A victory to the home team is anticipated from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Real Salt Lake followers are hoping that the gulf between 4th and Sporting KC's 14th position in the table will be revealed on the ground.
- Real Salt Lake have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Major League Soccer
- Sporting KC have the fewest scored goals (19) in Major League Soccer
Sporting KC have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Real Salt Lake and Sporting KC.
Real Salt Lake form and stats
Real Salt Lake, who have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Major League Soccer, are steadily winning Major League Soccer games and points here at Rio Tinto Stadium. 6 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 9 games. Two draws in a row at home now for Salt.
No payout for Real Salt Lake in their previous match, an away game at Atlanta United that ended in defeat 1-2. Kappelhof, defender, was given a rating of 7.84/10 in that game, top of the team. Kappelhof scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 1 of 4 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Colorado Rapids that ended 2-2.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Salt have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 17 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 6 and lost 4.
Real Salt Lake have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Rio Tinto Stadium with 15 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, Real Salt Lake have conceded only 6 goals.
Sporting KC form and stats
There's been little loot from Sporting KC's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 12 away games in the Major League Soccer. Sporting KC only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws.
Sporting KC has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Minnesota United for a 1-1 draw. As mentioned above, Sporting KC drew the match against Minnesota United. Manager Vermes brought on Russell to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. Defender Isimat-Mirin was the best team player with a rating of 7.72. Isimat-Mirin hit one key pass and won 10 of 12 duels.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Montreal Impact with the score of 2-1.We have checked recent matches where Sporting KC have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were 4 victories, 2 draws and 8 defeats.
The attacking power of Sporting KC when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Sporting KC have conceded 26 goals in these games. Sporting KC has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Real Salt Lake and Sporting KC have faced each other already this season: Sporting KC - Real Salt Lake 1-0. Previous ten meetings involving these sides: Salt won five, Sporting KC triumphed in four and we saw one draw. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Russell 6 goals |  D. Salloi 4 goals |   J. Glad 3 goals |
Real Salt Lake missing players
Sporting KC missing players
| Real Salt Lake | Sporting KC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 21 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 25 | 15 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| 26 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 26 | 35 |
| 85% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 90% |
| 70% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| 55% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 58% | 52% |
| 25% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 24% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 5% |
| 50% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 57% |
| 35% | 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 30% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 5.5 | 6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11.1 | 13 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 8.9 | 10.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 32% | 37% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 34% | 31% |
| 12.3 | 10.2 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 12.8 | 11.8 |
| 5.2 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 5 | 4.3 |
- Real Salt Lake have not yet lost a game at home.
- Real Salt Lake have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Real Salt Lake have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Real Salt Lake have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Major League Soccer
- Sporting KC have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sporting KC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sporting KC have the fewest scored goals (19) in Major League Soccer
- Sporting KC have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Major League Soccer
- Sporting KC have the most conceded goals (26) away in Major League Soccer
- Sporting KC have the the worst goal difference (-15) away in Major League Soccer
- Sporting KC have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Austin | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 39 |
| 3 | Nashville SC | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 30 |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -1 | 30 |
| 5 | Dallas | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | LA Galaxy | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Seattle Sounders | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -11 | 25 |
| 11 | Houston Dynamo | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 22 |
| 12 | SJ Earthquakes | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | Colorado Rapids | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Sporting KC | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -16 | 20 |
