Major League Soccer: Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 30 match between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Both Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Major League Soccer table. The match takes place at Sporting Park and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

The Sporting Kansas City go into the game in rank 15 in the Western Conference, while the Real Salt Lake rank 11 in the Western Conference.

Form: Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake

Sporting Kansas City Form

Only a single draw prevents Sporting Kansas City from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 2-1 defeat against Seattle Sounders FC, before drawing 3-3 with Portland Timbers. They came up empty-handed once again when Nashville SC ran out as 4-0 winners. Sporting Kansas City just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Major League Soccer matches at the Sporting Park. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored ten and conceded 14 goals.

Real Salt Lake Form

Real Salt Lake achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating New England Revolution 3-0. A 2-1 defeat against Philadelphia Union followed, before drawing with San Jose Earthquakes in a match resulting 1-1. Real Salt Lake didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Major League Soccer matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded ten and scored four goals themselves.

Betting facts for Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake

It has been a great season for Sergi Solans who bagged 11 for his club so far and bringing that kind of form to the table is crucial for the success of Real Salt Lake.

Betting markets: Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake

Full-time result

Sporting Kansas City claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. Real Salt Lake won zero of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost eight of the games in this run. Real Salt Lake have not lost to Sporting Kansas City in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Sporting Kansas City scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Real Salt Lake only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Real Salt Lake should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Sunday, as Sporting Kansas City only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Real Salt Lake claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake when playing at Sporting Park.

Total goals

Sporting Kansas City saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Real Salt Lake, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.8 times goals per game themselves.