Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City
Ref: Tim Ford, USAAmerica First Field, Sandy, Utah · 21,810 cap
Match recap
Real Salt Lake beat Sporting Kansas City 3–1 in their Major League Soccer fixture. Luna, Solans, and Gozo scored for Real Salt Lake; Joveljić replied for Sporting Kansas City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.55 for Real Salt Lake versus 0.48 for Sporting Kansas City. Real Salt Lake sit 8th in the Major League Soccer table while Sporting Kansas City are 15th.
First Half
⚽
Luna
Assist: Caliskan
VAR
Penalty cancelled
Second Half
46'
⇄
Bartlow
⚽
Solans
Assist: Gozo
59'
⚽
Joveljić
Assist: Reynolds
64'
⇄
James
64'
⇄
Reynolds
⇄
Solans
⇄
Katránis
74'
⇄
Harris
⚽
Gozo
Assist: Caliskan
⇄
Spierings
⇄
Luna
Guilavogui
Yellow Card
⇄
Gozo
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | +27 | 40 |
| 7 |  Colorado Rapids | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | +2 | 28 |
| 8 |  Real Salt Lake | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 28 |
| 9 |  Portland Timbers | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | +1 | 28 |
| 14 |  Austin | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -14 | 21 |
| 15 |  Sporting Kansas City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -30 | 15 |
As of 4 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Real Salt LakeSporting Kansas City
8Won
Statistical edge
8–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.55VS0.48
Attack6 · 0 won
22
Shots
5
7
Shots on target
3
13
Shots in the box
3
9
Shots outside box
2
8
Shots off goal
2
7
Corners
1
Possession & Passing1 · 3 won
49%
Possession
51%
409
Total passes
436
328
Accurate passes
346
80%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline0 · 3 won
15
Fouls
11
1
Yellow cards
0
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
7
Blocked shots
0
-0.92
Goals prevented
-0.92
Real Salt Lake
3-4-2-1
Sporting Kansas City
3-4-3Real Salt Lake
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Rafael CabralG
- 4L. EngelD
- 6S. SpieringsM
- 9M. GuilavoguiF
- 10D. LunaF
- 15J. GladD
- 22S. SolansF
- 26P. QuintonD
- 72Z. GozoM
- 92N. CaliskanM
- 98A. KatránisM
Substitutes
- 7P. RuizM
- 11D. MarczukF
- 17V. OlatunjiF
- 24M. KerkvlietG
- 27G. DillonM
- 29S. JunquaD
- 31M. StajduharG
- 34L. MoisaM
- 36Jesús Rafael Barea BarrosoF
Sporting Kansas City
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1J. PulskampG
- 2I. JamesD
- 4L. JohnsenM
- 6Manu GarcíaF
- 8J. DavisM
- 9D. JoveljićF
- 11C. HarrisF
- 13J. ReynoldsM
- 15Jansen MillerD
- 23E. BartlowD
- 93M. SuleymanovM
Substitutes
- 12J. KortkampG
- 14M. TschantretM
- 16J. BartlettD
- 17S. AfrifaF
- 19T. CalheiraF
- 20K. AgyabengM
- 22Z. BassongD
Real Salt Lake
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zavier Gozo | M | 89 | 9.3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3/4 |
| Diego Luna | F | 84 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Sergi Solans | F | 72 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Morgan Guilavogui | F | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Stijn Spierings | M | 84 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Rafael Cabral(C) | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justen Glad | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lukas Engel | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Philip Quinton | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alexandros Katranis | M | 72 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Noel Caliskan | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luca Moisa | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Kerkvliet | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mason Stajduhar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesus Barea | F | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Pablo Ruíz | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Griffin Dillon | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Junqua | D | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominik Marczuk | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Olatunji | F | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dejan Joveljić(C) | F | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Calvin Harris | F | 74 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3/5 |
| Lasse Berg Johnsen | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jansen Miller | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Reynolds | M | 64 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Manu García | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Magomed Shapi Suleymanov | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ian James | D | 64 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ethan Bartlow | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Davis | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| John Pulskamp | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kwaku Agyabeng | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Kortkamp | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Calheira | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Macielo Tschantret | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Afrifa | F | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Zorhan Bassong | D | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jacob Bartlett | D | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Borges | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |