33
41 22 4 Conceded 3 21 31
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 92% 96%
87% 91% 100% Over 1.5 100% 75% 78%
52% 55% 0% Over 2.5 50% 58% 61%
39% 45% 0% Over 3.5 50% 25% 26%
26% 36% 0% Over 4.5 50% 17% 13%
61% 55% 0% BTTS 100% 50% 52%
17% 18% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 17% 30%
22% 27% 100% Failed To Score 0% 42% 22%
 
5.1 5.7 9.5 Corners For (avg) 7 3.1 3.9
4.4 3.2 4.5 Corners Against (avg) 8 7.3 6.7
2.2 1.9 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 3 2.2 2.2
3 1 0 Red Cards 0 3 4
Key stats this season:
  • Real Salt Lake have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Real Salt Lake have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sporting KC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting KC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Sporting KC
07-07-19 MLS Sporting KC 1 - 0 Chicago Fire
14-07-19 MLS Vancouver Whitecaps 0 - 3 Sporting KC
21-07-19 MLS Sporting KC 0 - 2 Dallas
26-07-19 MLS New York City 3 - 1 Sporting KC
05-08-19 MLS Seattle Sounders 2 - 3 Sporting KC
11-08-19 MLS Sporting KC 00:30 Real Salt Lake
14-08-19 MLS Orlando City 23:30 Sporting KC
18-08-19 MLS Sporting KC 00:30 SJ Earthquakes
23-08-19 MLS Sporting KC 01:30 Minnesota United
01-09-19 MLS Sporting KC 00:30 Houston Dynamo
Real Salt Lake
07-07-19 MLS SJ Earthquakes 1 - 0 Real Salt Lake
14-07-19 MLS Real Salt Lake 4 - 0 Philadelphia Union
21-07-19 MLS Real Salt Lake 1 - 1 Minnesota United
28-07-19 MLS Dallas 0 - 0 Real Salt Lake
04-08-19 MLS Real Salt Lake 3 - 1 New York City
11-08-19 MLS Sporting KC 00:30 Real Salt Lake
15-08-19 MLS Real Salt Lake 02:00 Seattle Sounders
18-08-19 MLS Real Salt Lake 02:00 Los Angeles FC
25-08-19 MLS Real Salt Lake 02:00 Colorado Rapids
01-09-19 MLS Portland Timbers 02:30 Real Salt Lake

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Los Angeles FC 23 16 4 3 61 23 10 9 1 0 30 10 13 7 3 3 31 13 38 52
2 Minnesota United 23 11 5 7 39 30 12 7 4 1 21 9 11 4 1 6 18 21 9 38
3 SJ Earthquakes 23 11 5 7 40 34 13 8 2 3 25 16 10 3 3 4 15 18 6 38
4 Seattle Sounders 23 11 5 7 35 31 12 8 2 2 22 13 11 3 3 5 13 18 4 38
5 LA Galaxy 23 12 1 10 30 34 12 8 0 4 20 16 11 4 1 6 10 18 -4 37
6 Real Salt Lake 23 10 4 9 33 31 11 8 1 2 22 10 12 2 3 7 11 21 2 34
7 Dallas 24 9 6 9 31 28 12 6 5 1 18 10 12 3 1 8 13 18 3 33
8 Portland Timbers 22 9 4 9 35 33 6 3 2 1 14 6 16 6 2 8 21 27 2 31
9 Houston Dynamo 24 9 3 12 34 39 13 7 3 3 21 14 11 2 0 9 13 25 -5 30
10 Sporting KC 23 7 7 9 36 41 11 4 3 4 21 22 12 3 4 5 15 19 -5 28
11 Vancouver Whitecaps 25 5 9 11 25 42 12 3 4 5 11 17 13 2 5 6 14 25 -17 24
12 Colorado Rapids 23 6 5 12 39 48 13 5 2 6 27 27 10 1 3 6 12 21 -9 23