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The Group Stage draw of the 2026 MLS pitches Real Salt Lake vs. Sporting KC on 2026-04-04 (kick-off 21:30 GMT).
With the data available to us, P. Mastroeni and Raphael Wicky have not met as managers before.
Real Salt Lake have 5 players sidelined: E. Eneli (Knee Injury), A. Piol (Achilles Tendon Injury), J. J. Arias (Groin Injury), T. Wolff (Shoulder Injury), D. Yedlin (Muscle Injury) whereas Sporting KC face 4 absences: R. Schewe (Hand Injury), Z. Bassong (Hamstring Injury), W. Meyer (Knee Injury), J. Reid (Ankle Injury).
Our model projects Real Salt Lake in a 3-defender setup (3-4-3), with Sporting KC anticipated to match that in 4-3-3.
Different fortunes: Real Salt Lake drew 2-2 with San Diego, while Sporting KC fell 1-4 against Colorado Rapids.
Form edge goes to Real Salt Lake (3-1-1) against a faltering Sporting KC (1-1-3) from their past 5 matches.
Real Salt Lake have clearly got the edge H2H: in 39 meetings, they've beaten Sporting KC 17 times, with 11 draws and only 11 losses.
We're forecasting a stalemate, 1-1, as Real Salt Lake's 2.00 goals/game at home balance out Sporting KC's 1.00 away scoring.
Real Salt Lake is going head to head with Sporting Kansas City on 4/4/2026 20:30 GMT for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Real Salt Lake v Sporting Kansas City H2H statistics!