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Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake Prediction, Odds & Statistics

Our Poisson-based model projects 1.19 expected goals for Sporting Kansas City and 2.27 for Real Salt Lake, a combined total of 3.45. That distribution gives Real Salt Lake the largest share of the 1X2 market at 62%, with the draw at 19%. Goals markets follow the same shape: 67% for over 2.5 goals and 62% for both teams to score, with 1–2 the single most likely scoreline at 10%. Probabilities are statistical estimates and carry meaningful uncertainty — a 62% favourite still loses or draws roughly 38% of the time.

Model pick

Real Salt Lake to Win

61.7% probability

Moderate confidence

Expected goals

1.19 – 2.27

Model version

poisson-v2

Probabilities are statistical estimates, not guarantees.

Match result (1X2)

Sporting Kansas City win19%
Draw19%
Real Salt Lake win62%

Double chance 1X

38%

Double chance 12

81%

Double chance X2

81%

Goals markets

Over 1.5 goals86%
Over 2.5 goals67%
Over 3.5 goals45%
Both teams to score62%

Correct score

  • 1–29.6%
  • 1–18.5%
  • 0–28.1%
  • 1–37.3%
  • 0–17.2%

Why the model likes this

  • Most likely outcome

    The model rates Real Salt Lake to win the strongest 1X2 selection at 62%, against 19% / 19% / 62% for home, draw and away.

  • Expected goals balance

    Projected 1.19 goals for Sporting Kansas City and 2.27 for Real Salt Lake, a combined 3.45 — an open game on paper.

  • Goals markets

    Over 2.5 goals lands at 67% and both teams to score at 62%, with 1–2 the single most likely scoreline at 10%.

  • Model confidence

    Real Salt Lake to Win is the headline pick at 62% with medium confidence, built from team strength, home advantage and competition baselines while season data is still limited.

Recent form

Sporting Kansas City

    Real Salt Lake

      Head-to-head

      Head-to-head history is temporarily unavailable. The prediction below is unaffected — it is built from current form, home and away performance, goals data and competition statistics.

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