Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake prediction, preview and stats, 18 Oct 2026

Match details

Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake is a US Major League Soccer fixture played on Sunday, 18 October 2026, with kick-off at 00:30 UTC.

Form guide

Sporting KC's last 8 results, most recent first: L D L W L W L L.

Real Salt Lake's last 8 results, most recent first: D L W L L L L D.

Sporting KC have averaged 1.4 goals scored and 1.9 conceded at home over their last 15 games there.

Real Salt Lake have averaged 1.1 goals scored and 1.9 conceded away from home over their last 16 games there.

Sporting KC vs Real Salt Lake head-to-head

4 Apr 2026: Real Salt Lake 3-1 Sporting KC

14 Sept 2025: Real Salt Lake 2-1 Sporting KC

What the numbers say

Win probability: Sporting KC 44%, draw 24%, Real Salt Lake 32%.

Goals: over 1.5 goals 83%, over 2.5 goals 62%, both teams to score 64%.

Sportinstinct prediction

Today's Picks: over 1.5 goals at odds of 1.18 (79% confidence).

Sporting KC have lost 5 of their last 8, while Real Salt Lake have lost 5 of their last 8. Sporting KC average 1.4 scored and 1.9 conceded at home, while Real Salt Lake average 1.1 scored and 1.9 conceded away from home. In their last 2 meetings Sporting KC won 0, drew 0 and lost 2 to Real Salt Lake, with 3.5 goals a game. Our model expects Sporting KC to score about 1.8 and Real Salt Lake about 1.5. We expect around 3.2 goals in total, so goals look likely.

Our picks are built from the data and reviewed, but they are analysis, never a guarantee. Sportinstinct is not a bookmaker and does not take bets.