Sporting Kansas City v Real Salt Lake result

Full-time · Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake

Major League Soccer · Thu, 13 Jul 2023 01:30 BST · Children's Mercy Park

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sporting Kansas City · Real Salt Lake · Head-to-head

Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake — this Major League Soccer match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake drew 2–2 at Children's Mercy Park in Major League Soccer on Thursday 13 July. Real Salt Lake have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Sporting Kansas City led 2–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Sporting Kansas City: Dániel Sallói (30’, assisted by J. Russell) and J. Russell (36’, assisted by E. Thommy); Real Salt Lake: Daniel Musovski (46’, assisted by C. Arango) and A. A. Julio Santos (72’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Sporting Kansas City 1.85, Real Salt Lake 1.61, from 11 shots to 12 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

R. Vazquez showed two yellow cards — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Real Salt Lake: C. Arango (67’) and P. Ruiz (87’).

What it changes

With four goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 33, across 10 matches. Sporting Kansas City are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Real Salt Lake are unbeaten in their last nine matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, J. Russell (Sporting Kansas City) 8.8, Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) 6.1 and A. A. Julio Santos (Real Salt Lake) 5.3 led the match.

Next up

Sporting Kansas City next host Austin on 25 October 2026.

Real Salt Lake next host St. Louis City on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sporting Kansas City: Sporting Kansas City v Austin, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Real Salt Lake: Real Salt Lake v St. Louis City, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer
Venue: Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: R. Vazquez
Head-to-head (last 6): Sporting Kansas City 2 · draws 0 · Real Salt Lake 4 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Sporting Kansas City 1W 2D 2L · Real Salt Lake 4W 1D 0L

Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 2.13

Goals

against 1.25 / 0.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.75 / 5.57

Corners

against 4.13 / 4.14 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.5 / 6.43

Shots on target

against 3.38 / 3 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.88 / 1.86

Cards

against 2.13 / 2.71 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

3.93 yellows

Referee · R. Vazquez

2.2 home / 1.73 away

over 15 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 9 July 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 9 July 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sporting Kansas City for / against	Line	Real Salt Lake for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.13 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.75 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.57 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	14.13 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	18.29 for · 11 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6.43 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.13 for · 13.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.57 for · 11.14 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.86 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: R. Vazquez — 3.93 yellow cards a game, 0.27 red cards, 22.67 fouls over 15 matches (2.2 to the home side, 1.73 to the away side).

Home 2.2Away 1.73

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Khiry Shelton n 8	23.6	4.8 5/3	1.4 2/1	—
Róger Espinoza n 8	15.5	2.2 2/1	3.6 3/2	—
G. Kinda n 8	56.1	1.6 5/2	3.4 6/4	—
D. Rosero n 8	86.6	1.4 6/4	1.3 8/2	—
Tim Leibold n 8	70.4	1.3 5/2	0.3 2/0	—

Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Pulido n 8	85.5	2.8 8/8	1.8 8/5
E. Thommy n 8	76.1	1.6 6/4	0.7 5/0
Dániel Sallói n 8	85.5	1.4 5/3	0.5 4/0
G. Kinda n 8	56.1	1.4 5/2	0.4 2/0
Felipe Hernández n 8	32.8	1.4 3/1	1 2/1

Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Pulido n 8	85.5	1.2 6/3	0.1 1/0
G. Kinda n 8	56.1	0.2 1/0	0.6 3/0
Róger Espinoza n 8	15.5	0 0/0	0.7 1/0
Khiry Shelton n 8	23.6	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
E. Thommy n 8	76.1	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0

Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Róger Espinoza n 8	15.5	4.4 3/1
Felipe Hernández n 8	32.8	3.4 3/3
M. Tzionis n 8	53.1	2.5 5/3
Tim Leibold n 8	70.4	2.2 7/5
J. Davis n 8	81.9	2.1 6/4

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. McIntosh n 8	90	2.1 5/3

Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Nyeman n 5	39.2	3.2 2/1	2.3 2/1	—
Braian Ojeda n 8	81.6	2.8 8/6	2.2 7/6	—
C. Arango n 8	64	2.8 7/5	1.8 5/3	—
J. Löffelsend n 8	64	2.6 7/5	1.1 5/1	—
Daniel Musovski n 8	61.4	2.2 6/4	1.5 5/2	—

Real Salt Lake — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Arango n 8	64	3.5 7/7	2.1 7/4
Jefferson Savarino n 8	82	2.9 8/6	1.1 6/2
D. Kreilach n 8	60.4	2.4 6/5	1.1 3/2
Daniel Musovski n 8	61.4	2.2 5/4	1.3 4/2
Andrés Gómez n 8	37.3	2.1 4/3	0.9 3/0

Real Salt Lake — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Arango n 8	64	1.1 6/0	0.2 1/0
P. Ruiz n 8	80.8	0.4 3/0	0.6 2/1
Daniel Musovski n 8	61.4	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
A. A. Julio Santos n 8	33.5	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
Maikel Chang n 8	40.1	0 0/0	0.6 2/0

Real Salt Lake — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Nyeman n 5	39.2	6 3/2
B. Oviedo n 8	52.8	3.4 5/4
P. Ruiz n 8	80.8	2.5 6/4
J. Löffelsend n 8	64	2.5 6/4
Braian Ojeda n 8	81.6	2.1 8/4

Real Salt Lake — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 July 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Zac MacMath n 8	84.4	2.4 5/3
G. Beavers n 5	81	2.2 3/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sporting Kansas City		Real Salt Lake
54%	Possession	46%
1.85	Expected goals (xG)	1.61
11	Shots	12
4	Shots on target	9
6	Shots off target	2
1	Blocked shots	1
9	Shots inside the box	6
4	Corners	3
3	Offsides	1
5	Fouls	11
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
7	Saves	2
541	Passes	471
90%	Pass accuracy	86%

Sporting Kansas City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
K. McIntosh	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
J. Davis	90	0	0	0	0	3	1	7.2
D. Rosero	90	0	0	2	0	1	2	6.5
Andreu Fontàs	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	7.2
Tim Leibold	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.7
N. Radoja	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	7.2
R. Walter	90	0	0	1	1	1	1	7.3
A. Pulido	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	6.6
Dániel Sallói	90	1	0	2	1	1	0	7.2
E. Thommy	57	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.7
J. Russell	57	1	1	1	1	1	1	8.2
G. Kinda sub	33	0	0	1	1	1	1	6.6
M. Tzionis sub	33	0	0	2	0	0	2	6.9

Real Salt Lake player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Beavers	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Emeka Eneli	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Glad	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
Marcelo Silva	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Andrew Brody	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
B. Oviedo	90	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	6.9
N. Palacio	79	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.3
Daniel Musovski	69	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7
Andrés Gómez	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Löffelsend	45	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.2
D. Kreilach	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Luna sub	45	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
P. Ruiz sub	45	0	0	1	1	3	0	Y	7
C. Arango sub	45	0	1	3	3	4	1	Y	7.3
A. A. Julio Santos sub	21	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	7.3
Braian Ojeda sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Sporting Kansas City v Real Salt Lake — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sporting Kansas CityLDLWD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Real Salt LakeWWDWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sporting Kansas City 2 · 0 draws · Real Salt Lake 4 · 2.33 goals/game

2022-07-18 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Sporting Kansas City
2022-03-27 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Real Salt Lake
2021-11-28 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake
2021-11-07 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Real Salt Lake
2021-05-01 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City
2020-11-08 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sporting Kansas City#8 pos44 pts34 pl-3 GD

Real Salt Lake#5 pos50 pts34 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Sporting Kansas City scored1.41

Real Salt Lake scored1.41

Sporting Kansas City conceded1.5

Real Salt Lake conceded1.47

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake?: In their last 6 meetings, Sporting Kansas City won 2, Real Salt Lake won 4 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake?: Recent form — Sporting Kansas City 1W 2D 2L; Real Salt Lake 4W 1D 0L.

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