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Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

MLS, Sunday, 18 October 2026: Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake. Standings, recent form, head-to-head record and TV listings.

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Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Key facts

Competition
MLS
Date
Sunday, 18 October 2026
Kick-off (UTC)
00:30
Venue
Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas
TV / streaming
Apple TV (United States)

Match overview

On Sunday, 18 October 2026, Sporting Kansas City welcome Real Salt Lake for a MLS fixture set to start at 00:30 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Sporting Kansas City in 15th place (22 points from 29 matches) and Real Salt Lake in 11th place (33 points from 29 matches). Real Salt Lake hold a 11 points advantage over Sporting Kansas City in the standings.

Sporting Kansas City have scored 35 goals and conceded 72 goals in the league, a goal difference of -37. Real Salt Lake have scored 42 goals and conceded 47 goals in the league, a goal difference of -5.

Where the teams stand
#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
1Vancouver Whitecaps2915776130+3152
2St. Louis CITY SC2914965438+1651
3FC Dallas2914875345+850
4San Jose Earthquakes2913885141+1047
5Houston Dynamo FC2913793937+246
11Real Salt Lake2996144247-533
15Sporting Kansas City2964193572-3722

Recent form

Sporting Kansas City: 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-W-L-D-L), scoring 9 goals and conceding 13 goals.

Real Salt Lake: 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-W-L-D), scoring 5 goals and conceding 8 goals.

Recent form is level: both sides took 4 of a possible 15 points.

Recent form
TeamDateOpponentH/AScoreResult
Sporting Kansas City15 OctNashville SCA0-4L
Sporting Kansas City11 OctPortland TimbersH3-3D
Sporting Kansas City2 OctSeattle Sounders FCA1-2L
Sporting Kansas City27 SeptHouston Dynamo FCA2-0W
Sporting Kansas City20 SeptPhiladelphia UnionH3-4L
Real Salt Lake15 OctSan Jose EarthquakesH1-1D
Real Salt Lake10 OctPhiladelphia UnionA1-2L
Real Salt Lake27 SeptNew England RevolutionH3-0W
Real Salt Lake24 SeptSeattle Sounders FCA0-2L
Real Salt Lake20 SeptVancouver WhitecapsH0-3L

Head-to-head

We hold 1 meeting between the two sides. The record stands at 0 wins for Sporting Kansas City, 1 win for Real Salt Lake and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Saturday, 4 April 2026: Real Salt Lake 3-1 Sporting Kansas City.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 4 goals, an average of 4 per game.

Head-to-head
DateHomeScoreAway
4 AprReal Salt Lake3-1Sporting Kansas City

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Sporting Kansas City averaged 1.8 goals scored and 2.6 conceded per game, while Real Salt Lake averaged 1 scored and 1.6 conceded.

Sporting Kansas City have the sharper recent attack, averaging 1.8 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Real Salt Lake have been harder to score against, conceding 1.6 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: Apple TV (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before kick-off.

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This article is generated automatically from live match, standings and form data. Figures can change as data is updated.

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