📏 Form Guide

Sporting Kansas City

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Sporting Kansas City will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 2-1 MLS triumph versus Charlotte FC.

In that game, Sporting Kansas City had 52% possession and 20 shots on goal with 4 on target. For Sporting Kansas City, goals were scored by Mason Toye (93') and Dejan Joveljić (96'). At the other end, Charlotte FC got 19 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Idan Toklomati (34') was the scorer for Charlotte FC.

Matches with Sporting Kansas City have often been absorbing encounters of late with a lot of goalmouth action the rule rather than the exception. Over their past half dozen clashes, the sum total of 20 goals have been recorded for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 9 of those belonging to Sporting Kansas City.

Real Salt Lake

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Real Salt Lake come into this clash following on from a 2-0 MLS win as they beat D.C. United in their last outing.

In that game, Real Salt Lake managed 56% possession and 20 attempts on goal with 6 on target. For Real Salt Lake, the goalscorers were Johnny Russell (23') and Zavier Gozo (77'). At the other end, D.C. United got 8 shots on goal with 1 on target.

In 5 of the past 6 clashes featuring Real Salt Lake, a relatively low number of goals have been hit between them and their opponents. The overall average goals scored per game within that period works out to a meagre 2, with the number of goals averaged by Claret and Cobalt equalling 0.83. We will just have to find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained here.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking on their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 26/03/2022 tells us that Sporting Kansas City have won 2 of them & Real Salt Lake 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.

A total of 21 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 of them from SKC and 12 netted by Claret and Cobalt. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.5.

The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was MLS match day 27 on 20/06/2024 when the final score was Sporting Kansas City 3-4 Real Salt Lake.

On that day, Sporting Kansas City had 57% possession and 27 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. The goals were scored by Stephen Afrifa (28') and William Agada (70', 95').

Real Salt Lake had 14 attempts at goal with 9 on target. Andrés Gómez (14', 51'), Anderson Julio (33') and Matt Crooks (84') scored.

The referee was Mark Allatin.

🗞️ Team News: Sporting Kansas City

Nemanja Radoja (Hamstring injury), Dany Rosero (Ankle injury) and Robert Voloder (Broken collarbone) are unavailable for Sporting Kansas City gaffer Kerry Zavagnin.

It’s our opinion that SKC could use a 4-3-3 system in the match, handing starts to John Pulskamp, Jake Davis, Jansen Miller, Ian James, Logan Ndenbe, Erik Thommy, Jacob Bartlett, Manu García, M. Suleymanov, Dejan Joveljić and Dániel Sallói.

ℹ️ Team News: Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake manager Pablo Mastroeni has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Matthew Bell (Muscle injury), Emeka Eneli (Foot injury), Javain Brown (unknown injury) and Zac MacMath (Back problems) are not ready for selection.

We reckon that Claret and Cobalt might utilise a 4-2-3-1 lineup by sending out Rafael Cabral, Noel Caliskan, Justen Glad, Philip Quinton, Alexandros Katranis, Nelson Palacio, Pablo Ruiz, Johnny Russell, Zavier Gozo, Diogo Gonçalves and William Agada.

🧠 Prediction

Our assessment is that Sporting Kansas City can and should be able to create a high number of chances and successful shots on target.

However, Real Salt Lake are also probably going to find it difficult getting on the scoresheet but we can see them hitting back at some stage here.

Our selection here is for a comfortable 3-1 winning margin for Sporting Kansas City at the end of the 90 minutes.

Peter Guest, 00:00 29/06/2025