Sporting Kansas Cityhost Real Salt Lake at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday in an MLS Western Conference clash with both teams aiming to build on recent morale-boosting wins.
Sporting KC, currently near the bottom of the table, are seeking consistency after a dramatic comeback victory, while Real Salt Lake look to carry momentum from their first clean sheet in 11 matches. The fixture also marks a notable homecoming for Johnny Russell, who returns to Kansas City for the first time since joining RSL earlier this year.
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How to watch Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake online - TV channels & live streams
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Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake kick-off time
The match will be played at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday, with kick-off at 8.30 pm ET for fans in the US.
Team news & squads
Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake lineups
4-3-3
Formation
4-2-3-1
RSLSKC-Line up
SKCSubstitutes
Manager
K. Zavagnin
Injuries and Suspended players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Sporting Kansas City team news
Sporting Kansas City remain without several key players due to injury. Defenders Daniel Rosero and Robert Voloder, along with midfielder Nemanja Radoja, are all sidelined and unavailable for selection.
Despite these absences, the team is expected to stick with a similar lineup to the one that secured a 2-1 win over Charlotte.
Real Salt Lake team news
Real Salt Lake are also dealing with important absences. Star playmaker Diego Luna is away on international duty with the United States at the Gold Cup and will not be available for this match.
Emeka Eneli and Javain Brown are still out injured. Head coach Pablo Mastroeni may repeat the starting XI that earned a 2-0 win over DC United, with William Agada and Johnny Russell leading the attack and Zavier Gozo providing support.
Form
SKC-Form
SKCSporting Kansas City
2
-
1
Charlotte FC
W
Sporting Kansas City
2
-
4
FC Dallas
L
Los Angeles FC
3
-
1
Sporting Kansas City
L
Houston Dynamo FC
1
-
3
Sporting Kansas City
W
Sporting Kansas City
3
-
3
New England Revolution
D
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 11/12
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 5/5
- Both teams scored
- 5/5
RSL-Form
RSLReal Salt Lake
2
-
0
DC United
W
LA Galaxy
2
-
0
Real Salt Lake
L
Austin FC
1
-
1
Real Salt Lake
D
Real Salt Lake
2
-
3
Vancouver Whitecaps
L
Colorado Rapids
1
-
0
Real Salt Lake
L
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 5/7
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 1/5
- Both teams scored
- 2/5
Head-to-Head Record
SKCLast 5 matches
RSL1
Win
1
Draw
3
Wins
Sporting Kansas City
3
-
4
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
1
-
0
Sporting Kansas City
Real Salt Lake
2
-
3
Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City
2
-
2
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
3
-
0
Sporting Kansas City
Goals scored
12- Games over 2.5 goals
- 4/5
- Both teams scored
- 3/5