Major League SoccerMLS Cup - Conference Semi-finalsFT
Sporting Kansas City
4-2
HT (2-0)
Real Salt LakeChildren's Mercy Park · Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
Full H2HL
Sat
Apr 4
2026
Real Salt Lake
Sporting Kansas City3
1
HT 1-0Regular Season - 6Rio Tinto Stadium, SandyTim Ford, USA
L
Sun
Sep 14
2025
Real Salt LakeSporting Kansas City2
1
HT 1-0Regular Season - 30Rio Tinto Stadium, SandyDrew Fischer, Canada
D
Sun
Jun 29
2025
Sporting Kansas CityReal Salt Lake1
1
HT 0-1Regular Season - 20Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, KansasIsmir Pekmic
L
Thu
Jun 20
2024
Sporting Kansas CityReal Salt Lake3
4
HT 1-2Regular Season - 27Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, KansasM. Allatin
L
Sun
May 5
2024
Real Salt LakeSporting Kansas City1
0
HT 0-0Regular Season - 16America First Field, Sandy, UtahT. Ford
Note: advanced (ASA) stats are processed on a delay and may lag basic stats by up to a day after match completion.
Match events
- 14'D. RubioAssist: F. Gutiérrez
- 19'D. SalloiAssist: F. Gutiérrez
- 46'S. Saucedo ↑L. Silva ↓
- 49'Aaron Herrera
- 60'S. SaucedoAssist: J. Plata
- 63'Diego Rubio
- 64'Kyle Beckerman
- 67'Ilie (pen.)
- 68'K. Shelton ↑D. Rubio ↓
- 72'D. KreilachAssist: J. Plata
- 77'Y. Croizet ↑J. Russell ↓
- 82'Roger Espinoza
- 90'P. Ruíz ↑L. Mulholland ↓
- 90+7'D. Salloi
Expected Goals (ASA)
Score
Sporting Kansas City4
Real Salt Lake2
xG
Sporting Kansas City3.44
Real Salt Lake1.55
xPoints
Sporting Kansas City0.00
Real Salt Lake0.00
Real Salt Lake ←
→ Sporting Kansas City
0' – 96'35 of 35 shots
0'48'96'
Team
Body
Pattern
Sporting Kansas CityReal Salt LakeFootHeaderGoalMarker size = xG
Period Breakdown
| Period | Sporting Kansas City | Real Salt Lake | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | xG | Sh | G | xG | Sh | |
| 1H | 2 | 0.72 | 5 | 0 | 0.59 | 7 |
| 2H | 2 | 2.74 | 10 | 2 | 1.00 | 13 |
| Total | 4 | 3.46 | 15 | 2 | 1.59 | 20 |
Match stats
Sporting Kansas CityReal Salt Lake
- 50%Possession50%
- 15Shots20
- 7Shots on target7
- 6Shots off target6
- 2Blocked shots7
- 10Shots inside box12
- 5Shots outside box8
- 416Passes405
- 307Accurate passes274
- 74%Pass accuracy68%
- 8Corners7
- 0Offsides1
- 18Fouls17
- 2Yellow cards2
- 0Red cards0
- 5Saves2
Lineups
Sporting Kansas City
Formation: 4-3-3
Starting XI
Goalkeeper
- 29T. Melia
Defenders
- 5M. Besler
- 8G. Zusi
- 3I. Opara
- 15S. Sinovic
Midfielders
- 17R. Espinoza
- 21F. Gutiérrez
- 6Ilie
Forwards
- 7J. Russell
- 11D. Rubio
- 20D. Salloi
Substitutes
- 14K. Shelton
- 10Y. Croizet
- 13G. Busio
- 30Fontàs
- 9K. Németh
- 1A. Zendejas
- 12Gerso Fernandes
Coach: P. Vermes
Real Salt Lake
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
Goalkeeper
- 18N. Rimando
Defenders
- 14N. Onuoha
- 22A. Herrera
- 13N. Besler
- 12B. Lennon
Midfielders
- 5K. Beckerman
- 6D. Kreilach
- 19L. Mulholland
- 7J. Savarino
- 10J. Plata
Forwards
- 20L. Silva
Substitutes
- 23S. Saucedo
- 31P. Ruíz
- 8S. Sunday
- 15J. Glad
- 25D. Acosta
- 2A. Beltran
- 51A. Putna
Coach: M. Petke
Top performers
Sporting Kansas City- Felipe Gutiérrez2A90'8.8
- Dániel Sallói2G90'8.7
- Diego Rubio1G68'7.9
- Ilie Sánchez1G90'7.5
- Johnny Russell77'7.4
Real Salt Lake- Joao Plata2A90'7.4
- Sebastian Saucedo1G45'7.4
- Kyle Beckerman90'7.0
- Damir Kreilach1G90'7.0
- Luis Silva45'6.6