Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake preview: October 17, 2026
Sporting Kansas City (6-4-19 W-D-L, 22 pts, 15th) host Real Salt Lake (9-6-14 W-D-L, 33 pts, 11th) at Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas on October 17, 2026 in the 2026 MLS.
Preview · Kickoff October 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM ET · Statistics through October 14, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 12:29 AM ET · After the match, this page shows the final result and match statistics
How do Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake compare heading into their match?
Sporting Kansas City are 15th in the Western Conference with 22 points from 29 matches (6-4-19 W-D-L); Real Salt Lake are 11th in the Western Conference with 33 points from 29 matches (9-6-14 W-D-L).
Sporting Kansas City score 1.2 (1st fewest of 30) and concede 2.5 (1st most) per match. Real Salt Lake score 1.4 (11th fewest of 30) and concede 1.6 (15th most) per match.
Expected goals per match: Sporting Kansas City 1.0 for and 2.0 against; Real Salt Lake 1.5 for and 1.4 against.
Sporting Kansas City at home: 3-4-7 W-D-L in 14 (1.5 scored, 2.1 conceded per match). Real Salt Lake away: 1-3-10 W-D-L in 14 (1 scored, 1.9 conceded).
Last 5 MLS matches: Sporting Kansas City 1-1-3 W-D-L, Real Salt Lake 1-1-3 W-D-L.
Both teams scored in 18 of 29 (62%) Sporting Kansas City matches and 20 of 29 (69%) Real Salt Lake matches; 3 or more goals in 23 of 29 (79%) and 19 of 29 (66%).
3 earlier stored meetings: Sporting Kansas City 0, Real Salt Lake 2, draws 1.
MLS matches this season only (Sporting Kansas City 29, Real Salt Lake 29); ranks are among 30 clubs, 1st = the most. These are records so far, not a prediction.
Records
Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake: 2026 MLS records
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026 MLS season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026 MLS matches. In parentheses: goals for and against per match. Records read wins, draws, then losses (W-D-L).
What matters in this match
Sporting Kansas City attack against Real Salt Lake defense
Sporting Kansas City attack and Real Salt Lake defense, 2026 MLS per match
Sporting Kansas City for
Real Salt Lake against
Goals per match
1.2 (29th)
1.6 (15th)
Expected goals (xG) per match
1.0 (29th)
1.4 (17th)
Shots per match
10.8 (29th)
13.5 (11th)
Shots on target per match
4.2 (28th)
4.3 (21st)
Big chances per match
1.6 (29th)
2.4 (17th)
Shots inside the box per match
7 (30th)
8.6 (16th)
Corners per match
4.0 (29th)
5.9 (6th)
Real Salt Lake attack against Sporting Kansas City defense
Real Salt Lake attack and Sporting Kansas City defense, 2026 MLS per match
Real Salt Lake for
Sporting Kansas City against
Goals per match
1.4 (19th)
2.5 (1st)
Expected goals (xG) per match
1.5 (16th)
2.0 (2nd)
Shots per match
14.0 (6th)
15.9 (4th)
Shots on target per match
5.3 (6th)
5.9 (5th)
Big chances per match
2.4 (16th)
3.4 (2nd)
Shots inside the box per match
8.5 (15th)
10.8 (4th)
Corners per match
4.8 (20th)
5.9 (7th)
Each club’s attacking figures beside what the other club has conceded per match. Rank 1st = the most in the competition, for chances created and for chances allowed alike.
Home and away
Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake: the splits for this venue, 2026 MLS
Sporting Kansas City, home matches
Real Salt Lake, away matches
Matches
14
14
Record
3-4-7 W-D-L
1-3-10 W-D-L
Goals scored per match
1.5
1
Goals conceded per match
2.1
1.9
Clean sheets
0 of 14 (0%)
0 of 14 (0%)
Failed to score
3 of 14 (21%)
3 of 14 (21%)
Both teams scored
11 of 14 (79%)
11 of 14 (79%)
2 or more match goals
13 of 14 (93%)
12 of 14 (86%)
3 or more match goals
10 of 14 (71%)
9 of 14 (64%)
Scoring patterns
Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake: how their MLS matches went
Sporting Kansas City
Real Salt Lake
Clean sheets
1 of 29 (3%)
3 of 29 (10%)
Failed to score
10 of 29 (34%)
6 of 29 (21%)
Both teams scored
18 of 29 (62%)
20 of 29 (69%)
2 or more match goals
28 of 29 (97%)
27 of 29 (93%)
3 or more match goals
23 of 29 (79%)
19 of 29 (66%)
4 or more match goals
14 of 29 (48%)
8 of 29 (28%)
Goals per match, 1st half
0.5 for, 1.2 against (26 matches)
0.7 for, 0.7 against (28 matches)
Goals per match, 2nd half
0.5 for, 1.3 against (26 matches)
0.7 for, 1 against (28 matches)
Counts from stored final scores and half-time scores, with the number of matches. Match goals are both clubs’ goals.
Full team comparison
Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake, 2026 MLS
Per match
Sporting Kansas City
Real Salt Lake
Expected goals (xG)
1.0 (29th)
1.5 (16th)
Expected goals (xG), opponents
2.0 (2nd)
1.4 (17th)
Shots
10.8 (29th)
14.0 (6th)
Shots, opponents
15.9 (4th)
13.5 (11th)
Shots on target
4.2 (28th)
5.3 (6th)
Shots on target, opponents
5.9 (5th)
4.3 (21st)
Big chances
1.6 (29th)
2.4 (16th)
Big chances, opponents
3.4 (2nd)
2.4 (17th)
Possession %
44.7 (28th)
48.8 (18th)
Passes
412.2 (26th)
465 (17th)
Passes, opponents
518.1 (5th)
483.5 (9th)
Corners
4.0 (29th)
4.8 (20th)
Corners, opponents
5.9 (7th)
5.9 (6th)
Fouls
12.3 (11th)
12.1 (14th)
Fouls, opponents
11.3 (19th)
11.5 (17th)
Yellow cards
1.6 (27th)
2.2 (5th)
Yellow cards, opponents
1.6 (27th)
2.0 (13th)
Shots inside the box
7 (30th)
8.5 (15th)
Shots inside the box, opponents
10.8 (4th)
8.6 (16th)
Big chances missed
1.0 (29th)
1.9 (3rd)
Big chances missed, opponents
1.6 (10th)
1.5 (15th)
Offsides
1.4 (21st)
2.1 (8th)
Offsides, opponents
1.2 (27th)
1.6 (17th)
Pass accuracy %
85.6 (12th)
83.3 (21st)
Pass accuracy %, opponents
87.7 (4th)
83.5 (19th)
Long balls
47.8 (13th)
49 (10th)
Long balls, opponents
43.3 (22nd)
46.3 (14th)
Long balls completed
22.6 (13th)
25.1 (7th)
Long balls completed, opponents
23.6 (8th)
21.3 (21st)
Crosses
15.0 (20th)
15.3 (18th)
Crosses, opponents
17.0 (13th)
16.3 (16th)
Crosses completed
3.0 (29th)
4.0 (14th)
Crosses completed, opponents
5.2 (3rd)
4.3 (12th)
Dribbles completed
6.7 (9th)
5.4 (22nd)
Dribbles completed, opponents
6.1 (15th)
6.1 (16th)
Tackles
14.7 (17th)
14.8 (16th)
Tackles, opponents
14.0 (19th)
13.3 (27th)
Interceptions
9.3 (15th)
9.6 (9th)
Interceptions, opponents
9.2 (14th)
10.8 (6th)
Clearances
23.7 (6th)
22.7 (12th)
Clearances, opponents
20.3 (20th)
21.0 (14th)
Ground duels won
32.1 (17th)
31.0 (22nd)
Ground duels won, opponents
32 (14th)
30.7 (19th)
Aerial duels won
8.3 (23rd)
9.9 (14th)
Aerial duels won, opponents
11.2 (8th)
10.6 (11th)
"Opponents" rows are what each club’s opponents recorded against it. Averages over the matches that publish each statistic; rank among 30 clubs.
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