Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 13 Sep 2025

MLS Betting Preview: Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City

Real Salt Lake host Sporting Kansas City in this MLS meeting at America First Field, with kick-off set for 09:30 on Sunday 14 September. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Get With Sporting to Battle Hard

We’re siding with Sporting KC on the Asian Handicap +1 at 1.81, with a confident feeling that they can win or draw when going up against Salt Lake. There’s the bonus of a one-goal defeat meaning our stake is refunded.

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1-1 Draw in Pair’s Last Encounter

Real Salt Lake were beaten 3-1 at America First Field in their last game. This defeat at home to Minnesota United was their third consecutive loss. Pablo Mastroeni's team had six shots on target and boasted 68% possession, with Victor Olatunji registering the goal.

Sporting Kansas City have been defeated in three consecutive away games. Their previous contest was a 2-1 home loss to Austin FC at Children's Mercy Park. The Wiz had the lion’s share of the ball recording 61% possession and four shots on goal, with Dejan Joveljic finding the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

RSL are unbeaten when it comes to the past three meetings against Sporting, with the last encounter ending in a 1-1 draw at Children's Mercy Park. The past 10 H2H matches have resulted in six RSL wins, two draws and two Sporting victories.

MLS		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
20	Real Salt Lake	29	10	4	15	31	41	-10	31:41	34
24	Sporting KC	30	7	6	17	45	61	-16	45:61	27

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5 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.2 goals from 5.4 shots on goal and 10.0 attempts. RSL have had 53.9% possession and 4.3 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.1 goals from 3.2 shots on goal and 8.7 attempts, while their opponents have been awarded 5.2 corners.

The three top scorers are Zavier Gozo, Diogo Goncalves and Johnny Russell, with these players all scoring 2 goals. The leading assistors are William Agada and Alexandros Katranis with 2.

Sporting KC have 2 victories, 6 defeats and 2 draws, with an average of 1.4 goals from 5.1 shots on goal and 9.7 attempts. The Missouri side have averaged 45.7% possession, 5.5 corners taken and 4.5 corners against, while conceding 2.3 goals from 6.2 shots on goal and 12.4 attempts.

Dejan Joveljic has top scored with 6, while Daniel Salloi, Mason Toye and Erik Thommy are next on 2. Khiry Shelton, Santiago Munoz and Jacob Bartlett have managed 1 assists in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Real Salt Lake confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Rafael Cabral (GK), Noel Caliskan, Justen Glad, Brayan Vera, Alexandros Katranis, Zavier Gozo, Emeka Eneli, Braian Ojeda, Diego Luna, Rwan Cruz, Victor Olatunji.

Sporting KC confirmed lineup (4-3-3): John Pulskamp (GK), Khiry Shelton, Jansen Miller, Joaquin Fernandez, Logan Ndenbe, Nemanja Radoja, Jacob Davis, Jacob Bartlett, Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov, Dejan Joveljic, Daniel Salloi.

Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction & Betting Tips

Unlock a complete betting breakdown for Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City, featuring our expert match prediction, expected final score, corners insight, standout player prop picks and a ready-to-play bet builder.

Match Prediction

Sporting KC +1 could be the bet to place for this MLS clash. We can wager them at 1.81 and feel optimistic that the underdogs will give a good account of themselves and ensure things are competitive.

It’s always a case of checking out the latest MLS team news to make expert football predictions. Then we get to work when it comes to unearthing the stats that are the most valuable.

Key Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City league stats:

• The -1 line hasn’t been covered by RSL in any of their last 5 games at home.
• The -1 line hasn’t been covered by RSL in 9 of their last 10 games.
• The -1 line hasn’t been covered by RSL in 3 consecutive games.
• The -1 line hasn’t been covered by RSL in 8 of their last 10 games against SKC.

Sporting +1 Probability

The odds at the best football bookies suggest our pick has a 55.2% chance of winning. After careful examination, our tipsters calculate this probability to be somewhere between 60-65%. This wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Salt Lake 1 - 1 Sporting KC

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Player Prop Picks

Corners Prediction

Sporting KC Over 3.5 Corners

We’ve seen an average of 6.00 corners for Sporting KC in their past five matches, while Real Salt Lake have let the opposition average 5.40 corners in the previous five home games. We’re expecting history to repeat itself and for the Sporting Team Corners line to get covered at 1.68.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Salt Lake

Total

9.50 4.30 5.20

Home

9.40 5.70 3.70

Away

8.90 3.50 5.40

Sporting KC

Total

10.00 5.50 4.50

Home

9.70 6.00 3.70

Away

9.40 3.10 6.30

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Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Bookies Giving RSL Plenty of Respect

The bookmakers have Real Salt Lake at 1.48 when it comes to 1x2. This suggests that the favourites have a 68% chance of winning this MLS clash based on the betting odds. For those wanting to oppose the market leader, you can get 5.50 about Sporting Kansas City.

RSL can be backed alternatively on the Half-Time Result market and that means getting 1.96. However, Sporting are 4.80 and the draw is 2.70 if you want to take a different option.

The Total Goals market reveals that Over 2.5 Goals is the current betting favourite. The Both Teams to Score market is always popular and BTTS Yes can be backed at 1.53.

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Rwan Cruz Favourite to Find the Net First

Those interested in Rwan Cruz to find the net anytime are able to get 2.10. There is the chance to back the favourite to score the first goal at odds of 4.70.

RSL Have Five Wins From Previous Ten Home Games

RSL have secured five victories, four defeats and one draw in the previous 10 home games, netting an average of 1.30 goals per match and conceding 1.10.

The past three Sporting KC games on the road have ended in defeat. Kerry Zavagnin's team have recorded six defeats, two victories and two draws in the previous 10 away matches, netting an average of 1.20 goals per game and conceding 2.10.

RSL beat Sporting 1-0 when the teams last met at America First Field. In the past 6 H2H meetings at America First Field, RSL have won four and Sporting two.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Real Salt Lake Home Stats		5-1-4	2.40	1.30	1.10	4	6	4	6
Sporting Kansas City Away Stats		2-2-6	3.30	1.20	2.10	8	2	7	3

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City Lineups & Team News

Don’t miss the latest RSL vs Sporting team news before you bet. We’ll bring you both the expected and confirmed lineups for the MLS, along with current injury news.

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