Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City

8 October 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

Brayan Vera 81’
Jefferson Savarino 89’

Erik Thommy 4’
Johnny Russell 29’
Alan Pulido 77’

Match summary

Sporting Kansas City beat Real Salt Lake 3-2 on the road. Sporting Kansas City led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Erik Thommy put Sporting Kansas City ahead with a direct free kick in the 4th minute and Johnny Russell made it 0-2 in the 29th minute. In the second half, Alan Pulido made it 0-3 in the 77th minute, Brayan Vera pulled one back to make it 1-3 from a corner in the 81st minute, and Jefferson Savarino made it 2-3 in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sporting Kansas City created 2.36 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Real Salt Lake's 0.62 from 10. Alan Pulido had a penalty saved for Sporting Kansas City.

Key events

Real Salt Lake Sporting Kansas City

Kick-off

Justen GladVAR: Card upgraded

2’

Justen GladProfessional foul last man

3’

4’

Erik ThommyFree Kick

0-1

Marcelo SilvaDiego Luna

5’

18’

Erik ThommyShot on target

Rubio RubinCristian Arango

27’

29’

Johnny RussellLeft foot shot

0-2

37’

Logan NdenbeShot on target

38’

Nemanja RadojaTime wasting

Half-time0-2

46’

Robert CastellanosDany Rosero

46’

Rémi WalterNemanja Radoja

47’

Johnny RussellShot on target

Second half underway

Brayan VeraFoul

57’

58’

Gadi KindaErik Thommy

Andrés GómezShot on target

60’

Bode HidalgoAndrés Gómez

62’

Anderson JulioAndrew Brody

62’

Maikel ChangBryan Oviedo

62’

64’

Alan PulidoShot on target

73’

Dániel SallóiShot on target

74’

Marinos TzionisJohnny Russell

77’

Alan PulidoRight foot shot

0-3

77’

Alan PulidoMissed penaltysaved

77’

Alan PulidoShot on target

79’

Felipe GutiérrezShot on target

Brayan VeraLeft foot shot

1-3

81’

82’

William AgadaAlan Pulido

Anderson JulioShot on target

87’

Jefferson SavarinoRight foot shot

2-3

89’

90+2’

Timothy MeliaTime wasting

Zac MacMath

90+7’

Full-time2-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Real Salt Lake 0.62 xGSporting Kansas City 2.36 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sporting Kansas City attacking Real Salt Lake attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Real Salt Lake 4-4-2 Starting XI

Sporting Kansas City 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Zac MacMath	90′	7	3	44	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Andrew Brody Taken off	62′	–	–	–	1	–	19	–	–	–	–
Justen Glad Sent off	3′	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–
Brayan Vera	90′	2	1	–	7	1	44	1	1	–
Bryan Oviedo Taken off	62′	2	1	1	4	1	26	1	–	–	–
Bode Hidalgo Came on as a substitute	28′	1	1	–	3	2	15	–	–	–	–
Maikel Chang Came on as a substitute	28′	2	–	–	2	–	7	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Andrés Gómez Taken off	62′	–	–	7	–	0.01	2	–	3	1	1	–
Braian Ojeda	90′	–	–	41	1	0.17	3	–	4	1	1	–
Nelson Palacio	90′	–	–	24	–	0.00	3	1	4	2	1	–
Diego Luna Taken off	5′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Marcelo Silva Came on as a substitute	85′	–	–	42	–	0.00	1	–	4	2	–	–

Forwards4 players


Cristian Arango Taken off	27′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	1	–	2	–
Jefferson Savarino	90′	1	–	2	1	0.37	0.02	–	1	–	24	–
Rubio Rubin Came on as a substitute	63′	–	–	1	–	0.02	0.05	–	9	2	14	–
Anderson Julio Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	1	1	0.02	0.00	–	2	–	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Timothy Melia	90′	2	2	36	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Jacob Davis	90′	–	2	–	–	–	32	2	–	–	–
Dany Rosero Taken off	45′	1	–	–	6	5	47	–	–	–	–
Robert Voloder	90′	–	4	–	7	6	86	1	–	–	–
Logan Ndenbe	90′	2	–	–	5	1	59	1	–	1	–
Robert Castellanos Came on as a substitute	45′	–	1	–	11	11	30	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Felipe Gutiérrez	90′	–	–	48	1	0.08	1	–	2	–	1	–
Nemanja Radoja Taken off	45′	–	–	44	–	0.02	–	–	1	1	1
Erik Thommy Taken off	58′	1	–	32	3	0.02	3	–	7	–	1	–
Dániel Sallói	90′	–	–	31	2	0.08	–	1	2	–	1	–
Rémi Walter Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	20	–	0.01	–	1	1	–	–	–
Gadi Kinda Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	9	1	0.03	1	–	1	2	–	–
Marinos Tzionis Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	3	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Johnny Russell Taken off	74′	1	–	4	2	0.30	0.04	–	2	1	25	–
Alan Pulido Taken off	82′	1	–	3	3	1.52	0.02	–	4	1	26	–
William Agada Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	3	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Real Salt Lake W L L W W

Sporting Kansas City L W L W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sporting Kansas City 2-2 Real Salt Lake, 13 Jul 23 Next meeting: Real Salt Lake 1-0 Sporting Kansas City, 05 May 24 All Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.