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by Dan Angell in Major League Soccer Picks
Real Salt Lake faces Sporting Kansas City in a match that both teams desperately need if they’re going to sneak into the playoffs. It’s not impossible, as RSL have two matches in hand on both Colorado and San Jose, who currently sit in the wild card slots. But the pressure is definitely on for the hosts, as they can’t afford to give anything away now.
Sporting Kansas City is probably cooked as far as the postseason goes. With five matches left, SKC trails San Jose by eight points. Anything dropped could give San Jose the chance to finish them off, and they mostly have themselves to blame. When a team manages just four points over the span of eight matches, it’s probably going to find itself on the wrong side of the cut line.
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Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11
|
31 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | -8 |
|
13
|
27 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -15 |
Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City Latest Matches
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Aug 23, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 16, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 10, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 6, 2025 - Leagues Cup
Aug 2, 2025 - Leagues Cup
Jul 30, 2025 - Leagues Cup
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Aug 23, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 6, 2025 - Leagues Cup
Aug 2, 2025 - Leagues Cup
Jul 26, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Jul 19, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Jul 12, 2025 - Major League Soccer
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Aug 16, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 10, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Jul 30, 2025 - Leagues Cup
Jul 16, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Jun 28, 2025 - Major League Soccer
May 31, 2025 - Major League Soccer
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 7, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 30, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 24, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 16, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 9, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Jul 26, 2025 - Major League Soccer
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 7, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 30, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 9, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Jul 19, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Jul 12, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Jun 28, 2025 - Major League Soccer
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Aug 24, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Aug 16, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Jul 26, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Jul 4, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Jun 8, 2025 - Major League Soccer
May 31, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Real Salt Lake against Sporting Kansas City : Head to Head (H2H)
50 %
33 %
17 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
Jun 28, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Jun 19, 2024 - Major League Soccer
May 4, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Oct 7, 2023 - Major League Soccer
Jul 12, 2023 - Major League Soccer
Jul 17, 2022 - Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City v Real Salt Lake last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 4 - 2
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Most goals and assists
Real Salt Lake
Sporting Kansas City
D. Luna
(8 Goals)
D. Joveljic
(17 Goals)
D. Yedlin
(4 Assists)
M. Garcia
(6 Assists)
Real Salt Lake - Sporting Kansas City Key Points
- Sporting Kansas City has failed to win in seven of eight matches.
- Seven of Real Salt Lake’s past eight matches have been decided by one goal.
- The teams drew 1-1 on June 28.
- RSL have claimed points in five of the past six meetings.
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Our Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction
Finding a value play in this situation is tough, because history suggests it should be pretty straightforward. Real Salt Lake gets almost all of its wins by exactly one goal. Five of the past six meetings between the teams were won by exactly one goal. Sporting Kansas City is coming off a one-goal loss. Almost everything points to RSL winning by one goal.
But sportsbooks aren’t willing to offer that specific of a bet, and the history means that the spread play isn’t going to add much value either. Taking SKC plus 1.5 won’t offer much of anything; the value is worse than simply taking RSL to win. If you have a large bankroll, a good risky play would be to take RSL to win by 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 on three separate bets, as the worst odds you’ll see carries a 7.50 payout. But for our main prediction, our prediction is Real Salt Lake to Win.
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