After two games we know a little more about the qualities of Real Salt Lake and Sporting KC in this fresh Major League Soccer season. Read our match preview!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
It's quite the trip for Sporting KC when visiting Real Salt Lake as the cities are 1700 kilometers apart.
Real Salt Lake form and stats
Real Salt Lake have played 1 Major League Soccer games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Zac MacMath is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 257 minutes without conceding a goal in the Major League Soccer.
Salt drew their last game, also a home match. Minnesota United was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Colorado Rapids.
At ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Field 17, Real Salt Lake has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Sporting KC form and stats
Playing away, Sporting KC have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the Major League Soccer this season.
Impressive finishing from Alan Pulido, Graham Zusi and Khiry Shelton secured the home win 3-2 against Colorado Rapids in their previous game. A 1-2 loss hosting Minnesota United before that.
The end of the last match, against Colorado Rapids, was very satisfying as Graham Zusi scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
3 goals so far away for Sporting KC, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Salt won four games, four matches ended with a draw and Sporting KC has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  A. Pulido Izaguirre 3 goals |  K. Shelton 3 goals |   D. Kreilach 2 goals |
Real Salt Lake missing players
Sporting KC missing players
| Real Salt Lake | Sporting KC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 50% | 67% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 75% | 67% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 5.5 |
| 4.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 46 | 41 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 11 | 58 |
| 14 | 13 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| 21% | 23% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 75% | 50% |
| Real Salt Lake | Last season | Sporting KC | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 17 | 13 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Lost | L | 10 | 16 | ||
| 48 | 33 | Scored | S | 19 | 49 | ||
| 44 | 16 | Conceded | C | 37 | 67 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 75% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 82% | ||
| 56% | 61% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 59% | 59% | ||
| 19% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 38% | ||
| 8% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 26% | ||
| 47% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 65% | 62% | ||
| 33% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 18% | ||
| 25% | 6% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 21% | ||
| 3.4 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.6 | ||
| 6 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 7 | ||
| 449 | 243 | Total Shots | T S | 225 | 495 | ||
| 168 | 91 | Shots on Target | S O | 85 | 175 | ||
| 29% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting KC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Minnesota United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Atlanta United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Dallas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Los Angeles FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | New York RB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Seattle Sounders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Toronto | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Columbus Crew | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | DC United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Portland Timbers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Real Salt Lake | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Chicago Fire | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | New England | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | LA Galaxy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Orlando City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 20 | Philadelphia Union | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 21 | SJ Earthquakes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| 22 | Houston Dynamo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| 24 | Inter Miami | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 25 | Nashville SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 26 | New York City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |