Sporting KC 1-3 Real Salt Lake
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Real Salt Lake won: Sporting KC 1-3 Real Salt Lake in the MLS on Sun, 18 Oct 2026 at Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas. Sporting KC goals: Taylor Calheira 26'. Real Salt Lake goals: Morgan Guilavogui 11', Sergi Solans 14', Morgan Guilavogui 61'. Expected goals: 1.11-1.10. Possession: 50-50. Player of the match: Morgan Guilavogui (9.2).
Match report
Real Salt Lake beat Sporting KC 3-1
Real Salt Lake saw off Sporting KC 3-1 away from home at Sporting Park on Sunday 18 October in MLS.
Morgan Guilavogui put Real Salt Lake ahead on 11' (0-1), Sergi Solans made it 0-2 on 14', Taylor Calheira pulled one back for Sporting KC on 26' (1-2) and Morgan Guilavogui made it 1-3 on 61'.
Sporting KC had 50% of the ball, shots were 9-13 (3-8 on target) and expected goals finished 1.11-1.10.
Morgan Guilavogui (Real Salt Lake) was player of the match with a 9.2 rating.
The result leaves Real Salt Lake 10th on 36 points, with Sporting KC 15th on 22.
Attendance: 13,873. Referee: Alexis Da Silva.
Match stats
| Sporting KC | Real Salt Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 50 | 50 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.11 | 1.10 |
| Total shots | 9 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 8 |
| Touches in opposition box | 25 | 25 |
| Big chances | 2 | 3 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 476 (89%) | 467 (89%) |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 4 |
| Corners | 7 | 5 |
| Total shots | 9 | 13 |
| Shots off target | 4 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 8 |
| Blocked shots | 2 | 1 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 8 | 10 |
Lineups
Sporting KC (4-4-2): Stefan Cleveland, Jacob Bartlett, Jansen Miller, Wyatt Meyer, Emir Karić, André Luiz, Kwaku Agyabeng, Zorhan Bassong, Calvin Harris, Taylor Calheira, Stephen Afrifa
Real Salt Lake (5-4-1): Rafael Cabral, Luc De Fougerolles, Philip Quinton, Kobi Henry, Dominik Marczuk, Juan Sanabria, Saba Lobjanidze, Stijn Spierings, Noel Çalışkan, Morgan Guilavogui, Sergi Solans
Key events
- 11' · Goal · Morgan Guilavogui (Real Salt Lake)
- 14' · Goal · Sergi Solans (Real Salt Lake)
- 26' · Goal · Taylor Calheira (Sporting KC)
- 45'+1 · Yellow card · Luc De Fougerolles (Real Salt Lake)
- 61' · Substitution · Jacob Davis for Kwaku Agyabeng (Sporting KC)
- 61' · Substitution · Capita for Stephen Afrifa (Sporting KC)
- 61' · Goal · Morgan Guilavogui (Real Salt Lake)
- 63' · Substitution · Zach Booth for Dominik Marczuk (Real Salt Lake)
- 72' · Yellow card · Juan Sanabria (Real Salt Lake)
- 73' · Substitution · Seymour Reid for Taylor Calheira (Sporting KC)
- 73' · Substitution · Ian James for Zorhan Bassong (Sporting KC)
- 74' · Yellow card · Calvin Harris (Sporting KC)
- 75' · Yellow card · Jacob Bartlett (Sporting KC)
- 76' · Substitution · Aiden Hezarkhani for Saba Lobjanidze (Real Salt Lake)
- 76' · Substitution · Ariath Piol for Sergi Solans (Real Salt Lake)
- 84' · Substitution · Sam Junqua for Luc De Fougerolles (Real Salt Lake)
- 85' · Substitution · Alexandros Katranis for Morgan Guilavogui (Real Salt Lake)
- 87' · Substitution · Rubén Ramos for Calvin Harris (Sporting KC)
- 90'+1 · Yellow card · Zach Booth (Real Salt Lake)
- 90'+1 · Yellow card · Stijn Spierings (Real Salt Lake)
- 90'+2 · Yellow card · Jansen Miller (Sporting KC)
All-time head-to-head
33 league meetings since 2012: Sporting KC 8, draws 9, Real Salt Lake 16.
Questions
Who won Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake?
Real Salt Lake won, 1-3 (MLS) on Sun, 18 Oct 2026.
When and where is Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake?
Sun, 18 Oct 2026, 00:30 UTC at Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas, MLS.
What is the head-to-head record between Sporting KC and Real Salt Lake?
In 33 league meetings since 2012: Sporting KC 8 wins, 9 draws, Real Salt Lake 16 wins (goals 40-50).