Real Salt Lake enter Sporting KC contest as hot favourites

Real Salt Lake and Sporting KC go head-to-head at the this Saturday in the MLS. Currently, Pablo Mastroeni 's team are 1st in the table with 18 points, while Peter Vermes's team are 10th with 11 points.

Real Salt Lake head into this clash on the back of a 1-2 win against Philadelphia Union (Major League Soccer 2024), while the visitors lost 2-1 to Minnesota United (Major League Soccer 2024). On arrival at this matchday, Pablo Mastroeni 's team is on a sequence of 6 games without losing in the MLS 2024. On the other hand, Sporting KC are on a sequence of 4 games without a win in the MLS 2024. Digging back into the archives highlights that Real Salt Lake and Peter Vermes's team have faced each other forty-four times, with Pablo Mastroeni 's team holding the advantage: 17 victories, against 16 victories of Sporting KC.

Considering only the MLS, there have been forty-one games played between the two teams, with 17 wins for Real Salt Lake, 11 draws and 13 wins for Sporting KC.

Considering the MLS 2024, from Real Salt Lake's most influential players, Cristián Arango has entered the field 10 times, and Emeka Eneli has played the most minutes (900). Cristián Arango has scored 8 goals, the most across Real Salt Lake's squad. As for Sporting KC, Tim Melia is the most used player in a total of 10 games (900 min). Erik Thommy is the current best scorer with 4 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Sporting KC winning 3-2. Real Salt Lake are given the favouritism to win this match.