Where will the Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake City head-to-head going to be played on the 20th of June? The scheduled venue is Children’s Mercy Park, but will the home-field advantage aid coach Peter Vermes’ boys much? The answer to this question and many more are located in our expert Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake City betting tips below.
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Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake prediction: Another MLS win for Arango and colleagues
Key Stats
- Real Salt Lake City’s 2024 Major League Soccer consists of nine victories, six draws, and two matches lost.
- Sporting Kansas City are close to the bottom of the table, with three victories, five draws, and nine losses.
- Cristian Arango is the top MLS finisher this season, with 16 goals since the start of the season.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Hot-streak Salt Lake City to send Vermes players in tears
- HOME: +180 – 33.8%
- DRAW: +235 – 26.0%
- AWAY: +140 – 40.2%
*These Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake odds are subject to change
Children’s Mercy Park does provide Sporting Kansas City with a much-needed advantage in this match, but the bookmakers still consider coach Peter Vermes’ boys the underdogs in the competition, with barely a 33.8% win probability behind them at +180. Meanwhile, the expected winners this week are Real Salt Lake City. Mastroeni’s players have a 40.2% chance of picking up the three points away from home.
Last five H2Hs: No head-to-head advantage
USA MLS 05/05/24
Real Salt Lake
Sporting Kansas City
USA MLS 08/10/23
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Sporting Kansas City
USA MLS 13/07/23
Sporting Kansas City
Real Salt Lake
America Friendlies 08/02/23
Real Salt Lake
Sporting Kansas City
USA MLS 18/07/22
Real Salt Lake
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Make sure to check out the following Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake statistics before you make any rash betting decisions.
Sporting KC team news and form: Dark clouds over Vermes’ head
If Sporting Kansas City keep dropping points, we will find them at the bottom of the table in the Western Conference. The team has a negative goal ratio of -6, which is definitely something coach Petar Vermes has to take care of sooner or later.
Predicted lineup: Melia (GK), Castellanos, Fontas, Leibold, Davis, Radoja, Thommy, Rodriguez, Pulido, Salloi & Russell
USA MLS 13/04/25
L
Portland Timbers
4
Sporting Kansas City
2
USA MLS 06/04/25
W
St. Louis City SC
0
Sporting Kansas City
2
USA MLS 30/03/25
L
FC Dallas
2
Sporting Kansas City
1
USA MLS 23/03/25
L
Los Angeles FC
2
Sporting Kansas City
0
USA MLS 16/03/25
D
Minnesota United
3
Sporting Kansas City
3
Real Salt Lake team news and form: Three-point lead is tricky
The culprit to blame for Real Salt Lake City’s 5-1 win over Austin at America First Stadium was Cristian Arango. However, Anderson Julio also bagged a brace for coach Pablo Mastroeni. If his players want to retain 1st place, they’d have to prove our Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake predictions correct.
Predicted lineup: MacMath (GK), Brody, Glad, Vera, Katranis, Eneli, Ojeda, Arango, Gomez, Luna & Julio
USA MLS 13/04/25
L
Nashville SC
2
Real Salt Lake
1
USA MLS 05/04/25
W
LA Galaxy
0
Real Salt Lake
2
USA MLS 30/03/25
L
Minnesota United
2
Real Salt Lake
0
USA MLS 23/03/25
L
FC Dallas
1
Real Salt Lake
0
USA MLS 16/03/25
W
Houston Dynamo
1
Real Salt Lake
2
Player to watch: Cristian Arango
Cristian Arango’s 2024 goalscoring tally is looking impressive. The Colombian striker is outscoring the greats – Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi. Both the Uruguayan and La Pulga have scored fewer goals, as Cristian Arango’s 2024 record consists of 16 goals scored.
Arango at the top of the goalscoring charts
Cristian’s key rival for the Top Goalscorer Award in 2024 seems to be Christian Benteke of DC United. The Belgian goalscorer, however, has ‘only’ 13 to his name. Seeing as Arango is facing one of the weakest defenses in Major League Soccer this season, we believe our Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake City predictions have a huge chance of success.
